WHISTLEBLOWING
The term whistleblowing refers to a system through which individuals operating inside or outside an organisation can report to specific individuals or bodies within the organisation a possible fraud, offence, wrongdoing or any irregular conduct committed by others and of which they have become aware in the course of their working relationship.
GESM S.p.A. Fashion Factory has introduced a whistleblowing system in accordance with the provisions first of Law No. 179 of 30 November 2017 and subsequently of Legislative Decree 24/2023, which transposed European Directive 1937/2019, by implementing a system for making and managing reports concerning:
- unlawful conduct, alleged or actual, relevant under Legislative Decree 231/2001;
- violations, alleged or actual, of the Organisational Model 231 adopted by the Company;
- breaches of European legislation.
The rules of this system consist in particular of:
- protection of the confidentiality of the person making the report;
- protection against retaliation or discriminatory conduct by the employer towards the reporting person.
External reporting channel
To make an external report, in the cases and manner provided for by Legislative Decree 24/2023 and set out in detail in the “Whistleblowing Procedure”, click here. Please note that reports will be handled in accordance with the applicable legislation and with GDPR 679/2016.
How to make a report?
By registering your report on the portal, you will obtain a unique identification code (“key code”) that serves as acknowledgement of receipt of the report and allows you to monitor the progress of the reporting procedure. Remember to keep the report’s unique identification code safe, as in the event of loss it cannot be recovered or duplicated in any way.
Please read the privacy information by consulting the “Personal Data Processing Notice” and the “Whistleblowing Procedure” published on the Company’s website.
In the case of explicit reports, the platform guarantees the protection of the reporter’s confidentiality in accordance with the law. By not stating your identity, the report will be treated as confidential. In that case, the protections provided for by law will be applied to the extent that they are actually compatible with the reporter’s condition of confidentiality, as further specified in the “Whistleblowing Procedure” published on the Company’s website. The authors of the report enjoy the protections provided for by Legislative Decree 24 of 10 March 2023.
Consent to the processing of personal data
The Reporter is aware of the responsibilities and the civil and criminal consequences provided for in the event of false statements and/or the creation or use of false documents, including for the purposes of Article 76 of Presidential Decree 445/2000.