Menschenrechte

OUR RESPECT FOR PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

Menschenrechte

OUR RESPECT FOR PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENT-RELATED STANDARDS AT THE BMW GROUP.

The BMW Group recognises its responsibility as a company to respect human rights and environment-related standards. This applies not only to our own business activities, but also to our global supply chains. We help ensure these fundamental rights are observed through clear responsibilities and a wide range of different measures.

Respect for human rights is not a one-time thing. We have to work at it all the time.
Dr. Christoph Klahold
Chief Compliance Officer and Human Rights Officer, BMW AG
Dr. Klahold

HOW WE ENSURE RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENT-RELATED STANDARDS.

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RISK MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

Respect human rights.

We have established appropriate due diligence processes to ensure compliance with social and environmental standards – both within our own company and in our relationships with suppliers and other business partners. We are guided by internationally recognised standards, including the International Bill of Human Rights, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact. The associated demands on our company, our supply chain and our other business partners are anchored at the BMW Group through internal guidelines.

Leveraging our impact together.

To fulfil our responsibility as a company, we rely on cooperation – with our employees, our business partners and our suppliers – because the only way to address the risks in our supply chain effectively is by working together. That is why our approach to compliance with human rights and environment-related standards applies to:

PREVENTIVE, CONTROL AND REMEDIAL MEASURES.

We implement risk-based, ad-hoc measures to prevent, monitor and address human rights and environmental risks. We rely on a catalogue of measures, with a combination of training, contractual agreements with suppliers and business partners, certification and audits using questionnaires or assessments.

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Training.

Training is an important factor in raising awareness of social and environmental standards. We explain causalities and clarify our expectations. In addition to regular content-focused trainings for employees on human rights compliance, the BMW Group also offers training opportunities for in-house buyers, internal process partners and external suppliers. Through the Drive Sustainability and Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) initiatives, we also provide suppliers with opportunities for industry-wide standardised training.

VERIFYING EFFECTIVENESS.

Our due diligence processes are designed to identify human rights and environmental risks, as well as adverse impacts, with a focus on effectively preventing, halting or minimising such risks. Assessing the effectiveness of our due diligence processes and measures at regular intervals is crucial to maximising our efficiency – because a measure can only be deemed effective if it actually improves, or helps improve, environmental protection or the situation of rights-holders.

Our effectiveness analysis not only evaluates whether implemented risk management processes remain compliant with the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, but also whether they are seamlessly integrated and successfully executed. It provides information on whether the measures are achieving the intended risk reduction or remedial effect. We are able to continuously refine our processes based on this information.

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COMPLAINTS MECHANISM.

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Various complaints mechanisms give internal and external persons the opportunity to report possible infringements of human rights and corresponding environmental standards. This allows risks to be identified and addressed in the early stages and, if necessary, appropriate remedial action can be taken. The confidentiality and protection of informants are top priority. If preferred, concerns can also be reported anonymously. It is company policy that no attempt will be made to determine the identity of a reporting person who chooses to make a report anonymously. In addition to reaching out to managers, local compliance departments and employee representatives, BMW Group employees and external informants also have access to various complaints channels that have been specifically set up for this purpose in accordance with the Whistleblower Protection Act.  Since 2020, the BMW Group has been actively involved in a working group of the Automotive Industry Dialogue that is focused on developing and operating a cross-company complaints mechanism in Mexico, in addition to its own options for submitting complaints.

Our complaints channels.

Data privacy.

You provide your personal data voluntarily. You have the option to submit your report anonymously. If you voluntarily decide to provide your personal data and thus provide a non-anonymous report, we will process your information solely for the purpose of processing your report on the basis of Article 6 (1) LIT. C), F) of the GDPR. Further information on data protection and your rights can be found here.

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For informants.

Everything you need to know can be found in our rules of procedure for informants.

REPORTING.

We aim to be transparent about how we fulfil our due diligence requirements. We do so by addressing challenges and sharing experiences and best practices for dealing with human rights and environmental risks and impacts. Our aim is for our reporting to also contribute to the public debate around sustainable development.

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BMW Group Report.

All facts and figures in our latest report.

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