Vestas' employees have used their willpower, imagination and ability to constantly develop the wind turbine technology and the Vestas organisation to maintain Vestas' leading position in the industry. This is expressed by the sculpture entitled the Willpower, which has been placed at a number of Vestas' locations.
Vestas seeks to promote a culture characterised by independent initiative and collaboration in which the dynamics and sense of responsibility that usually characterise a small company are retained. The solid foundation of the sculpture also expresses the reliability, common sense and trustworthiness that is the cornerstone of all Vestas' activities.
The updated Code of Conduct that Vestas introduced in 2009 is to ensure that all employees and others persons acting on behalf of Vestas know what is correct Vestas behaviour. Vestas' Code of Conduct can be downloaded from vestas.com under About Vestas/Principles/Sustainability.
Vestas' Code of Conduct has been made available to all employees via e-learning, information material in 18 languages, presentations, etc. Furthermore, all employees have been informed about Vestas' EthicsLine, which may be used to report any violation of the company's policies and to seek guidance if an employee faces a dilemma. Furthermore, e-learning modules have been tailoredand are mandatory for selected employee groups and available to everyone. All new employees will be introduced to the Code of Conduct as part of the induction programme.
Vestas' standards and goals build on recognised framework agreements established by international organisations such as the UN, ILO and OECD. In 2009, Vestas joined the UN Global Compact initiative and follows the ten generally recognised principles in respect of human rights, labour standards, the environment and anti-corruption. At least once a year, Vestas will submit a progress report, Communication on Progress, on Global Compact developments.
