Verlags- und Medien Aktiengesellschaft (VEMAG) has published its first Code of Conduct and has begun to implement it in its processes. The Code of Conduct applies to all employees of the Group and applies along the entire supply chain for suppliers and service providers. It is regularly reviewed and adjusted if necessary. Its current version is publicly accessible via the Group website.

The preamble to the Code of Conduct states the following objectives: ”The VEMAG team firmly believes that books with carefully reviewed content, safe materials, and hazard-free technical features should be accessible to everyone. Thanks to our unusually high-frequency distribution channels for a publishing company, we reach a very wide international audience with our impulse-buy products. We see our typically high print runs as a particular obligation to act sustainably in the fields of economy, ecology, and social responsibility.

Therefore, it is crucial for us that human rights are respected and social and environmental standards are upheld throughout the entire supply chain. We place great importance on producing, storing, and transporting all products in the most environmentally friendly way possible to contribute to the protection of our living environment.

We work only with business partners who commit to the principles of social and ecological sustainability outlined as examples in this Code of Conduct and who comply with applicable laws, guidelines, and regulations.”