KEY ETHICS & COMPLIANCE
PROGRAM ELEMENTS
CODE OF ETHICAL BUSINESS CONDUCT
Describes the company’s expectations for employee behavior consistent with the S.T.E.E.L. Principles.
CORPORATE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Provide additional guidance on specific topics to help employees comply with applicable laws and regulations and the S.T.E.E.L. Principles.
TRAINING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Regularly issued to employees on key ethics and compliance topics, including content tailored to particular roles and responsibilities.
EXPECTATIONS FOR BUSINESS PARTNERS
Detailed in our standard terms and conditions, Supplier Code of Conduct, and Anti-Corruption Guidelines for Third Parties.
RISK ASSESSMENTS, BENCHMARKING, AND SURVEYS
Ensure that our program meets the needs of our company and remains best in class.
NIPPON Steel SLOVAKIA
Ethics Line
Ethics Line NSSK , which is a hotline operated by an external entity to report and handle whistleblowing Reports under the Act No. 54/2019 on the Protection of Whistleblowers notifying anti-social activities as well as other complaints regarding safety issues and suspected illegal or unethical conduct related to business activities of NIPPON STEEL SLOVAKIA s. r. o. and NSSK Security s. r. o.
A Report of Anti-Social Activity or other Complaint may be made in writing, or electronically to the NSSK Ethics Line using any of the following methods:
By Email
etickalinkaNSSK@sk.nipponsteel.com
etickalinkaNSSKSecurity@sk.nipponsteel.com
In writing:
Etická linka NSSK
Vstupný areál NIPPON STEEL 1,
P.O. Box 17
040 15 Košice – Šaca Slovakia
NSSK Intranet
Click on the NSSK Ethics Line link on the USSK intranet
Internet:
The NSSK Ethics Line is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and provides an appropriate and confidential mechanism for reporting suspected illegal or unethical conduct, anti-social activity, or serious anti-social activity, and anybody who filed a report or complaint may, at his/her discretion, remain anonymous.

