Corporate culture
Alma Media’s operations are guided by the group’s values, principles of good governance, and the Code of Conduct, which applies to all employees, management, and the most significant suppliers and subcontractors. Risks in the value chain can be caused by unethical business practices and information security and data protection breaches. To manage these, the company requires the most significant suppliers to complete Supplier Code of Conduct training and commit to the company’s guidelines. The Code of Conduct promotes responsible and sustainable business: it emphasises respect for human rights, diversity, inclusion, zero tolerance for harassment and vio‑ lence, fair competition, anti-corruption, and environmental responsibility. Alma Media is committed to the UN Global Compact initiative and sustainable development goals and adheres to international principles related to human rights, labour, the environment, and anti-corruption.
The corporate culture emphasises open communication, collaboration, continuous learning, and a safe and responsible work environment. Implementation is monitored through employee surveys, training metrics, the number of Whistleblowing reports, and management evaluations.
The company’s corporate governance is described in more detail in the corporate governance statement.
Code of Conduct and Whistleblow
Code of Conduct guides the work of Alma Media’s employees with respect to the management of customer relationships and partnerships, ensuring fair competition and promoting sustainable development, for example.
Alma Media encourages its employees and stakeholders to report any observed legal violations and unethical conduct related to Alma Media’s operations. The observations can be reported to one’s direct supervisor, the HR function of Alma Media’s whistleblowing channel, which is available in different languages to all internal and external stakeholders on the company’s website and the websites of its various services. Reports can be submitted anonymously. All actual and suspected violations reported to the company are investigated.
Alma Media requires its key suppliers to complete a Supplier Code of Conduct training focused on Alma’s ethical guidelines.
Collaboration and partnerships for promoting sustainable development
Alma Media has several cooperation projects to promote sustainable development in its operating countries.
Alma Media has several cooperation projects to promote sustainable development in its operating countries. In Finland, the most significant cooperation revolves around securing a better future for young people and providing positive working life experiences for them. Together with the Finnish Children and Youth Foundation, Alma and Jobly have launched a website TET.fi introduction to working life (TET) aimed at providing all young people with equal opportunities for familiarisation with working life regardless of their place of residence or social background. In addition Alma participates in the promotion of the Finnish Children and Youth Foundation Kesätyö.fi service where young people can apply for and get summer jobs without prior work experience.
Alma has an ongoing partnership with Aalto University and Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences to provide higher education students with opportunities to get acquainted with practical business problems and participate in research projects to develop the company’s business opportunities and earn academic credits.
Alma Career, which provides employment services in Eastern Central Europe, focuses on developing inclusion in working life through cooperation with companies. One example of these efforts is the Profesia Lab project launched in the Slovakian unit to use cooperation with companies to employ as many people who are marginalised from the job market, such as jobseekers with disabilities.
Read more from the annual report.
Read also about Alma Media’s environmental responsibility and social responsibility.