Code of Conduct

We encourage each other and strive together for top performance. We are curious and open to new ideas. We are ready to question proven practices and, if necessary, leave our comfort zone.

Together we do our work with heart, motivation, and enthusiasm.

The maintenance and development of responsible business management ("good Corporate Governance") is highly valued by us.

We comply with laws and recognized social norms.

We pay particular attention to compliance with supervisory market conduct rules and insider information rules.

We oppose all forms of bribery and refrain from actions that could give rise to suspicion of corruption.

We respect the personal dignity and rights of our employees and third parties. Harassment is not tolerated. We reject intimidation, coercion, and bullying. We recognize the principle of equality in employment and oppose discrimination.

We compensate our employees appropriately according to their education, work experience, and performance. Our working conditions are modern, contemporary, and fair. The health and well-being of our employees are important to us.

We avoid conflicts of interest. When taking on secondary positions, we carefully consider whether a potential conflict of interest could exist. We have clear rules for dealing with conflicts of interest.

We respect our property and the protection of confidential and personal data. We handle confidential data carefully and use it only for its originally intended purpose.

We take appropriate measures to secure data that serve to protect our IT systems from data theft and minimize cyber risks.

We are committed to our fellow human beings and our society.

We are active in industry associations and take positions on topics relevant to our activities.

We treat each other and others with respect and acceptance.

We behave fairly and decently towards our competitors.

We promote diversity and inclusion.

We communicate in a timely, complete, honest, and understandable manner.

Among colleagues, we maintain open communication on equal footing. We exchange ideas regularly, seek solutions together, and support each other.

We deliver constructive criticism in an appropriate tone and let each other finish speaking. We accept other opinions.

We comply with fiduciary, diligence, and information obligations in our daily work. Important internal directives help us to know our legal obligations and act in accordance with them.

We are honest, reliable, and keep our word. We also expect respectable behavior from our business partners with high-quality services according to market-oriented contract terms.

We care for our environment. We consider the needs of future generations. We act in a resource-conserving manner and are aware of this responsibility. It is a fundamental prerequisite for our long-term business success.

For the properties we manage, we minimize the release of pollutants and other emissions according to a defined reduction path.

We systematically evaluate our consumption values and continuously develop improvements.