Colart Group is a privately owned global leader in artist materials, boasting a portfolio featuring brands such as Winsor & Newton, Lefranc & Bourgeois and Liquitex – three of the world’s top six artist’s paint brands. We operate in a truly international marketplace. Whether they are professionals or amateurs, people paint in every country in the world. The ability of painting to transcend geographic and linguistic barriers is a genuine inspiration for us.
We want to be recognized as an attractive and responsible company, developing best in-class products with leading positions in their markets. We shall act in accordance with the following group values: Openness, Passion, Innovation and Quality.
We have a deep engagement for our society and environment and want Colart to make a positive contribution to the communities in which we operate. We expect our management teams to look upon their environmental performance, social responsibility and ethical behavior as a competitive advantage.
These values shall reflect the spirit in which we conduct our day-to-day activities.
Hence, they form the basis of our Code of Conduct and Whistleblowing Policies; the purpose of which is to clarify their significance to the way in which we conduct our daily business.
We shall adhere to high standards of ethics and business morals in all our operations and relations. Furthermore, we shall conduct our business in an environmentally and socially responsible manner and behave appropriately towards all of our stakeholders – our customers, suppliers, employees, shareholders, governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the communities in which we operate and other parties that have influence over or are influenced by Colart and its business units.
In particular, we embrace, support and enact – within the sphere of our influence – the core values in the areas of human rights, labor standards, the environment and anti-corruption as expressed in the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact, the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the Children’s Rights and Business Principles, as well as the Modern Slavery Statement.
We review our Code of Conduct and Whistleblowing Policies periodically and are committed to making changes in its content and implementation when circumstances so demand.
Our Code of Conduct and Whistleblowing Policies are applicable to all locations and units within Colart and applies to all employees, officers and directors of the group. It is to be adopted and followed by all of our companies.
When to use EthicsPoint?
Your first point of contact should be your supervisor or line manager. If that is not possible, you can contact your local HR. We recognize that there may be times when you are just not comfortable with contacting your Supervisor/Line Manager or Local HR. It is for such circumstances that we have partnered with EthicsPoint. You are encouraged to submit reports through either the telephone or web based portal, relating to incidents of non-compliance stated in our Code of Conduct and Whistleblowing Policies, as well as asking for guidance related to policies, procedure, providing positive suggestions and stories.
The information you provide will be sent to us by EthicsPoint on a totally confidential basis if you should choose.
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After you complete your report you will be assigned a unique code called a "report key." Write down your report key and password and keep them in a safe place. After 7 business days, use your report key and password to check your report for feedback or questions.