Code of Conduct
Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining: Planktonic AS expect our business partners to recognize the freely-exercised right of workers, without distinction, to organize, further and defend their interests and to bargain collectively.
Forced or Compulsory Labour: Planktonic AS expect our business partners to prohibit forced or compulsory labour in all its forms.
Child Labour: Planktonic AS expect our business partners not to employ: (a) children below 14 years of age or, if higher than that age, the minimum age of employment permitted by law.
Discrimination: Planktonic AS expect our business partners to ensure equality of opportunity and treatment in respect of employment and occupation without discrimination on grounds of race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin.
Wages, Working Hours and Other Conditions of Work: Planktonic AS expect our business partners to ensure the payment of wages in legal tender, at regular intervals, in full and directly to the workers concerned.
Health and Safety: Planktonic AS expect our business partners to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that: (a) the workplaces, machinery, equipment and processes under their control are safe and without risk to health; (b) the chemical, physical and biological substances and agents under their control are without risk to health when the appropriate measures of protection are taken; and (c) where necessary, adequate protective clothing and protective equipment are provided to prevent, so far as is reasonably practicable, risk of accidents or of adverse effects to health.
Planktonic AS expect our business partners to support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights and to ensure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Harassment, Harsh or Inhumane Treatment: Planktonic AS expect our business partners to create and maintain an environment that treats all employees with dignity and respect.
Environmental: Planktonic AS expect our business partners to have an effective environmental policy and to comply with existing legislation and regulations regarding the protection of the environment. Business partners should wherever possible support a precautionary approach to environmental matters, undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility and encourage the diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies implementing sound life-cycle practices.
Chemical and Hazardous Materials: Chemical and other materials posing a hazard if released to the environment are to be identified and managed to ensure their safe handling, movement, storage, recycling or reuse and disposal.
Wastewater and Solid Waste: Wastewater and solid waste generated from operations, industrial processes and sanitation facilities are to be monitored, controlled and treated as required prior to discharge or disposal.
Air Emissions: Air emissions of volatile organic chemicals, aerosols, corrosives, particulates, ozone depleting chemicals and combustion by-products generated from operations are to be characterized, monitored, controlled and treated as required prior to discharge or disposal.
Minimize Waste, Maximize Recycling: Waste of all types, including water and energy, are to be reduced or eliminated at the source or by practices such as modifying production, maintenance and facility processes, materials substitution, conservation, recycling and re-using materials.
Corruption: Planktonic AS expect our business partners to adhere to the highest standards of moral and ethical conduct, to respect local laws and not engage in any form of corrupt practices, including but not limited to extortion, fraud, or bribery.
Conflict of Interest: Our business partners are expected to disclose to Planktonic AS any situation that may appear as a conflict of interest, and disclose to Planktonic AS if any professional under contract with Planktonic AS may have an interest of any kind in our partners business or any kind of economic ties with our partner.
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