GVP Code of Conduct and Ethics

We, DPL Professionals GmbH, have committed ourselves as a GVP member to the GVP Code of Conduct and Ethics on 01.01.2011.
(The following video was created by iGZ, which is now part of the GVP)

Download GVP Code of Conduct and Ethics

Our whistleblower system

Violations of laws and guidelines

DPL Professionals GmbH's whistleblower system offers all employees and external third parties the opportunity to report suspected violations of the law or serious breaches of internal guidelines to the Compliance Office.
The aim is to identify and clarify compliance violations and, ideally, to rectify them before they cause damage to the company, people or the environment.

Violation of human rights

The whistleblower system can also be used for complaints about human rights violations within the meaning of the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG). The aim is to investigate human rights and environmental violations in our own business area and within the supply chain (direct and indirect suppliers).

Reporting topics

  • Criminal or disorderly conduct
  • Agreements that violate competition and antitrust law
  • Bribery, corruption, conflicts of interest
  • Information security
  • Disclosure of business and trade secrets
  • Violations in the area of bookkeeping/accounting/financial reporting
  • Money laundering and terrorist financing
  • Product safety and product conformity
  • Environmental offenses
  • Human rights violations
  • etc.

To protect whistleblowers, all information submitted - whether anonymously or by name - will be treated in strict confidence. If a tip-off is submitted in writing, the use of the reporting template is preferred.

to the registration office

International*, free, anonymous hotline

0800 44693473
Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. or by appointment
For calls from the USA: 01149 / 800 / 44693473
*For calls from abroad, we recommend the use of a landline.

Contact and arbitration body


If ethical rules are violated by a member of the GVP (formerly iGZ) from the perspective of employees, applicants, a client company or an institution, they can contact the Contact and Arbitration Board (KuSS). The KuSS is divided into a contact and an arbitration body.

to the KUSS
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