Whistleblowing / Ombudsman System

If you have witnessed serious offences or actions and situations that could constitute a criminal act, you can contact:

Dott. Rainer Buchert
Bleidenstraße 1
60311 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

Tel: +49 69 710 33 330 o +49 6105 92 1355
Fax: +49 69 710 34 444
E-Mail: kanzlei@dr-buchert.de

Dr. Buchert will not consider complaints concerning matters which are not of a criminal or similar serious nature. When in doubt, he will advise on how to proceed.
All complaints will be treated in confidence. Dr. Buchert is required by his professional confidentiality obligations not to disclose the identity of callers without their explicit consent to the contrary. He also has the right to refuse to reveal the identity of whistleblowers, even if requested by a court of law.
Complaints to Dr. Buchert will only be passed on to GLS once the consent of the complainant has been received. Of course, concerns about the matters mentioned above can also be reported to an employee's Department Manager or Division Manager.