We respect our people and community

Integrity and respect are integral to our essentials of being open, fearless, and empowered.

We respect all individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, characteristics or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Bullying, harassment, discrimination, and retaliation, in any form, are prohibited.

• Harassment, which is improper or unwanted conduct that may or may not be of a sexual nature or otherwise related to a protected characteristic that is intended to or does violate the dignity of another person, or creates an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment. Harassment may, for example, include unwanted and inappropriate comments, jokes, or touching. Harassment can be a one-time or repeated occurrence, inside or outside of the workplace.
• Bullying, which may include any unwanted behavior that is offensive, intimidating, malicious or insulting, or is an abuse or misuse of power that undermines, humiliates, or causes physical or emotional harm. Bullying may be a one-time incident or a regular pattern of behavior that occurs inside or outside the workplace, in person or virtual, can be physical or verbal, obvious or subtle, intentional or unintentional.
• Abusive micro-behaviors such as comments, questions or behaviors that are offensive or inappropriate and communicate a hostile, derogatory or negative attitude towards somebody else, whether or not intentional. Such behaviors could involve conduct such as excluding people from activities, persistently interrupting colleagues, taking credit for the work of others, repeatedly disregarding the non-working time of others, or other detrimental treatment, whether or not related to a protected characteristic.
• Any decisions related to someone’s employment which are not based on merit, principles of equal opportunity, or made for other legitimate business reasons.

• Nokia strives to maintain an ethical and inclusive work environment free from any unlawful discriminatory, hostile, degrading, intimidating or offensive behavior everywhere we do business.
• All our people, regardless of their role or seniority, are expected to be guided by Nokia’s essentials of being open, fearless and empowered. This means we treat each other with respect, dignity and courtesy and this includes all communications and other interactions, whether face-to-face or electronically, and whether verbal or non-verbal.
• Nokia provides equal opportunities to all employees and all employment decisions are made without regard to a person’s age, disability, gender identity, characteristics or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, race (color, nationality or ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. No one should be treated less favorably on the grounds of such characteristics.
• Nokia expects everyone, including our officers, employees, customers, suppliers and business partners, to create a psychologically safe work environment which allows to challenge abusive or discriminatory behavior. Nokia wants everyone to feel empowered to raise genuine concerns without fear of retaliation.
• Nokia encourages everyone to be an “ally,” support inclusion, and speak up for those who are excluded. Allyship involves actively and consistently operating in solidarity with groups of which you are not a part, including calling out discrimination when you witness it.

We are passionate about making sure that everyone who works for, or on behalf of, Nokia goes home safely at the end of the day.

We earn the respect of each other, our contractors, our partners, our customers, and members of the public by providing a safe, healthy, and fair working environment.

We do this through the robust and consistent implementation of our internal processes – processes that meet or exceed applicable regulatory requirements. We also expect the same of our contractors and suppliers.

• Situations that could be dangerous, such as a colleague not wearing a safety belt in a taxi, participating in a conference call while driving, or working at steep heights without the proper safeguards in place.
• Anyone who disregards our policies or legal requirements or otherwise acts in a way that places others at risk, such as a manager requesting someone to work when that person is not fit for duty.
• Colleagues who appear to be struggling at work or are not coping because they feel overloaded, are concerned about organizational change, or have pressures outside of work that are contributing to a feeling of being overwhelmed and in need of support.
• Opportunities in your daily work routines that will increase the likelihood of everyone going home safely following a good day at work.

• Health and safety management is integrated into our business and processes; this includes the design, production, distribution, installation, and support of our products and systems.
• We continuously improve our health and safety performance through robust, consistent, and transparent risk management, constantly seeking to learn and share to prevent work-related accidents, and implementing (where possible) new working practices and technologies.
• We want everyone to have a good day at work, and to be able to achieve an optimal balance between high performance and a healthy, happy, and fulfilling home life.
• We take immediate action to correct situations in which incidents, audits, and feedback identify areas for improvement, and we build sustainable, scalable, and repeatable solutions.
• We expect our suppliers, contractors, and other business partners to meet the same standards and place equally high priority on health, safety, and labor conditions in their operations.

Nokia provides products and services that expand opportunities to communicate and contribute directly to the exercise of such fundamental rights as free expression, privacy, access to information, exchange of ideas and economic development. We recognize, however, that technology can be misused and as a communications technology provider we have a responsibility to ensure our products and services are not misappropriated or abused.

Nokia is committed to the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights, and we expect our suppliers and business partners to share these values.

Nokia seeks to ensure that materials used in our products come from socially responsible sources. We do not tolerate, contribute to, or facilitate any activity that fuels conflict or violates human rights. Nokia does not tolerate, in any context, the use of servitude, child labor, forced labor, human trafficking, or slavery in our operations in any region in which we operate or in any part of our global supply chain.

• Conducting business in countries where the rule of law is weak or where the government is not a result of free and open democratic processes.
• Requests for subscriber data beyond that which is provided in the normal course of business in cases where Nokia manages the network.
• Requests from operators in higher-risk countries for specific features, such as location-based data or more detailed subscriber data on traffic or events, in addition to standard functionality.
• Suppliers or contractors that appear to employ underage workers or fail to provide safe or healthy workplaces or adequate employment documentation upon request, including records of wages paid.
• Use of minerals from conflict countries that are regulated by international authorities.

• Nokia provides limited, core “lawful intercept” capabilities based on clear standards and on a transparent foundation in law. Operators are required in most countries, as part of their license to operate, to provide such capabilities and to assist authorities in legitimate law enforcement.
• Nokia conducts due diligence in the pre-sales process and follows international standards to help ensure that our products are used to enhance, and not infringe, human rights.
• Nokia also conducts due diligence on its suppliers and business partners to ensure that they share Nokia’s commitment to human rights.
• Nokia complies with applicable laws and participates in industry initiatives to support human rights and to validate that the minerals and metals used in our products do not contribute to conflict.
• Nokia does not unlawfully or improperly use or exploit natural resources. Nokia tracks the origin of the metals in our products through the supply chain back to smelters.

At Nokia, we believe that privacy is everyone’s business.  We consider privacy as enabling trust in our technology, business, and operations.  Privacy is important for all of us as individuals. Nokia holds itself up to the highest standards of protecting personal data. Our business is built on trust. Respecting privacy and protecting personal data is not simply about being compliant with data protection laws; it is a fundamental value for Nokia as a trustworthy and ethical company.

Nokia collects, uses, holds, and processes data responsibly, ethically, and in compliance with data protection laws.

Nokia’s Privacy Policy embodies our Privacy principles. We build privacy and security into the design of our products and services and employ appropriate safeguards to protect personal data against unauthorized use or disclosure while keeping it confidential.

Such safeguards ensure a level of security appropriate to the risks presented by processing activities and the nature of the personal data.

• Always follow the requirements defined in our customer agreements about how we access, collect, and handle personal data. Do not collect, process, or store personal data in a way that is incompatible with our customer commitments or our internal privacy processes and policies.
• When storing personal data, ensure it is in a protected environment. Do not leave personal data on a printer, shared server, or publicly accessible computer or website. 
• When personal data is no longer necessary for the purpose it was collected, it should be deleted, destroyed, or anonymized.
• Only disclose personal data to those persons and organizations authorized to access it.
• If you receive a privacy-related request from a customer, provider or any other individual, direct the request to your privacy lead or the Global Privacy Office.
• Employees are bound by a duty of confidentiality and are required to ensure protection of personal data. 
• If you suspect a breach of personal data, you should report it immediately to your line manager or the Information Security team or by sending an email to cyber.incident@nokia.com.

• Personal data refers to any data that could identify an individual. This may include direct business and human resources-related information such as contact details, personal profiles, or the voice, image, and location of an individual. However, it also includes indirect information such as a national security number, an IP address, a device, or application identifier. When in doubt, you should treat information as personal data.
• Only access and use the personal data that is necessary to fulfill the purpose it was collected for.
• Any personal data of our employees, customers, and suppliers must be collected fairly and based on a lawful ground (such as consent, contract, legitimate interest).
• Data collected must be specific, relevant, adequate, and limited to what is necessary for the legitimate purposes for which it is collected and used.
• Nokia must be transparent and open with individuals about how and why personal data is collected and used, including individuals and systems that will have access to the data, individual’s privacy rights and where the data may be processed.
• The cost of privacy violations can be substantial and may expose both the company and you to civil and criminal penalties in certain cases.
• Know and follow Nokia’s privacy policies, statements, and principles, which can be found here.