The EthicsLine Policy sets the framework for our whistleblower system, designed to investigate suspected violations of laws and Vestas’ policies and procedures. Available to all employees and third parties, the policy applies globally across our value chain. It emphasises a safe reporting environment and details protections for individuals reporting misconduct or cooperating with investigations. The policy underscores the importance of a safe reporting environment and details the protections available to individuals who report misconduct or cooperate in good faith with an EthicsLine investigation, relating to our material impact on protection of whistleblowers.

Our Global and Regional Compliance Programmes serve as our training policy for business conduct and relate to our impact on corruption and bribery (including anti-bribery). Our Global and Regional Compliance Programmes are updated annually. The scope of the programmes is global and regional in nature covering all of Vestas’ own workforce. The target audience is defined through a risk-based approach linked to the global compliance survey and EthicsLine cases. The current functions determined to be most at risk for bribery and corruption are office employees and service technicians due to the nature of their functions. The fundamental training is conducted as part of the onboarding process and based on the survey and EthicsLine cases. Additional training is performed on a yearly basis, covering areas relevant for Vestas.