Are there any exclusion criteria?

Yes, the applicant must be able to guarantee that :

• the company is neither responsible for nor involved in environmental degradation, human rights violations, forced labor or child labor
• the company is not subject to ongoing criminal prosecution related to fraud, corruption, money laundering, terrorism, human trafficking, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, gender identity and expression, ethnic or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, political affiliation, union membership, veteran status, protected genetic information or marital status in hiring and employment practices, such as salaries, promotions, rewards and access to training;
• the company is not subject to European Union (EU) sanctions and its representatives (owners or managers) are not on the EU sanctions list;
• the company does not operate (directly or indirectly, via related companies) in the following sectors: arms, mining, alcohol, gambling, tobacco, pornography, extractive industries and non-renewable energy.