Quality and Environmental Certificates

Helkama Bica has been found to conform to the Quality Management System Standards ISO 9001 and ISO 140001. These cover product development, manufacturing, marketing, distribution, customer services, storage and material-related operations.

QUALITY POLICY

Helkama Bica’s Quality Policy defines our commitment to quality. It explains our common principles to customers, to our own personnel and other stakeholders. Helkama Bica is a responsible operator in its business environment. Our customers come from marine industry, telecom and other industrial sectors.
Quality is defined in our business environment as the quality of the product and the quality of the operations. Both are important and vital to first class business co-operation and customer experience. Helkama wants to be a trusted and reliable partner and stick to the agreed delivery, technical quality and commercial terms.
Helkama is committed to international and local standards, mutual agreements and commonly agreed practices in order to meet customer needs. Our products, solutions and customer service aim to add value to the customer’s business.
Our goal is to provide the best customer experience in our market. We can achieve this by knowing our customers, following the market trends and constantly improving our business according to customer needs. Through continuous improvement we develop our products, operations and financial position

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Protection of our environment is a responsibility shared by everybody. Enterprises must do their share and take responsibility of the environment. At Helkama Bica, environmental issues are taken into consideration in all aspects of the design, manufacturing and recycling cables.
Our operational standards comply with existing laws, regulations and provisions. We have committed ourselves to continuous improvement and preventing pollution.
The policy paying attention to the environmental issues of all aspects of our production is mutually beneficial, helps to preserve natural resources and emphasizes the goal of sustainable development.
Our environmental management is based on the assessment of the environmental impact of individual operations, and on the periodic updating of environmental programs. Environmental measures include the following main points:

Reduction of the amount of production scrap,
Reduction and the reuse of municipal waste,
Conservation of energy and
Improvement of health and safety

CARBON FOOTPRINT

We are taking action in fighting against climate change and creating a more sustainable future by actively reducing our environmental impact. We have started an annual follow-up of our carbon footprint starting year 2021, to recognize the most essential areas of development in our business operations. The calculations were made in cooperation with AFRY and according to GHG protocol.
We strive to operate as energy-efficiently as possible, optimize the use of material, minimize the amount of waste and purchase only renewable energy.

Helkama Carbon Footprint 2021
Guarantee of Origin Certificate 2022

QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CERTIFICATES

Helkama Bica has been found to conform to the Quality Management System Standard ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015

ISO 9001:2015
ISO 14001:2015

HELKAMA BICA OY’S CONFLICT MINERALS POLICY STATEMENT

Helkama Bica Oy is committed to sourcing components and materials from companies that share our values around human rights, ethics and environmental responsibility.

On August 22, 2012, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued the final conflict minerals rule under Section 1502 the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Conflict Minerals Rule”). The Conflict Minerals Rule requires publicly traded companies to report annually the presence of conflict minerals (tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold, or “3TG”) originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or adjoining countries (“Covered Countries”).

Helkama Bica Oy supports the goal of ending violence, human rights violations and environmental devastation in the Covered Countries. We are committed to complying with any requirements applicable to our Company under the Conflict Minerals Rule.

Helkama Bica Oy uses some of these materials in the manufacturing of our products, as they are required for the functional performance of the products. Helkama Bica Oy does not purchase these metals directly from smelters or mines, so we must rely on the source information provided by our suppliers. Helkama Bica Oy is working closely with our direct suppliers to trace minerals back to their origin in order to ensure responsible sourcing. Helkama Bica Oy requires suppliers whose products contain 3TG to submit this information to Helkama Bica Oy using the standardized EICC/GeSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template that traces the metals back through the supply chain.

Helkama Bica Oy fully understands the importance of this issue to its customers and is committed to supply chain initiatives and overall corporate social responsibility and sustainability efforts that work towards a conflict free supply chain.

Sincerely, In Kaarina, 25.10.2022

Mikko Mattila
CEO

Conflict Minerals Policy Statement