Ethical Guidelines

A-lab places great emphasis on acting as a responsible and decent company. As one of the Norway's largest architectural offices, with approximately 140 employees from 20 different countries, it is important that we are an open, safe, and responsible partner, customer, and client. We have developed a set of ethical guidelines that emphasize that everyone should be treated with dignity and respect.

The company's executive management team has overall responsibility for the company's development and ensures that the company follows and complies with relevant laws and regulations, such as the Working Environment Protection Act, the Penal Code (forced labor and corruption), the Planning and Building Act, the Internal Control Regulations, and the Transparency Act.

Attitude-building work

A-lab's guidelines are compiled in our employee handbooks that explains how to handle and comply with everything from equal opportunities to discrimination and confidentiality in the company. One of the relevant laws in the field of ethics and accountability, both internally and externally, is the Transparency Act. By complying with the Transparency Act, we work continuously to promote respect for human rights and decent working conditions, as well as ensuring public access to information.

All employees are made aware of the company's ethical guidelines and are inspired to treat the outside world, whether it be clients, suppliers, or society in general, with respect, reverence, and personal integrity. Attitude-building work is used purposefully to inspire and reassure employees in the challenges they face in their everyday work. Employees are trained to face challenges on their own, while receiving support and assistance from the company's management.

Due Diligence Assessment

We assess the likelihood of negative impacts on human rights and working conditions through our annual risk assessment, set out in the company's HSE handbook. The aim is to map how our operations affect people, both inside and outside the company.

An overview has been made of the company's supply chain and partners, and an ongoing assessment of their Code of Conduct and follow-up of the Transparency Act has been initiated. Reference is made here to external actors' own publication of completed risk mapping in accordance with the legislation.

Notification system

Notification procedures have been established in accordance with section 2 A-1 of the Working Environment Act. In the event of a breach of this, a separate notification system has been set up, where you can send an e-mail to the company's Head of HR. We are working on establishing an anonymous whistleblowing channel that will be publicly available on our website.

In the event of a breach of the Transparency Act, the company's management will review the matter in question and assess the measures to be implemented. No breaches of the Transparency Act or other ethical guidelines have been detected as of July 1, 2023.