Introduction
The European Union, with Directive 2019/1937, renewed the legislation concerning the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law, in order to create a minimum standard for the protection of whistleblowers' rights in all Member States. Italy implemented the European Directive with Legislative Decree no. 24 of 10 March 2023 (hereinafter the ‘Decree’).
With the adoption of this Policy, the company Technital S.p.A. (hereinafter, the ‘Company’) intended to comply with the aforesaid regulatory prescriptions, as well as with the guidelines provided in this regard by ANAC.
The objective pursued is to provide the whistleblower, i.e. the person who reports violations, with clear operational indications on the subject, contents, recipients and methods of transmission of reports.
The procedure for handling whistleblowing guarantees the confidentiality of the identity of the whistleblower from the moment of receipt and in any subsequent contact. Pursuant to Article 5(1)(e) of the Decree, this policy therefore provides information on the channels, procedures and prerequisites for making internal and external reports.