Whistleblowing — Internal reporting channel

In compliance with whistleblowing legislation, the Report Management Procedure is intended to provide rules on the procedures and conditions for submitting reports.

The Internal Reporting Channel has been identified in the Whistleblowing Platform, and the office in charge of managing reports is the HR office.

The Whistleblowing Platform is an IT tool that guarantees the confidentiality of the identity of the reporting person, of the person involved and of any person mentioned in the report, as well as of the content of the report and its documentation, allowing the competent person to communicate with the reporting person, providing them with an acknowledgment of receipt of the report and feedback on the follow-up that is given or intended to be given to it.

Anyone who receives a report outside the Internal Reporting Channel (Whistleblowing Platform) shall forward it as soon as possible, and in any case within 7 days of its receipt, to the person in charge, in its original form with any attachments and in the utmost confidentiality.

For the purposes of managing the report, the reporting person should provide, in good faith, any element useful to allow internal investigations to be carried out, including, where available, supporting documentary evidence.

By way of example and without limitation, the possible types of violations that may be reported include:

• administrative, accounting, civil and/or criminal offenses;
• offenses falling within the scope of European Union or national acts relating to the following areas: public procurement; financial services, products and markets and prevention of money laundering; product safety and compliance; transport safety; environmental protection; radiation protection and nuclear safety; public health; protection of privacy and personal data and security of networks and information systems;
• acts or omissions affecting the financial interests of the Union;
• acts or omissions concerning the internal market.