{"id":22423,"date":"2025-02-24T10:13:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T09:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wiersholm.no\/en\/?page_id=22423"},"modified":"2026-02-11T12:01:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T11:01:29","slug":"ethical-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wiersholm.no\/en\/about-wiersholm\/ethical-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethical Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Ethical Guidelines<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"t2-ingress wp-block-t2-ingress\">Wiersholm is a leading business law firm in Norway. By virtue of our profession and leading position, we have a responsibility to conduct our business in a responsible and sustainable manner, while providing the highest quality advice to our clients.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wiersholm.no\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/wiersholm-offices-03-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22729\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-we-aspire-to-and-build-on-leading-international-standards\">We aspire to and build on leading international standards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Code of Conduct summarises what we expect from our employees, our partners and our management in the areas of human rights, sustainability and the environment, working environment and diversity, as well as ethics and compliance. The Code of Conduct supplements our other procedures and business principles, and is based on leading international standards for responsible business conduct, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiersholm.no\/en\/about-wiersholm\/social-responsibility\/un-global-compact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UN Global Compact<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/Documents\/Publications\/GuidingPrinciplesBusinessHR_EN.pdf\">UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.advokatforeningen.no\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Norwegian Bar Association&#8217;s<\/a>&nbsp;rules and guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We always strive to improve. The guidelines will therefore be reviewed annually, so that they are adapted to our requirements and expectations at all times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-gold-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wiersholm.no\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/solnedgang-16-9-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22723 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-guideline-for-our-daily-operations\">A guideline for our daily operations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our ethical guidelines are intended to guide our day-to-day activities, both in terms of how we conduct our internal operations and how we provide advice. The guidelines clarify the principles that underpin our role as an employer, as a provider of legal services and as a buyer and societal actor, and clarify the requirements we place on our employees as staff members, colleagues and lawyers in the areas of human rights, sustainability and the environment, working environment and diversity, as well as ethics and compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-icon has-icon-arrowForward\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wiersholm.no\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Wiersholm_Etiske-retningslinjer-2021.pdf\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-arrowforward\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><g stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1\" style=\"transform: scale(1);vector-effect: non-scaling-stroke;\"><path d=\"M4 12.8074H20\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M12 4.80737L20 12.8074L12 20.8074\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/g><\/svg><span>Download our ethical guidelines here (in Norwegian)<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We aspire to and build on leading international standards Our Code of Conduct summarises what we expect from our employees, our partners and our management in the areas of human rights, sustainability and the environment, working environment and diversity, as well as ethics and compliance. 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