Compliance

 

Code of Conduct for Business Partners

The current Code of Conduct for Business Partners (for contracts from February 1st 2024) can be found below in the required language as a download pdf.

Old version: Code of Conduct for Business Partners, for contracts until January 31st 2024.

Compliance Clauses

The current Compliance Clauses can be found below in the required language as a download pdf.

Whistleblowing 

In order to ensure our compliance and to fulfill the obligations under the Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG) to set up an internal reporting office, we, DB Cargo Eurasia GmbH, have assigned the tasks of the internal reporting office to DB Cargo Compliance.

For the reporting channels and FAQs about our whistleblowing, please click here: Link

Sustainable supply chains

We are committed to respecting human rights and environmental protection worldwide. We ensure a sustainable value chain with the German Act on the Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz, "LkSG") and a complaints procedure. For more information, please click here: Link

Tone from the Top (Nov. 2024)

As the management of DB Cargo Eurasia GmbH, we would like to emphasize our unwavering commitment to ethical and legal integrity, a cornerstone of our operations, especially in light of global political crises and economic challenges. This situation has further underlined the importance of trade compliance and reinforces our responsibility to adhere to international regulations and laws.

At DB Cargo Eurasia, integrity and compliance are essential factors for our sustainable success. In a time when compliance is a fundamental business requirement, we are committed to fairness in competition and to social responsibility.

Together with the Boards of DB AG and DB Cargo AG, we stand firmly against economic crime and corruption. We demand reliability, transparency, and correctness in all our business activities. Our commitment is directed at protecting our company, our employees, and our partners—particularly in challenging times such as these.

This message reflects DB Cargo Eurasia’s responsibility and expectations towards itself and its business partners: to lead by example with integrity and ethical business conduct.