Code of Ethics
Contents
Introduction
0.1 Objectives
CIMOLAI S.p.A. is aware that it makes a contribution with its work, showing a sense of responsibility and moral integrity, to the process of developing the Italian economy and the civil growth of the country.
The company believes in the value of work and considers that legality, correctness and transparency in behaviour are indispensable requirements in order to achieve its economic, social and production objectives.
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0.2 Adoption
This Code of Ethics (along with the Organizational and Management Model below) was adopted by the company by resolution of the Board of Directors on 8th October 2009.
By adopting the Code, the Company created a set of rules for the following:
- for behaviour in relations with external interlocutors, workers, the market and the environment, to which the company directs its internal and external business, requiring respect for it from all workers, consultants and, as far as their own field is concerned, external interlocutors;
- for the organization and management of the business, aimed at creating an efficient and effective system for planning, performing and controlling these activities so as to ensure constant observance of the rules of behaviour and prevent them being breached by any person working for the company.
0.3 Publication
The Code has been widely published within the Company and is available to any of its interlocutors.
A copy of the Code is published on the Company's website.
Each of the Company’s collaborators is required to know and observe the provisions of the Code; the Company will check carefully that the Code is followed, putting in place suitable tools for information, prevention and control and intervening, if necessary with corrective actions.
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0.4 Update
By resolution of the Board of Directors the Code may be modified and supplemented, also on the basis of suggestions and instructions from the Board of control.
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Part I
Rules of behaviour
Section I
External relations
1.1 Competition
The Company believes in free and legal competition and shapes its own actions to obtain competitive results that reward ability, experience and efficiency.
The Company and its workers must adopt correct behaviour in dealings that are of interest to the Company and in relations with Public Administration.
Any action aimed at altering the conditions of correct competition is contrary to Company policy and is forbidden to any person who acts on its behalf.
Pursuance of Company interests may in no case justify conduct by top-level management or workers of the Company, which does not respect the prevailing laws and does not comply with the rules of this Code.
In all communications with the outside world, information regarding the Company and its business must be truthful, clear and verifiable.
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1.2 Relations
1.2.1 With external interlocutors
The Company's relations with any interlocutor, whether public or private, must be conducted in compliance with the law and respecting principles of correctness, transparency and verifiability.
In particular, relations with public employees must comply with the principles and the provisions as detailed by the Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers of 28 November 2000 (Code of behaviour for employees of public administrations).
It is forbidden to give any form of gift that might even only appear to be exceeding normal commercial or courtesy practices, or in any way aimed at acquiring favourable treatment in the conduct of any business.
In dealing with representatives or employees of public administrations, it is forbidden to seek and establish personal relationships of favour, influence or intervention intended to condition, directly or indirectly, the outcome of the relationship. Offers of goods or other benefits to representatives, civil servants or employees of public administrations, even by an intermediary, are also forbidden, unless they are gifts of moderate value and in accordance with usual practice and as long as they cannot be understood as aimed at seeking undue favours.
The company does not give contributions, advantages or other benefits to political parties or workers’ trade unions, or to their representatives, except in accordance with the applicable regulations.
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1.2.2 With clients and principals
The Company bases its business on the criterion of quality, essentially understood as having as its aim the complete satisfaction of the client.
In relationships with clients and principals, the Company ensures that it carries out commercial negotiations and takes on contractual obligations with correctness and clarity, as well as fulfilling contracts faithfully and diligently.
In tendering for contracts, the Company evaluates carefully the suitability and feasibility of the services required, with particular attention to the technical and economic conditions and the safety and environmental aspects, pointing out any anomalies in good time, whenever possible.
Formulation of bids shall be carried out in such as way as to allow for appropriate quality standards to be observed, suitable levels of retribution to be made to employees, and the provisions in force with regard to safety and environmental protection to be complied with.
The Company resorts to litigation only when its legitimate claims have not been duly and satisfactorily met by the interlocutor.
In conducting any negotiation, situations in which the persons involved in the transactions have, or may appear to have conflicting interests must always be avoided.
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1.2.3 With suppliers
Relations with the Company’s suppliers, including financial and consultancy contracts, are governed by the rules of this Code and are the subject of constant, careful monitoring by the Company. The Company uses suppliers, contractors or subcontractors who operate in compliance with the prevailing regulations and the rules laid down in this Code.
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1.3 Environment
The Company’s production activities are carried out in compliance with prevailing regulations regarding the environment.
When it promotes, designs or entrusts to others the design of building interventions, the Company itself carries out, or makes sure that others carry out, among other things, all the enquiries necessary to check the possible environmental risks deriving from the intervention and prevent damage being caused by them.
The Company undertakes to spread and consolidate a culture of environmental protection and pollution prevention among its workers and sub-suppliers, developing risk awareness and promoting responsible behaviour by all workers.
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Section II
Relations with workers
2.1 Work
The Company acknowledges the central position of human resources as a main factor for success in any company, in a framework of reciprocal loyalty and trust between employer and workers.
All personnel are hired by the Company with a regular work contract.
The work relationship is carried out in compliance with the collective contractual regulations for the sector and with the regulations on tax, insurance and social security.
The Company favours the continuous professional development of its employees, by carrying out training initiatives.
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2.2 Health and safety
The Company guarantees the physical and moral safety of its workers, with working conditions that respect the dignity of the individual and work environments that are healthy and safe, in complete compliance with prevailing regulations on prevention of accidents and safeguarding workers in the workplace, including temporary and mobile building sites.
The Company carries out its business in technical, organisational and economic conditions that allow for appropriate accident prevention and enable a healthy and safe work environment to be guaranteed, conforming to UNI-INAIL Guidelines for the system of managing health and safety at work (SGSL) of 28.09.2001.
The Company undertakes to spread and consolidate among all its workers and sub-contractors a culture of safety, by developing risk awareness and promoting responsible behaviour by everyone.
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Part II
Method of implementation
3.1 Prevention
In accordance with prevailing regulations and with a view to managing company activities in terms of efficiency, correctness, transparency and quality, the Company adopts suitable organisational and management measures to prevent illegal behaviour or behaviour that might in any case be contrary to the rules of this Code by any person acting for the Company.
On the basis of the many areas of its business and its organisational complexity, the Company adopts a system of delegating powers and functions, providing in explicit, specific terms for assigning duties to persons with suitable abilities and skills.
With regard to extending the powers delegated, the Company adopts and implements organisational and management models that provide for suitable measures to guarantee the performance of business in accordance with the law and the rules of behaviour in this Code, and to discover and eliminate quickly any situations of risk.
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3.2 Checks
The Company adopts specific methods for checking that the behaviour of anybody acting for the Company or in its sphere complies with the provisions of prevailing regulations and the rules of behaviour in this Code.
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3.3 Sanctions
Compliance by the Company’s employees with the rules of the Code must be considered an essential part of their contractual obligations according to Article 2104 of the Italian Civil Code. Infringement of the rules of the Code by employees may constitute a non-fulfilment of the primary obligations of the work relationship or a disciplinary offence, incurring all the legal consequences.
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