Protect
Code of ethics
Our policy
Responsible business requires choices and decisions that everyone is willing and able to live with. Above all, responsible choices are active decisions that weigh up a commitment to our company's values and ethical practices. Sometimes choices are difficult, but it is important to recognise that not choosing is also a conscious decision.
Prevention and ethical practices must be embedded in practice in a way that is easy to understand. Therefore, all parties involved need to understand how things are done and why. When a company's activities are controlled and systematic, they have a direct impact on the well-being of individuals and the business performance.
Our Code of Ethics guides us to act more responsibly in our everyday decisions. It also builds transparency and trust among our work community, customers and partners.
Pertti Salo
Managing Director
Protect works to protect people's well-being, business and the environment - by preventing accidents
Protect's basic mission is to prevent accidents. This means safeguarding people's well-being, business and the environment. When these three elements are under control, accidents and incidents can be prevented.
We work with our customers to design safety and quality solutions that truly benefit them. In our own operations, we live by what we teach and strongly believe that safety, quality and responsibility come from everyday actions and choices.
The Code of Ethics sets out our policy on the kind of behaviour we encourage and the kind of behaviour we do not tolerate. The Code of Ethics is part of the process of creating a common understanding - ensuring proactive compliance with the law and the ethical considerations that are important to us in all our activities. The Code of Ethics is part of our management system, which has been awarded ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 certifications.
Together, we take responsibility for the health, safety and well-being of our work community.
People
People
Safe and motivating work
We genuinely care about our staff and our customers. We continuously improve occupational health and safety in our own and our customers' operations.
We actively support our employees' well-being at work and offer them, for example, comprehensive health insurance.
We also actively invest in developing the skills of our employees - our experts are multidisciplinary in safety, quality and management, and specialists in their own passion.
For our workers, this means:
- The right to a safe, well-being working environment, appropriate tools and protective equipment.
- The duty to intervene in dangerous situations and perceived shortcomings, without putting yourself or others at risk. Taking joint responsibility for the health, safety and well-being of our work community.
- Opportunities to develop your skills - our aim is for everyone to develop according to their own passion.
People
Valuing people
We do not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment. We value people as individuals, and we maintain this through our ongoing equality and non-discrimination work.
We also support our community members in dealing with stressors outside work and celebrate each other's achievements together.
For our workers, this means:
- The right and duty to equal treatment and equal treatment. Everyone has a duty to intervene in cases of perceived discrimination and to report them to the first line manager.
- Concrete opportunities to express your opinion and influence in the workplace through our notification system and our work with frontline workers.
- Possibility of flexible working.
People
Confidentiality and privacy
We are a trusted partner for our customers and stakeholders - we respect confidential information in everything we do.
We process all customer and personal data in a confidential and secure manner and in accordance with the relevant laws.
For our workers, this means:
We follow defined procedures for handling customer and personal data, as well as for the use of information technology. We only process information that is
our professional duties.
- We take responsibility for data safety - we pay particular attention to this when we work outside the workplace.
- The use and sharing of insider information is prohibited. We do not share or use non-public information that we may obtain through our work.
Our aim is to deliver a service that helps our customers to act responsibly and ensure business performance.
Environment
Environment
Larger
environmental damage footprint
We create an environmental footprint by working with our customers to implement environmentally friendly solutions. We also encourage our stakeholders to review and improve their own environmental performance. We expect our partners to act in an environmentally sustainable way.
For our workers, this means:
- Where possible, we promote the sustainable use of natural resources by our customers and partners.
- We also present the environmental risks and opportunities to customers in a fair and clear way.
Environment
A smaller environmental footprint
We reduce our environmental footprint by managing environmental risks and pressures in our operational processes. We minimise the consumption of limited resources in our own operations and purchase only when needed. We only make purchases that meet our sustainability criteria.
For our workers, this means:
- We identify environmental aspects of our activities that we can influence through our actions. We integrate environmental considerations into our daily work, making the most sustainable choices possible.
- We encourage our staff to come up with ideas on how we can continuously improve the environmental performance of our own operations.
"We only make purchases that meet our sustainability criteria."
Guidance to support daily activities
Something you were wondering about?
If, after reading the guidelines, you are not sure whether an action is in line with Protect's policies and values, ask your supervisor for low-threshold advice.