At NIKO, we consider sustainability an essential part of all our business activities and are committed to a Code of Conduct that defines the way we operate.
NIKO supports and follows the requirements of legislation and its customers and forwards their requirements to its suppliers, expecting that these binding requirements/standards are further communicated along the supply chain.
As part of our efforts to achieve a more sustainable world, NIKO has introduced certain guiding principles for our suppliers. These principles are based on the principles of the UN Global Compact. The purpose of these principles is to ensure that we work with suppliers who share our sustainability values, and we expect our suppliers to follow at least our sustainability principles in their operations. This is the basis for entering and maintaining a business relationship with NIKO. These principles are included in this Supplier Sustainability Policy, which applies to all suppliers providing materials, products and/or services to NIKO.
The term "workers/employees" refers to all individuals working for the supplier, regardless of whether they are directly employed, subcontracted, or employed through another agency. NIKO expects the supplier to monitor its own suppliers to ensure commitment to environmental and social responsibility.

Compliance requirements

NIKO has established a process to monitor supplier sustainability compliance. Suppliers may be required to respond to a self-assessment questionnaire regarding their social and environmental performance. NIKO, or a third party appointed by NIKO, reserves the right to conduct on-site reviews and/or audits at our suppliers to ensure compliance with this policy. The supplier agrees to cooperate and facilitate such reviews or audits.

Sustainability principles

The supplier must comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

Labor and Human Rights

No person younger than the legal age for employment may be hired. The use of child labour is prohibited for persons younger than fifteen (15) years. Employees under eighteen (18) years of age must not perform hazardous work.
The supplier shall not engage in or support any form of forced, compulsory, or illegal labour. Work must be voluntary, and withholding personal documents or property to force someone to work is prohibited. At minimum, legal wages and benefits must be paid, and applicable working hours regulations must be followed.
Employees have the freedom of association, may freely form and join or refrain from joining unions, and may collectively bargain. Privacy must be protected. No employee shall be discriminated against based on gender, marital or parental status, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religious belief, political affiliation, age, or disability. Ethical recruitment, women's rights, minority and indigenous peoples' rights, and principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion must be respected.
The supplier must plan the use of private or public security forces to protect business projects, if a lack of training or supervision by the company could result in human rights violations by those forces.

Health & Safety

Suppliers must provide a safe and healthy working environment and take all reasonable measures to prevent incidents and injuries. Workplace hazards and injuries must be documented and corrective actions taken to prevent recurrence. Suppliers must ensure that all employees are provided, free of charge, with the necessary instructions, training, and personal protective equipment needed for safe work performance.

Business Ethics

All forms of corruption and bribery are unacceptable. The supplier must support fair competition and anti-trust policies, and act against corruption and bribery in all forms, including extortion, fraud, money laundering, and facilitation payments. The supplier must maintain and promote financial accountability (accurate records), prevent conflicts of interest, protect against the harmful and unethical disclosure of information, and respect intellectual property.

The supplier must plan, implement, control, and report on processes suitable for the organisation and the product to prevent the use of counterfeit and/or suspect counterfeit parts and their inclusion in products delivered to customers. The supplier must cooperate in and support export control and economic sanctions generally. A whistleblower system and protection from retaliation must be demonstrably in place.

Environment

Operations must systematically prevent significant discharges and emissions to soil, water, and air. Suppliers must systematically, purposefully, and proactively support sustainable resource management, reduce air and water pollution, and minimise water use and waste generation. Reuse and recycling must be implemented in all applicable areas. The supplier's decarbonization of its supply chain must be demonstrable. Respect for land, forest, and water rights must be ensured, and forced evictions opposed.

Appropriate ecosystem management must be ensured to preserve biodiversity, promote sustainable land use, prevent deforestation, and protect and improve soil quality. Animal welfare requirements must be observed where applicable.

Suppliers shall monitor and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve energy efficiency through strategic planning and the use of renewable energy sources and systems. They must handle chemicals responsibly, understand the materials used in their products, and use science-based approaches to assess, manage, and communicate potential hazards and risks to ensure that products are safe for their intended and foreseeable use - including foreseeable misuse.

Železniki, January 2025

Direktor
Rado Čulibrk

Supplier Sustainability Policy - PDF document

Declaration on the use of the Type II Environmental Label for a group of products which are built-in metal components in office files

In organization NIKO d.o.o., we equipped the group of products that are installed in the file with the Mobius loop environmental label in accordance with the standard ISO 14021:2016 Environmental labels and declarations – Self-declared environmental claims (Type II environmental labelling).

The components of the file marked with the Mobius loop are:

• • - lever arch mechanisms,
  • - compressors and
  • - small metal mounting parts (oval and round rings, rivets).

The product group to be installed in the file and to which the Mobius Loop Type II Environmental Label applies shall meet the following specific requirements of point 7 of ISO 14021:2016:

• 7.4 Designed for disassembly: Products consist of metal and plastic parts. Plastic parts can be separated from metal ones. We have prepared Disassembly Instructions for our users.
• 7.7 Recyclable: Metal and plastic components of products are disposed of in separate waste collection containers after the end of the life of the file. Collected waste shall be handed over to an authorized waste collector in accordance with national legislation.
• • - Suitable waste numbers for end users are: 20 01 39 Plastics, 20 01 40 Metals
  • - Suitable waste numbers for organizations are also: 12 01 02 Ferrous metal  dust and particles, 12 01 05 Plastics shavings and turnings
• 7.8 Material transformation of a part of waste: During the production of the base plate of the mechanism, steel fibres are formed, which are used as a construction product Steel fibres 33/40 BR. The demand on the market for this product is smaller than the amount of steel fibre waste.

On the website of NIKO d.o.o. Železniki (https://www.niko.si/), all relevant information regarding our Type II Environmental Label (Declaration on the use of the Type II Environmental Label and Disassembly Instructions) is available to the interested public. By agreement with the management, it is possible to obtain more accurate data that confirms our claims of meeting the specific requirements of ISO 14021:2016.

We have established criteria related to environmental protection and that support sustainable development, and we check them annually:

1. 1. Evaluation of suppliers in relation to environmental management.
   2. Quality control of materials according to the REACH Regulation.
   3. Availability and adequacy of data on the website of NIKO d.o.o. in relation to the Type II Environmental Label.
   4. Inspection of the construction product Steel fibres 33/40 BR according to SIST EN 14889-1:2006.

The management of NIKO d.o.o. Železniki ensures that the information is accurate, true and relevant for the period when the product is available on the market.

Železniki, November 2021

Declaration on the use of the Type II Environmental Label for a group of products which are builtin metal components in office files - PDF document.

Separation of metal and plastic parts of the lever arch mechanism

Necessary accessories: vice, saw

Separation of metal and plastic parts of the compressor bar

Privacy Policy

The purpose of the Privacy Policy is to acquaint customers, potential buyers and visitors of the website www.niko.si with the purpose and basis of the processing of personal data by company NIKO, d.o.o., Otoki 16, 4228 Železniki, Slovenia (hereinafter: NIKO, d.o.o., or the personal data provider or controller).

This Privacy Policy may be modified or updated at any time without prior warning or notice. All modifications and supplements to the Regulation are published on this website. By using the website www.niko.si, the user agrees with the modifications and supplements.

Collection, Processing and Use of Personal Data

Company NIKO, d.o.o. collects and processes the following personal data provided:

• • Data transmitted via e-mail contact form: name, surname, e-mail address, company information, any other data transmitted in the content of the message.
• • These data are processed to provide our online services, including forms, used to contact us about the products and services we offer.

In principle, your personal data will be transmitted to other operators only if this is necessary for the fulfillment of the contract, or if we or a third party have a justified interest for the data transfer. In addition, data may be transferred to other operators, if we are obliged to do this due to statutory provisions, or enforceable administrative order or injunctions.

Duration of Data Retention

We generally store your data for as long as it takes to carry out our online services and to answer your inquiries, or as long as we have a legitimate interest in data storage. We delete your personal data in all other cases, with the exception of the data that we need to keep to meet legal obligations (for example, we are obliged to keep documents such as contracts and invoices for a specific time period due to retention periods in accordance with tax an commercial codes).

Cookies on Website www.niko.si

The website of NIKO, d.o.o. collects data via cookies on the use of the website, mainly statistical data, which pages are most frequently visited, how many visitors visit these pages daily, which contents are of interest to visitors and how long visitors stay on each page (Google Analytics). This information does not allow access to the personal data of users, the data is anonymised (including Google cookies). The company uses the visitor data of www.niko.si for its own needs.

Any data that will be acquired by NIKO d.o.o. in any way through the website are intended exclusively for the commercial use of the company and will be protected by the company in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act (Official Gazette of the RS No. 59/1999, 57/2001, 59/2001) and Obligations Code.

The company will not forward the personal data of users to any other, natural or legal person.

What are cookies?

Cookies are short text files that the website saves to devices that users use to access the Internet in order to recognize the individual devices that users used for access. Their storage is under the complete control of the browser that the user has. You can limit or disable cookie storage as you wish. Cookies are time-limited.

Indispensable cookies for the operation of this website.

Cookies are indispensable for the proper functioning of the website and the provision of user-friendly web services. To recognize your device (computer, tablet, mobile phone), the cookies enable the display of contents to be customized to your device.
The interaction between the web user and the website is faster and easier with the help of cookies. With their help, the website remembers the individual’s preferences and experiences, thus saving time and making website browsing more efficient and friendly.
Advanced web analytics allows us to monitor the use of the website, and thus improve and upgrade it.

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Any change to our Personal Data Protection Policy will be published on website www.niko.si.
Using the website www.niko.si, the individual confirms that they accept and agree with the Privacy Policy of NIKO, d.o.o.

Updated: 25 May 2018

The quality of the company NIKO, d.o.o., Železniki is the result of the knowledge and coordinated efforts of all employees to do their job as well as possible and the commitment of the company's management to comply with all environmental requirements, to inform everyone who works for or on behalf of the company with the environmental policy, we take care of pollution prevention, permanent reduction of environmental impacts and continuous improvement. We are committed to complying with regulations and industry requirements that regulate the field of quality and the environment.

Quality management of products, services and appropriate environmental management is ensured by harmonizing operations with the international quality management standard ISO 9001, automotive standard IATF 16949 and environmental management system ISO 14001. Individual products from the stationery products program have been equipped with the Mobius loop environmental label according to the standard ISO 14021, thus supporting sustainable development in the field of waste recycling and the use of natural resources.

In order to ensure quality, we have "internal customers and suppliers" within the company. Every employee, who is a customer on the one hand and a supplier on the other, is responsible for the quality of their work and must clearly define their wishes and requirements as well as respect the wishes and requirements of the users of their services. Every employee is responsible for the quality of their work, so they must ensure that their internal customer gets the expected quality.

The goals of the quality policy are satisfied interested parties, satisfied customers, meeting customer requirements, a pleasant and safe environment, continuous improvement, low costs.

The goals of the environmental management policy are safe and healthy environment, efficient use of energy, humanization of work, reduction of consumption of natural resources and raw materials, separation and reduction of waste, reduction of environmental pollution with harmful substances and use of best available techniques in given economic circumstances.

The quality of products and services and the appropriate environmental management are reflected in the trust and satisfaction of interested parties. It's worth the effort. Customers need to be confident that our products and services are worth their money, and that they are made by employees who understand quality and environmental policy and strive to meet the set goals. The quality policy is also accessible to the public through the media.

Managers, executives and group leaders with a personal example enforce the adopted quality and environmental management policy and analyze any deviations and take corrective action.

Niko respects the rules of non-discrimination of employees regarding religion, gender, race, nationality and has zero tolerance for corruption. Corruption whistleblowers will not be penalized or exposed to mobbing.

This policy applies to both locations – Železniki and Škofja Loka.         

Junij 2025

Quality and Environmental Policy - PDF document.