The Umicore Way is the cornerstone of everything we are doing within Umicore. Our strategy displays our commercial goals and growth projects for the years to come as well as our ambitions for sustainable development. The Umicore Way describes our values, the way we want to achieve these goals just as our total engagement for the principles of sustainable development. We believe that the broad values and ambitions in this document should be put into practise in any context - in different regions, cultures and social situations. The Umicore Way is not just designed for the employees of Umicore but also covers the relationships to our different partners. The Umicore Way is completed with the company´s detailed standarts, including the Code of Conduct and the Corporate Governance Codex. Our final goal is to become an even more successful and respected company by the use of the Umicore Way.
Marc Grynberg
Chief Executive Officer
november 2011
We believe that materials have been a key element in furthering the progress of mankind, that they are at the core of today’s life and will continue to be enablers for future wealth creation.
We believe that metal related materials have a vital role, as they can be efficiently and infinitely recycled, which makes them the basis for sustainable products and services.
We want Umicore to be a leader in providing and creating material based solutions which contribute to fundamental improvements in the quality of life.
We hold the values of openness, innovation, respect, teamwork and commitment to be crucial to our success. We promote these values and ensure that deficiencies in living up to these values are addressed in an appropriate way.
As we strive to be a preferred employer of both current and potential employees, we are guided by the following principles:
As part of our commitment to sustainability, we take into account the environmental impact of our operations. In this respect:
We act and operate in line with the expectations of society:
Wherever we operate, our reputation is a most valuable asset, and it is determined by how we act. We shall avoid any action that would jeopardize respect for Umicore:
This document summarizes policies common to all Umicore companies. The Umicore Code of Conduct and the full set of more detailed procedures and policies can be found on Umicore’s intranet.
Internal audits are conducted throughout the company in order to ensure the implementation of these policies.