2.5 Anti-bribery and anticorruption practices

The company operates by applying high standards of ethics and integrity. Even a simple association with corruption actions can damage the company’s image and have negative effects on its activities. This association may also raise suspicions about the moral integrity of the company’s employees.

The infringement of the corruption law entails civil and / or criminal sanctions (as serious as the deprivation of liberty). The employees / collaborators acting on behalf of the company are prohibited to take and give bribes or to use intermediaries (agents, consultants, distributors) for the purpose of obtaining undue advantages.

In particular, all forms of gifts given to civil servants, auditors or third parties for the purpose of influencing their decisions or obtaining any kind of advantage shall be prohibited.

The articles offered free of charge by the company’s employees have the simple purpose of promoting the image of the brands marketed by it.

Other forms that bribes can take: money, gift certificates or vouchers, commissions or improper benefits, payments to charities, travel or entertainment, favourable advertising for personal interest.