{"id":2254,"date":"2023-09-01T15:29:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T13:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitek.no\/?page_id=2254"},"modified":"2026-08-04T14:31:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T12:31:55","slug":"the-freedom-of-information-act","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vitek.no\/en\/apenhetsloven\/","title":{"rendered":"The Transparency Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"grve-section grve-row-section grve-fullwidth-background grve-padding-top-3x grve-padding-bottom-2x grve-bg-none grve-headings-primary-1\" id=\"intro\"><div class=\"grve-container\"><div class=\"grve-row grve-bookmark grve-columns-gap-60\"><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1 grve-headings-primary-2\" ><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper\" ><h1 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-clipping-left grve-clipping-animation grve-h1\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\" data-delay=\"200\"><span>Introduction and background<\/span><\/h1><div class=\"grve-row-inner grve-bookmark\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"grve-column-inner wpb_column grve-column-1\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grve-column-wrapper-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grve-element grve-text\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>The Act is intended to promote respect for fundamental human rights and decent working conditions by businesses. This applies to their own operations, their suppliers and their suppliers\u2019 value chains.<\/p>\n<p>It is intended to help us, as a company, reduce the risk of our business activities causing or contributing to human rights abuses. It also helps to ensure that we do our part to guarantee decent working conditions within our own company and amongst our suppliers.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-background-wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-section grve-row-section grve-fullwidth-background grve-padding-top-3x grve-padding-bottom-3x grve-bg-fixed grve-headings-light\"  style=\"color:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"grve-container\"><div class=\"grve-row grve-bookmark grve-columns-gap-30\"><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1\" ><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper\" ><h1 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-clipping-left grve-clipping-animation grve-h1\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\" data-delay=\"200\"><span>Due Diligence Assessment<\/span><\/h1><h3 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-clipping-left grve-clipping-animation grve-h3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\" data-delay=\"200\"><span><br>\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"616\">Vitek Milj\u00f8 is a company organised under Serwent Group AS.<br>\n<p data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"873\">Vitek Milj\u00f8\u2019s due diligence assessment is based on Serwent Group AS\u2019s report:<br \/>\n<a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"704\" data-end=\"752\">www.serwent.no\/redegjorelse-etter-apenhetsloven\/<\/a>.<br \/>\nThis also applies to the company\u2019s Code of Ethics. Environmental and anti-corruption issues are also part of our due diligence assessment.<br>\n<p data-start=\"875\" data-end=\"950\">This report will be available to the public on our website.<br>\n<p data-start=\"952\" data-end=\"1069\">We are committed to transparency and will report annually on our due diligence assessments and the measures we have implemented.<br>\n<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-background-wrapper\">  <div class=\"grve-bg-image grve-bg-image-id-170\"   style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vitek.no\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Pipetek-Vitek-011117-2596_web-scaled-1-1920x1282.jpg);\"><\/div>  <div class=\"grve-bg-overlay grve-bg-dark grve-opacity-70\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-section grve-row-section grve-fullwidth-background grve-padding-top-3x grve-padding-bottom-3x grve-bg-none tekst\"><div class=\"grve-container\"><div class=\"grve-row grve-bookmark grve-columns-gap-60\"><div class=\"grve-column wpb_column grve-column-1\" ><div class=\"grve-column-wrapper\" ><h1 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-clipping-left grve-clipping-animation grve-h1\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\" data-delay=\"200\"><span><br>\n<blockquote><span lang=\"NO-NYN\">Supplementary report for Vitek Milj\u00f8 for the period 1 January 2025 \u2013 31 December 2025<\/span><span lang=\"NO-NYN\">.<\/span><br><\/blockquote>\n<\/span><\/h1><div class=\"grve-element grve-text grve-animated-item grve-fade-in grve-duration-normal\" data-delay=\"400\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Vitek had 40 employees as at 31 December 25.<br \/>\nThe company provides services from its own business units.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"grve-empty-space grve-height-2x\" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"grve-element grve-text grve-animated-item grve-fade-in grve-duration-normal\" data-delay=\"400\">\r\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"1mohppz\" data-start=\"453\" data-end=\"479\">External suppliers:<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"657\">When selecting products and procuring services from external suppliers, Vitek Milj\u00f8 places great emphasis on ensuring that these comply with the requirements of the Transparency Act.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"659\" data-end=\"936\">\n<li data-section-id=\"19jpytq\" data-start=\"659\" data-end=\"828\">Mapping <em data-start=\"673\" data-end=\"697\">(supplier evaluation)<\/em> of external suppliers prior to entering into partnerships or agreements (with a focus on risk factors specific to our industry).<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1u7fsfp\" data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"936\">Assessment of suppliers\u2019 practices and policies relating to human rights and working conditions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"grve-element grve-text grve-animated-item grve-fade-in grve-duration-normal\" data-delay=\"400\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>In 2025, we have focused primarily on five suppliers (anonymised):<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"grve-empty-space grve-height-2x\" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"grve-element grve-text grve-animated-item grve-fade-in grve-duration-normal\" data-delay=\"400\">\r\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li data-section-id=\"15fwqef\" data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1033\">Supplier of workwear.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1uegoxm\" data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1075\">Provider of excavation and groundworks services.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"bsxbqy\" data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1105\">Supplier of computer systems.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"108e6vs\" data-start=\"1106\" data-end=\"1151\">Provider of water and sewerage services.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"fucexy\" data-start=\"1152\" data-end=\"1180\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Supplier of flushing equipment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"grve-empty-space grve-height-2x\" style=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"grve-element grve-align-left grve-animated-item grve-fade-in grve-duration-normal\" data-delay=\"600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vitek.no\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/24-Vitek-Miljo-AS-Aktsomhetsvurdering.pdf\" class=\"grve-btn grve-btn-extralarge grve-square grve-bg-black grve-bg-hover-black grve-btn-line grve-fullwidth-btn grve-fluid-btn-medium knapp\"><span><i class=\"fas fa-download\"><\/i>Download the 2024 report<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"grve-element grve-align-left grve-animated-item grve-fade-in grve-duration-normal\" data-delay=\"600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vitek.no\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Aktsomhetsvurdering-2025-Vitek-Miljo-AS_signed.pdf\" class=\"grve-btn grve-btn-extralarge grve-square grve-bg-black grve-bg-hover-black grve-btn-line grve-fullwidth-btn grve-fluid-btn-medium knapp\"><span><i class=\"fas fa-download\"><\/i>Download the 2025 report<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grve-background-wrapper\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Introduksjon og bakgrunn Loven skal fremme virksomheters respekt for 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