Values
The Alfa Acciai Group implements a Quality, Environment and Safety Policy as a means of ensuring to all stakeholders that the following standard is pursued and achieved:
• Recognised levels of quality, reliability and competitiveness;
• The utmost respect for the environment;
• A high level of occupational health and safety protection.
Ongoing reduction of accidents at work, continuous improvement of environmental performance, implemented, among others, by streamlining the consumption of raw materials and energy, optimising and developing processes and expertise: these are the basic principles on which the Alfa Acciai Group is operating.
A responsive and sustainable business strategy is crucial to achieving long-term competitive success. With this in mind, the Alfa Acciai Group pursues an industrial sustainability policy intended as a policy of balancing growth expectations in business value, environmental protection, occupational health and safety and respect and satisfaction of customers.
Code of ethics
In line with the principles set out in Alfa Acciai’s Code of Ethics, all the companies in the Alfa Acciai Group have adopted their own Code of Ethics that details the values, the principles of behaviour of the Group companies and the commitments undertaken by each of them towards their own stakeholders (employees, partners, customers, suppliers, lenders, governmental authorities and the community).
The Code of Ethics is based on the main regulations, guidelines and documents existing at a national and international level in terms of human rights and corporate social responsibility. The Code of Ethics is a means thereby each company in the Group promotes and disseminates its ethical principles in running their business and operations and is a fundamental aid in the prevention of the crimes envisaged by Italian Legislative Decree 231/2001 regarding the administrative liability of legal entities.
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Organisation, management and control model
In accordance with their own company policies, the companies in the Alfa Acciai Group have deemed it appropriate to adopt Organisation, Management and Control Models complying with the requirements set forth by Italian Legislative Decree 231/2001 and has seized the opportunity to acquire adequate tools for the analysis and control of corporate risks.
The principles of behaviour and the protocols listed in the Organisational Model are the backbone and ideally harmonize with the procedures adopted by each Company and the integrated management systems, the company organisational charts and the existing task and authority allocation systems.
Supervisory Body and Reporting
For each of its companies, the Alfa Acciai Group has set up a Supervisory Body (SB), whose job is to supervise the effective implementation of the organisational model, and review and update it.
The Supervisory Body is a body whose members are properly qualified and are in possession of the technological and professional skills that guarantee continuity of action, autonomy and independence of the management in performing their duties. It is identified as an independent body hierarchically placed at the summit of the pyramid of command, and its decisions are final and undisputable.
The supervisory body must be informed of any proven or alleged breach to the Model, the occurrence of unlawful conduct falling under the scope of decree 231, as well as of any comments regarding the appropriateness of the system, by highlighting any gaps found. In this regard, each company in the Alfa Acciai Group has prepared specific reporting channels, pursuant to art. 6 of Legislative Decree 231/2001, including:
- Written communication to be handed over to the Reception of the company involved;
- Written communication to be sent to the Supervisory Body by post to the registered office of the company;
- E-mails to dedicated addresses: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected]
Non-anonymous reports shall be accepted only if they contain sufficient circumstantial evidence of decisive facts and situations.
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Whistleblowing
Pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 24/203 (known as the ‘Whistleblowing Act’) on protecting people who report breaches of the EU and national legislation set out in the Whistleblowing Act, the companies in the Alfa Acciai Group have established internal reporting channels.
Access to reporting channels:
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Consult the Whistleblowing Procedures for further information and instructions on these reporting channels, procedures and prerequisites:
Antitrust Code of Conduct
Alfa Acciai has adopted an Antitrust Code of Conduct directed to all Group companies and intended for use by the Group’s senior managers, personnel and collaborators. The purpose of this code is to clarify the principles and rules set by the law to protect competition and increase corporate culture in this regard, so as to prevent the risk of possible behaviours not complying with the antitrust rules.
The Antitrust Code of Conduct identifies an Antitrust Compliance Officer to whom any non-compliant behaviours can be reported, sending an email to [email protected].
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