EU Directive 2019/1937, concerning the protection of persons who report breaches of EU law and national regulatory provisions, was implemented in Italy with Legislative Decree no. 24 of 10 March 2023 (the so-called "Whistleblowing Decree"); in Spain with Las Enmiendas 121/000123 del Proyecto de Ley reguladora de la protección and in Germany with the German Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG). With the issuance of this EU Directive, a real right to report is therefore introduced and protection is guaranteed to whistleblowers.

Reports must only relate to violations that harm the public interest or the integrity of the private entity and consist of:

• administrative, accounting, civil or criminal offences

• relevant unlawful conduct pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree 231/2001 or violations of the organization and management model that may be adopted by your company

• offences falling within the scope of European Union or Italian acts

• acts or omissions that harm the financial interests of the European Union

• acts or omissions relating to the internal market.

Any report that does not fall within the scope of the law will not be taken into consideration. For unfounded reports, penalties of €500 to €2,500 are provided for against the whistleblower, as well as his liability for the crimes of defamation or slander or his civil liability in cases of wilful misconduct or gross negligence.

Through the Legality Whistleblowing platform, a cloud-based tool produced by an external provider, you will have the opportunity to send reports of unlawful conduct.

The platform guarantees the absolute confidentiality of the identity and data of the whistleblower, as well as the content of the report, which will therefore not be accessible by anyone except the person in charge of managing reports, an external subject bound by secrecy. 

As an additional guarantee of confidentiality, you can submit reports only using private, non-corporate email addresses, devices, and networks.