Ferde's overall goal is to provide toll financing for transport infrastructure through efficient toll collection and financing in southwestern Norway.
We carry out our assigned social responsibility in accordance with the requirements of our owners and implementing partners.
- We will ensure the future transport to the best for all road users
- We shall strive for efficient and compliant toll collection
- We will highlight goals and seek new solutions to improve our deliveries
- We will operate a healthy business, characterised by responsibility for our employees, our social responsibility and the external environment
We strive to ensure quality assurance and documentation of work processes, building competence and continuous learning and improvement at all levels in the organisation.
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Enviroment
Ferde places great importance to our responsibility for the external environment. Through daily operations and by influencing various stakeholders, Ferde’s overall goal is to reduce risks and exploit opportunities associated with climate change and the external environment.
We aim for continuous improvement of our work processes, and environmental protection is an integral part of our quality work. Ferde is committed to:
- Request requirements for green workplaces and other environmental measures when financing new projects
- Increase the number of projects with green financing within a 3-year period
- Implement green requirements for our suppliers, and choose climate- and environment-friendly solutions and products
- Aim to reduce energy consumption at the office and at the toll stations
Ferde has been certified as an Environmental Lighthouse since 2016. Read more here.
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Ferdes work with the Transparency Act
The Transparency Act aims to promote businesses’ respect for fundamental human rights and decent working conditions in connection with the production of goods and the provision of services by ensuring the public access to information on how the company works to prevent negative consequences in the field of social sustainability.
Comprehensive sustainability within Ferde revolves around how we work to safeguard environmental and social conditions, and how we interact with the environment and society. The effort for comprehensive sustainability is anchored in the board and constitute a continuous improvement process.
Ferde conducts due diligence assessments of our suppliers’ requesting statements regarding matters regulated by the Transparency Act. We follow up suppliers if we identify risks that the fundamental values underlying the Transparency Act are not respected.
Ferde's commitment and foundation are outlined in our Code of Conduct and Ethics Policy. We also emphasize that our suppliers adhere to these principles. Therefore, our Code of Conduct is included in all our agreements. In all procurements conducted by Ferde in accordance with public procurement regulations, suppliers are required to have a strong focus on sustainability, which is specified as a qualification criterion.
Ferde is obliged to respond to requests from the public regarding our work with the Transparency Act. If you have questions related to this, you can use our email address aapenhetsloven@ferde.no
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Ethical framework
Ferde's ethical framework shall contribute to good ethical practice. Our ethics policy applies to employees, contractors and the board, while the Code of Conduct applies to our suppliers and subcontractors.
The ethical framework reflects Ferde's values: open, reliable, accountable and innovative.
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ISO 9001 and 14001
Our management system is certified to the standards ISO 9001, an international quality management system standard, and ISO 14001, an environmental management system standard.
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