Governance

We believe good corporate governance is a prerequisite for a successful sustainability and business strategy. To act with decency, honesty and integrity and comply with applicable regulatory frameworks and the STARK Group Code of Conduct.

 

Business conduct

Decency is key to the way we conduct business. We have zero tolerance towards fraud, bribery, corruption and anti-competitive behaviour, and we encourage and promote a competitive environment. Clear control processes and a confidential whistleblower system are set up to monitor and mitigate negative impacts.

Fraud, bribery, and corruption undermine STARK Group’s fundamental values and our ability to act with decency, honesty and integrity and to comply with the applicable regulatory framework and the STARK Group Code of Conduct.
 

Speak up! Our whistleblower platform

We want our company to be perceived as honest and trustworthy by our employees, customers, suppliers, business partners and society in general. The Code of Conduct is our way of doing good business responsibly. It builds on our culture and values and directs us to appropriate behaviour. Combined with our values and common sense, the Code of Conduct provides the basis for all our behaviour.

To support our efforts to act ethically and responsibly, STARK Group has created a whistleblower line called Speak Up! to encourage employees and others to speak up about any conduct that is not in line with the STARK Group’s values to safeguard our integrity.
 

Data ethics

We embrace digitalisation and the world of opportunities it brings. We are committed to high ethical standards when handling, using, and processing data and to supporting appropriate safeguards for protecting data at hand and constantly strengthening our information security level.

We acknowledge that data privacy and protection is a fundamental human right. Data is an important business asset for STARK Group, and we aim for high ethical standards when handling, using, and processing data. We continuously gather data on customers, employees, and vendors, but we have no intention to trade data. We have processes in place to protect data in order to avoid unwanted disclosure that may harm STARK Group’s business operations, our partners or other stakeholders.
 

Responsible tax

At STARK, we recognise that taxes constitute an important contribution to society in the countries in which we do business. 

We are committed to complying with the letter and spirit of tax law and to act sustainably when it comes to our tax affairs. This means that STARK Group pays its fair share of tax contributions wherever we operate, that we have strong governance around managing our tax affairs and that we are transparent about our approach to tax.

Continue exploring

Policies

Our policies guide our work to continuously drive a sustainable agenda and ensure we live up to the highest ethical standards.

Code of Conduct

The Code of Conduct is our way of doing good business responsibly. It builds on our culture and values and directs us to appropriate behaviour.

Learn more

Whistleblower

At STARK Group we welcome feedback. We want to ensure a culture where people can speak up and articulate their opinion.

Learn more