Whistleblowing

2i Rete Gas has updated the system adopted by the parent company 2i Rete Gas S.p.A. and its subsidiaries for receiving and managing reports of any offenses regarding the company's operations, adapting it to the provisions of Legislative Decree 24 of 10 March 2023 (hereinafter, also the “Decree”) which, approved in implementation of Directive (EU) 2019/1937, governs the protection of persons (pursuant to Article 3 of the Decree, “Subjective Scope”) who report violations or conduct, acts or omissions in breach of national or EU regulatory provisions (pursuant to Article 1 of the Decree, “Objective Scope”) that harm the public interest or the integrity of the public administration or private entity, of which they have become aware in a work environment, when specific conditions apply (pursuant to Article 16 of the Decree, “Conditions for the protection of the reporting person”).

In accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned Decree, 2i Rete Gas has, among other things, activated additional internal channels for receiving whistleblowing reports at the parent company and its subsidiaries, while confirming the responsibility of the respective Supervisory Bodies for managing the procedures for processing such reports, as described in detail in the Code of Ethics, which is an integral part of the Organisation and Management Model.

In compliance with the provisions of the aforementioned Decree, the internal reporting channels activated have been designed and are managed in such a way as to guarantee the confidentiality of the identity of the reporting person, of the persons involved and of anyone mentioned in the report, as well as of the report's content and related documentation.

Below is a summary of the internal reporting channels activated, by type and reference company.

Internal Reporting Channels  

Given the adjustments implemented in compliance with the provisions of the aforementioned Decree, 2i Rete Gas has also updated, for both the parent company and the other Group companies, the Information provided pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation EU 2016/679, aimed at illustrating the methods used to process and store the personal data of the reporting person and in any case of the personal data contemplated in the reports in question. 

The complete list can be consulted below.

Whistleblowing Information

Whistleblowing Information – 2i Rete Gas S.p.A.  
Whistleblowing Information – Cilento Reti Gas S.r.l.   
Whistleblowing Information – 2i Rete Dati S.r.l.

External Reporting Channels  

Whistleblowers can make an external report to the National Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC) pursuant to Article 7 of Legislative Decree 24/2023 if, at the time of its submission, one of the following conditions applies (pursuant to Article 6 of the Decree, “Conditions for submitting an external report”):

• a) within their working context, the mandatory activation of an internal reporting channel is not envisaged or, even if mandatory, it has not been activated or, even if activated, does not comply with the provisions of Article 4;
• b)  the reporting person has already made an internal report pursuant to Article 4 which has not been followed up;
• c)  the reporting person has reasonable grounds to believe that an internal report would not be followed up effectively or that such report could lead to the risk of retaliation;
• d)  the reporting person has reasonable grounds to believe that the violation may constitute an imminent or obvious danger to the public interest.

The channels and procedures that govern external reporting are set out in Article 6 et. seq. to Article 14 of Legislative Decree 24/2023.

It is mandatory for the employees of 2i Rete Gas S.p.A. and of the Group companies to make an internal report before submitting an external report.