Corporate Management
PEPVISION
Responsible and transparent corporate governance
What Peppermint stands for
Taking responsibility
We want Peppermint to be successful in the long term. Taking into account the well-being of our customers, our suppliers and our employees as well as society as a whole.
Showing integrity
We are honest, loyal and incorruptible in our dealings with each other and with our partners.
Living reliability
We keep our promises.
Showing respect
Mutual respect, recognition and appreciation characterise the way we work together.
Living readiness for change
We are open to new ideas, see opportunities in change and approach unknown situations with an open mind, creativity and determination.
Supplier Management
PEPVISION
100% signing rate of the Peppermint Supplier CoC by strategic key supplieres by 2027
We are a globally active company - and naturally procure a large part of our production materials from a large number of suppliers. A cooperative partnership and a business relationship on an equal footing are important to us. Just like compliance with human rights and working conditions in accordance with international standards.
Our code of conduct, the Peppermint Supplier Code of Conduct (CoC), describes our basic principles on how we comply with social and environmental standards. We demand adherence to these principles from all relevant suppliers.
Our Declaration of Principles supplements and concretizes our Code of Conduct with regard to human rights and good working conditions.
PEPVISION
From 2030 onwards, we will only work with suppliers outside high-risk areas - unless effective risk mitigation measures are demonstrably in place
We have implemented a risk management system allowing us to systematically identify and assess business risks. In doing so, we take into account both human rights and environmental risks – within our own operations as well as along the supply chain.
The system identifies relevant risks, evaluates them based on their likelihood of occurrence and severity, and assigns them to the appropriate areas of responsibility. The following topics are assessed:
Environment
Impacts of climate change, water, hazardous chemicals, animal welfare, physical exposure, waste, air pollution, biodiversity
Social
Child labor, sexual harassment and sexual and gender-based violence in the workplace, forced labor and slavery, working hours, occupational health and safety, trade unions and collective bargaining, wages, discrimination in employment
Governance
Bribery and corruption, land rights, irresponsible business conduct, forced evictions, use of security forces
Suppliers can actively contribute to risk mitigation by uploading certificates or audit reports, thereby improving their individual risk score.
Based on the identified risks, we develop targeted measures together with the affected suppliers to effectively reduce risks. We define high-risk zones as geographic areas where our risk analysis indicates particularly high exposure to ESG or compliance risks.
Compliance
PEPVISION
No tolerance for compliance violations
In order to meet our responsibilities comprehensively, we have established a compliance management system. It continuously monitors and enforces compliance with laws, rules, norms and ethical standards.
We encourage our employees, business partners and all stakeholders to actively support us in their implementation - accompanied by regular compliance training and information. With a specially established anonymous digital reporting channel, we integrated European standards into our compliance management system at an early stage.
NOTICE SYSTEM
Peppermint promotes open dialogue. A whistleblower system is an important tool in companies and organizations that helps to stop violations, to correct grievances and to point out undesirable developments. It enables employees, suppliers, customers or other stakeholders to pass on information confidentially and, if desired, anonymously.
The following portal is available for submitting a report:
Whistleblower system - Integrityline
Note: The whistleblower system is not the channel to be used for customer complaints. Please use the contact form for this purpose.
Risk Management
PEPVISION
Living risk and opportunity management as an early warning system
Identifying risks and opportunities at an early stage and proactively adapting to them is what distinguishes us as a successful company. In addition, our customers, suppliers, banks and insurance companies also require us to deal with opportunities and business risks systematically and in a structured way.
Our risk management system enables us to identify, record and analyze risks and opportunities in a defined process. From this we derive suitable strategies and measures to minimize risks or exploit opportunities. A biannual report informs our top management and forms a supplementary basis for planning and reporting processes.