Velcro Companies is dedicated to creating an ethical and thriving values-based culture. Such a culture is dependent on, among other things, every colleague’s confidence in their ability to raise concerns in a confidential, anonymous way without fear of reprisal.
If you are aware of, or suspect a breach of, Velcro Companies’ Code of Conduct or other corporate policies, or fraudulent activity or incidents of harassment against you or any other colleague, please report it immediately to your supervisor, manager or local human resources representative. If you do not feel comfortable reporting it to any of these people, you can use the anonymous Velcro Compliance Hotline which is provided by a third-party service company. You can report your concerns anonymously and without fear of reprisal.
The hotline offers two easy ways for you to report issues anonymously. Both ways are available 24-hours a day, seven days a week.
1. Report concerns via the Internet at Compliance Hotline. Options are available to display the report form in your preferred language, or;
2. Report concerns by telephone, to a toll-free number:
| Australia | 1800 224 175 |
| Belgium | 0800 71 646 |
| Brazil | 0800 724 8371 |
| Canada | (844) 945-0220 (Outside Line) (855) 350-9393 (English) |
| China | 400 120 9377 |
| France | 0800 91 25 99 |
| Germany | 0800 1812891 |
| Hong Kong | 800 965 197 |
| Italy | 800 168059 |
| Mexico | 800 681 6915 |
| Netherlands | 0800 0231221 |
| Poland | 00800 141 0207 |
| Spain | 900 905 416 |
| United Kingdom | 0800 088 5417 |
| United States | (844) 945-0220 |
| Uruguay | (844) 931-0635 |
| Vietnam | 1-201-0288 (Outside Line) 1-228-0288 (Outside Line) (844) 945-0220 (English) |
You will also be provided with a confidential report access number and asked to provide a personal password and security question. The access number and password allow you to check the status of your report on the hotline website, as well as send and receive anonymous messages pertaining to your report at any time. If you provided an email address, you will also receive email notifications as the report status is updated.* Local charges may apply.
We encourage you to report breaches of our Code of Conduct and other corporate policies, fraudulent activity or incidents of harassment that come to your attention.
