Governance

Certified quality

Through our Europe-wide quality and environmental management system, we establish a solid foundation for the continuous improvement of our processes. Our company is certified in accordance with DIN ISO 9001:2015 and 14001:2015 by DEKRA, one of the largest international issuers of management certification. As such, we meet internationally recognised high standards.

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EcoVadis Silver Medal

GLS was awarded a EcoVadis Silver Medal by EcoVadis for its group-wide sustainability management.

EcoVadis evaluates sustainability performance across Environment, Labor & Human Rights, Ethics and Sustainable Procurement. The assessment is updated annually.

 
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Seal of approval for quality management

Our comprehensive quality assurance includes precisely defined work processes, quality guidelines with inspection routines and regular audits. Quality indicators are managed on an ongoing basis.
We guarantee, check and improve our quality with an Europe-wide quality management system and thus fulfil high, internationally recognised standards according to DIN ISO 9001:2015.

Click here to download certificate ISO 9001:2015
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Seal of approval for environmental management

We are operating in an environmentally friendly manner, putting sustainability projects into practice at all national subsidiaries. Our environmental management system at GLS’s European subsidiaries is certified to ISO 14001:2015. This globally valid and recognised standard is one of the most important environmental management benchmarks for manufacturing companies and service providers alike.

Click here to download certificate ISO 14001:2015
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DIN 16258 certification

As part of the GLS Climat Protect program, we calculate emissions per package in accordance with DIN EN 16258; compliance with this standard has been confirmed by DEKRA.

Click here to download DIN 16258 certification
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CDP – Carbon Disclosure Project

The Carbon Disclosure Project is a non-profit organisation that collects and publishes companies’ environmental data on the basis of standardised questionnaires.

GLS takes part in the annual survey together with its parent company, International Distributions Services.

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Whistleblower/Ombudsman system

The GLS Group has set up a whistleblower/ombudsman system to enable GLS employees, business partners and third parties to confidentially report information about suspected criminal offenses or similarly serious compliance violations.