We are proud of what we do at Oilon. Our work focuses on high com­pe­tence and respon­si­ble oper­a­tions accord­ing to our values. Our values and our Code of Conduct describe our vision of how we operate and what we want to achieve as a company.

This Code of Conduct is our tool to be a trusted partner and to conduct busi­ness respon­si­bly.

We promote fair employ­ment con­di­tions, safe working con­di­tions, respon­si­ble man­age­ment of envi­ron­men­tal issues, and high ethical and legal stan­dards in all our busi­ness prac­tices. Our cor­po­rate respon­si­bil­ity policy can be summed up with our state­ment of purpose: We create sus­tain­able energy tech­nol­ogy. As a family-​run busi­ness, already in the third gen­er­a­tion, it is impor­tant to us that future gen­er­a­tions will be able to enjoy a clean
and natural envi­ron­ment.

The Code of Conduct applies to all our employ­ees, sup­pli­ers, and part­ners as well as any third parties we do busi­ness with. We expect our employ­ees and busi­ness part­ners to act pro­fes­sion­ally, respon­si­bly, with integrity and honesty, and to meet the stan­dards stated in this Code.

Com­pli­ance with laws, rules, and reg­u­la­tions

Oilon sells and markets its prod­ucts world­wide, com­ply­ing with all applic­a­ble laws in each country where such busi­ness activ­i­ties take place. Among these are laws and reg­u­la­tions regard­ing fair com­pe­ti­tion, cor­po­rate gov­er­nance, privacy, product safety, intel­lec­tual prop­erty rights, anti-​corruption as well as labor laws. Oilon sup­ports and respects the pro­tec­tion of human rights as defined in the United Nation’s Uni­ver­sal Dec­la­ra­tion of Human Rights.

Envi­ron­men­tal respon­si­bil­ity

Oilon is com­mit­ted to sus­tain­able inno­va­tion and devel­op­ment. Our concern for the envi­ron­ment sets us con­tin­u­ous devel­op­ment targets. Increas­ing energy and resource effi­ciency, con­stantly low­er­ing the emis­sion levels of our prod­ucts as well as devel­op­ing new solu­tions for energy pro­duc­tion and new tech­nolo­gies uti­liz­ing renew­able energy sources is at the core of our envi­ron­men­tal respon­si­bil­ity. We imple­ment this through inno­va­tion and con­tin­u­ous research and devel­op­ment.

Finan­cial respon­si­bil­ity

For us, finan­cial respon­si­bil­ity is pro­vid­ing added value to our busi­ness part­ners, stake­hold­ers, and com­mu­ni­ties. We engage in prof­itable busi­ness, which enables us to carry our envi­ron­men­tal, social and finan­cial respon­si­bil­i­ties also in the future.

Occu­pa­tional well-​being and occu­pa­tional safety

For Oilon, the occu­pa­tional well-​being and safety of its per­son­nel is a pri­or­ity. To improve the overall job sat­is­fac­tion of our per­son­nel, we orga­nize regular employee sat­is­fac­tion surveys. We create and main­tain safe working con­di­tions and working methods and keep our machines and equip­ment in good working order for the benefit of our entire per­son­nel. Fur­ther­more, we provide train­ing for our employ­ees, allow­ing them to acquire all the skills and knowl­edge nec­es­sary to main­tain a high stan­dard of occu­pa­tional safety. Our goal is to foster a healthy lifestyle. All our employ­ees are respon­si­ble for com­ply­ing with the safety instruc­tions, using per­sonal pro­tec­tive equip­ment when required, and report­ing any short­com­ings regard­ing safety instruc­tions or pro­tec­tive mea­sures.

Per­son­nel

Oilon’s busi­ness is driven by a strong back­ground as a family-​owned busi­ness, which is why respect for others is one of our pri­or­i­ties. Skilled and moti­vated per­son­nel is Oilon’s most impor­tant resource and the basis for a pro­duc­tive busi­ness. Our goal is to create and main­tain an excel­lent working envi­ron­ment which offers employ­ees mean­ing­ful work and creates oppor­tu­ni­ties for con­tin­u­ous pro­fes­sional devel­op­ment. Our guiding prin­ci­ple is to offer equal oppor­tu­ni­ties for all our employ­ees. Oilon respects human rights and does not accept any form of dis­crim­i­na­tion. We value a diverse and inter­na­tional working envi­ron­ment.

Con­flict of inter­est and anti-​corruption

Oilon expects full loyalty from its employ­ees. Employ­ees should avoid sit­u­a­tions where their per­sonal inter­ests may con­flict with those of Oilon. No Oilon employee or busi­ness partner may, either directly or indi­rectly, promise, offer, pay, request, or accept bribes or kick­backs of any kind, includ­ing money, ben­e­fits, ser­vices or any­thing of value. Such pay­ments and favors may be con­sid­ered bribery. As an excep­tion, you may give and receive gifts or enter­tain­ment of a minor value given on an occa­sional basis, pro­vid­ing that it does not create a con­flict of inter­est.

Con­fi­den­tial and pro­pri­etary infor­ma­tion

Con­fi­den­tial infor­ma­tion and intel­lec­tual prop­erty are among Oilon’s most valu­able assets, and pro­tect­ing this infor­ma­tion is crit­i­cal to our success. Employ­ees and busi­ness part­ners must protect Oilon’s con­fi­den­tial infor­ma­tion and intel­lec­tual prop­erty, includ­ing, without lim­i­ta­tion, patents, trade­marks, copy­rights, designs and trade secrets, and take all rea­son­able steps to prevent its dis­clo­sure, loss, theft, damage or unau­tho­rized use. You will be bound by con­fi­den­tial­ity even after your employ­ment has ended (or part­ner­ship con­tract has expired). At the same time, we have the oblig­a­tion to respect the con­fi­den­tial infor­ma­tion and intel­lec­tual prop­erty rights of others.

Company prop­erty

Company prop­erty may only be used for legit­i­mate busi­ness pur­poses. Each employee needs to take good care of company prop­erty and prevent its loss, damage, misuse, or theft.

Report­ing vio­la­tions

Any employee, busi­ness partner, or other third party who becomes aware of a pos­si­ble vio­la­tion of the Code has the oblig­a­tion to report it. If you suspect a vio­la­tion of this Code of Conduct (by anyone, your­self included) or if you have any ques­tions or oth­er­wise require guid­ance, contact your super­vi­sor, an HR rep­re­sen­ta­tive, or the next level of man­age­ment without delay. If you wish to report a vio­la­tion anony­mously, you can use the con­fi­den­tial Oilon Whistle­blow­ing channel (an anony­mous report­ing service on our website). Oilon will inves­ti­gate all reported matters with dis­cre­tion. No neg­a­tive action will be taken against anyone who, in good faith, reports a poten­tial vio­la­tion of the Code or asks for advice on how to proceed in the matter.

Sanc­tions
Vio­la­tions of this Code are subject to dis­ci­pli­nary action and may lead to a warning, ter­mi­na­tion of employ­ment or con­tract, and payment of damages.