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Why should I submit a report?

Compliance with statutory, social and internal company rules is part of a positive and open company culture.

Are you aware of damaging behaviour or risks that endanger the company or people in business operations of the Wacker Neuson Group or in the supply chain? By submitting a report, you can help to prevent further damage or risks to the assets and reputation of the Wacker Neuson Group and enable us to respond to and rectify irregularities and to take measures to counteract these situations. Thereby, you are securing the sustainable success of our company and the continued existence of its jobs!

What sort of reports are useful to the Wacker Neuson Group?

You can submit reports that refer to possible serious compliance violations in the field of white-collar crime (e.g. acts of corruption, cartel law violations, fraud and embezzlement) as well as human rights and environmental risks and violations related to human rights or environmental protection.

Specific information on which topics can be addressed in the whistleblowing system is provided during the reporting process.

What is the process for submitting a report? How do I set up a postbox?

If you wish to submit a report (either giving your name or anonymously), click the ‘Submit report’ button at the top of our introduction page.

The reporting process consists of 4 steps:

1. First, you will be asked to read some information on the protection of your anonymity and answer a security query.
2. On the following page, you will be asked about the category of your report.
3. On the report page, you can elaborate on your report in your own words and answer questions about the case by simply selecting responses. In the free text field, you can write 5000 characters, which corresponds to a full DIN A4 page. You may also submit a file of up to 5 MB to support your report. Please bear in mind that documents may contain information about the author. After submitting your report, you will receive a reference number to confirm that you have sent this report.
4. After this, please set up your own secured postbox. You will receive feedback from us via this postbox, including answers to questions and information about the progress of your report.

If you already have a secured postbox, you can access it directly via the “Login” button. Here, too, you will have to answer a security query first.

As long as you do not enter any data from which conclusions about your person can be drawn, the technology of the BKMS^® System will protect your anonymity. Should you wish to remain completely anonymous, please also pay attention to which computer and/or internet access you use to submit a report.
If you wish to have an in-person meeting, please indicate this when you submit your report and create a postbox.
Please rest assured that we are only interested in the case you are reporting. Abuses must be uncovered and financial losses prevented.

How do I receive feedback on my report or its processing status and still remain anonymous?

The overriding principle of the BKMS^® procedure used here is the protection of the whistleblower. The anonymity functionality is certified and can be verified by you at any time.

When setting up your secured postbox, please select your own pseudonym/user name and password. Your report is kept anonymous through encryption and other specialised security measures. You will never be asked for personal information at any time during the reporting process. Do not submit any information that contains any reference to you. Please do not use a computer provided by your employer to submit your report.

Via the secured postbox, an examiner will give you feedback within seven days about what is happening with your report or ask you questions if some details are still unclear. You will continue to remain anonymous throughout the dialogue. We are interested in reports to avoid damage or loss, not in you as a whistleblower.

How does Wacker Neuson evaluate my report?

Upon receipt of your report, the Wacker Neuson Group’s Corporate Compliance Office, which is part of the Corporate Legal & Compliance department at the Wacker Neuson SE group headquarters in Munich, will ascertain whether an investigation is necessary. An investigation can be conducted by internal or external investigation experts. If parties other than the Corporate Compliance Office are responsible for the issue reported by you – even if this falls within one of the reporting categories – your report will be forwarded to the department in question. All bodies that deal with your report will handle it and, if you have disclosed it, your identity as confidential.

Persons accused of a compliance violation may also be given the opportunity to make a statement on the circumstances described in your report. If you have shared your name but would not like the person who is involved in an alleged compliance violation to find out who you are, please inform us about this in your report. If necessary, the information you have provided will be shared with public authorities.

You will be informed about follow-up measures within three months, as well as about the closure of the case, via the secured postbox. However, this will only happen insofar as it does not affect internal further investigations or inquiries and does not impinge on the rights of the individuals who are the subject matter of the report or mentioned in the report.

Can I submit information relating to human rights and environmental protection?

Under the report categories “Human rights violations" and “Violations of environmental protection regulations", you can raise issues relating to the Wacker Neuson Group’s supply chain or the Wacker Neuson Group's companies and operations.
This information is also submitted to the Corporate Compliance Office responsible for the whistleblowing system, but is subsequently passed on to the department responsible for these human rights and environmental protection issues within the Group.
If you submit a report relating to such issues, please set up at least one postbox so that they can contact you.