Integrity is the basis of our business. If you become aware of possible violations of laws or of our Code of Conduct, please let us know. Every report helps us to respond promptly and to prevent or limit damage.
Whistleblowing System of the BOGE Group
Who can report
Our internal reporting office is open to all employees of the companies of the BOGE Group worldwide, including temporary agency workers. In addition, any other person can contact the reporting office, for example applicants, former employees, customers or suppliers.
What can be reported
Information on possible violations within the BOGE Group of laws or of our Code of Conduct, for example in the areas of corruption, competition law, export control, data protection, information security, product safety, environmental protection, occupational safety and human rights. Special statutory protection for whistleblowers applies to the extent provided by applicable law, within the EU based on Directive (EU) 2019/1937. The reporting office is not responsible for product complaints, service or contract matters. Please contact your usual BOGE contacts for these.
External operation of the reporting office
To ensure independent, objective and confidential handling, the BOGE Group has entrusted the operation of its internal reporting office to an external lawyer who is bound by professional secrecy:
Compliance Officer Services Legal
Rechtsanwalt Stephan Rheinwald
How to report
Reports can be submitted via the following channels:
By phone: direct contact with the external reporting office
By email: fast and confidential transmission
By fax: written submission to the law firm
By post: written submission to the law firm
In person: by prior appointment
Reports can be made in German or English. You may also report anonymously, for example by post. Giving your name makes follow-up questions easier and does not affect the confidential handling of your report.
What happens after your report
You receive an acknowledgement of receipt within seven days, provided that you can be reached.
The reporting office examines the report and coordinates appropriate follow-up measures with the competent, impartial body of the BOGE Group company concerned.
Reports concerning members of management are handled by a body that is independent of management.
No later than three months after the acknowledgement of receipt, you receive feedback on planned or completed follow-up measures and the reasons for them, insofar as this does not affect investigations or the rights of other persons.
The examination may take longer than three months depending on the facts. If the procedure is closed for lack of evidence, you will be informed of this and the reasons.
Confidentiality and protection:
The identity of whistleblowers and of the persons named in a report is treated confidentially and disclosed only where permitted or required by applicable law. We do not tolerate retaliation against anyone who makes a report or helps to clarify it, provided that the whistleblower had reasonable grounds to believe at the time of the report that the information was true. Knowingly false reports are not protected.
Contact details of the internal reporting office (operated externally)
Rechtsanwalt Stephan Rheinwald
Telemannstraße 22
53173 Bonn, Germany
Phone: +49 228 35036291
Fax: +49 228 35036262
Email: s.rheinwald@cos-legal.eu
External reporting channels
In addition to our internal reporting office, you may contact the competent authorities. Within the EU, these are the authorities designated under Directive (EU) 2019/1937, in other countries the authorities competent under local law. In Germany, the following external reporting offices are available:
Reporting office | Responsibility | Contact / portal |
Federal Office of Justice (Bundesamt für Justiz) | All violations unless another office is responsible | |
Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) | Financial services supervision | |
Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) | Competition law | |
Reporting offices of the federal states | Matters within the scope of the respective federal state | Website of the respective federal state |