The Governance and integrity

As a civil society organisation, DUWO wishes to act with integrity, transparency and independence. Therefore, we adhere to the Governance Code and have a strict integrity policy.

Public visitation

DUWO ordered Ecorys to conduct a public visitation over the period of 2016-2019. The visitation report shows how DUWO performs according to our stakeholders. Our total score is an overall score of larger than 7,5 a nice grade. The Visitation Report is public and has been published on our website and on the website of the Visitation Foundation (www.visitaties.nl).

The visitation report for the period 2020-2025 will be completed at the end of 2024.

Visitation Report

Good governance

DUWO is a social organization. That is why you can expect good management from us. We adhere to the rules as laid down in the Governance Code drawn up by the Vereniging van Toezichthouders Woningcorporaties (VTW) and Aedes. The code sets standards for good governance, supervision, transparency, public accountability and financial management.

Division of tasks by the board of directors

The board is ultimately responsible for the policy and the frameworks within which DUWO functions. The Chairman of the Board of Directors is also the person who represents DUWO's interests in the external network and is responsible for real estate, communication, HR and strategy and policy. The fellow director is responsible for customer contacts and the management of the assets (branches) and finances. Each director is responsible for his or her range of tasks, from policy development to implementation and reporting. The directors determine strategy and policy jointly. Both directors completely replace each other if necessary.
Supervisory vision of the supervisory board

The supervisory board has formulated a supervisory vision (only available in Dutch) in accordance with the Housing Corporation Governance Code. This vision addresses the responsibility for achieving the objectives, strategy, policy, financing and the mutual interaction in roles. The Supervisory Board describes its roles (employer, supervisor and sounding board) and performance of its duties as an internal supervisor.

Integrity, remuneration and cooperation with suppliers

At DUWO we attach great importance to transparency, integrity and independent action. 
To safeguard these values, we have established several policies that provide clarity and guidance for both our employees and our partners.

Integrity policy DUWO

We expect our employees to act with integrity. We have therefore established an integrity policy (only available in Dutch). Our employees perform their duties in the spirit of this policy. The integrity policy provides guidance and clarifies how we deal with certain situations. In this way, we protect the interests of our clients, of our employees and of Stichting DUWO.

View our integrity policy (in Dutch)
Remuneration policy

The remuneration of the employees of DUWO is in conformity with the Collective Labour Agreement Housing Services. The remuneration of the directors and supervisors is in conformity with the Top Salaries Standards Act.
Supplier policy

DUWO purchases goods and services and acts as client. We demonstrate our policy frameworks both internally and externally. This provides clarity about responsibilities within the organization and insight into protocols and processes, including proxy arrangements and procurement regulations.

Algemene aannemingsvoorwaarden DUWO (only available in Dutch)

Visie op opdrachtgeversschap DUWO (only available in Dutch)
Documents
Integrity policy (Dutch only) Statutes (Dutch only) Privacy Certificate (Dutch Only)