Business Ethics

Business Ethics

Business ethics is a pillar of our entrepreneurial activity: compliance with values, integrity and fairness have always been our hallmark and they are an ongoing commitment for all the Epta’s people in managing the business activity.

Code of Ethics

The Code of Ethics ethically drives the actions of the Group towards cooperation and trust towards its internal and external stakeholders, in the firm belief that good reputation and business credibility encourage the investments of shareholders, the relations with local institutions, the loyalty of customers, the development of people and the fairness and reliability of suppliers.

Responsibility, trust, loyalty, honesty, fairness, transparency, efficiency, meritocracy: principles and values that are clearly expressed in our Code of Ethics, because they are confirmed and pursued by all of us in Epta and by all those who work with our Group. 

Whistleblowing

The Epta Group has implemented a whistleblowing process with the aim to provide a dedicated channel to employees, customers, suppliers, and internal and external stakeholders of the Group in general, instrumental to report (also anonymously) violations of the Code of Ethics, of the policies, directives and procedures of the Group, of applicable laws and regulations and, limited to Epta SpA, of the provisions of Legislative Decree 231/2001 and of the Organisational, Management and Control Model.

The whistleblowing channel is available at the following link: https://eptawhistleblowing.integrityline.com

The following are available:

• The “Epta Group Whistleblowing Procedure”, which details the manners and the procedures for forwarding and managing the reports.
• The list of national Authorities empowered to receive and manage the so-called “external reports”, in compliance with the EU Directive 2019/1937 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law and with the related local applicable laws.

Anti Corruption Policy

Epta Group has a “Zero Tolerance approach” against corruption, in all countries in which it operates, as corruption affects the Epta Group values, culture, profitability and sustainability as well as it represents one of the major obstacles to social wellbeing, competitiveness and sustainable development. Therefore, Epta Group has adopted the Anti-Corruption Policy with the purpose to strengthen the principles already affirmed in the Code of Ethics about anti-corruption, as well as to reaffirm and reinforce the Epta Group commitment to prohibiting and preventing corruption, by defining principles and rules against corruption

Model 231/2001

As part of the broader business policy and of the ethical culture and corporate responsibility, to guarantee fairness and transparency in conducting business and company activities, Epta has adopted an Organisational, Management and Control Model in compliance with Legislative Decree 231/2001, which envisages procedures and measures to guarantee fair and transparent affairs and business activities and to eliminate situations of risk. 

Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Body of Epta has the task to oversee:

• the effective capability of the Model 231 to prevent the commission of crimes provided for by Legislative Decree 231/2001,
• the observance of the requirements of Model 231 by its recipients,
• the update of Model 231.

Composition of the Supervisory Body (appointed by the Board of Directors on 17 March 2023):