Code of ethics

23 January 2025

Guarniflon S.p.A., as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility policy, is committed to raising the standards related to social development, environmental protection, and respect for fundamental rights, adopting an open governance system capable of reconciling the interests of the various stakeholders within a comprehensive approach to quality and sustainable development.
Guarniflon S.p.A. is aware that the actions of a company cannot be limited to the production of goods and services, but must extend to fully meeting the needs of all stakeholders.

Guarniflon S.p.A., feeling socially responsible, is committed to promoting a healthy, cooperative, and pleasant work environment through the promotion of a culture of continuous improvement aimed at the well-being and intellectual growth of employees.
Guarniflon S.p.A. is committed to maintaining a safe, healthy, non-discriminatory work environment and to promoting the individual and the skills of employees.
The responsibility structure of Guarniflon S.p.A. and all its initiatives are committed to creating a positive and constructive environment. In its social responsibility policy, Guarniflon S.p.A. also undertakes to:

• Respect national legislation in force, international conventions and recommendations, including resolutions of international bodies such as the UN (United Nations Organization) and the ILO (International Labour Organization).
• Reject any kind of practice that violates human and workers’ rights, in any form or manner.
• Promote and safeguard freedom of association, the right to collective bargaining, and the protection of health and safety.
• Not employ child labour (except for any educational school internships), and maintain the necessary documentation as verifiable proof of workers’ age.
• Not resort to, nor support, the use of forced labour or any practices that impose work beyond legal agreements.
• Avoid and remove any discriminatory practices or unequal treatment during hiring, remuneration, access to training, career advancement, termination or retirement based on race, national, territorial or social origin, caste, birth, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, trade union membership, political opinions, or any other condition that may result in discrimination.
• Not allow behaviours—including gestures, language, or physical contact—that are sexually coercive, threatening, offensive, or aimed at exploitation.
• Not support or allow, in any form, corporal punishment, mental or physical coercion, or verbal abuse.
• Ensure regular remuneration in accordance with the National Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL), capable of guaranteeing workers a dignified life.
• Promote improvements to the safety conditions and to the physical and psychological well-being of collaborators, through both preventive and corrective actions.
• Provide regular training for personnel on social responsibility and safety, scheduling it at regular intervals and for each new hire.
• Provide employees with clean, safe, and healthy workplaces, minimising as much as possible any sources of danger attributable to the working environment.
• Respect the right of all staff to form and join trade unions of their choice and to bargain collectively, ensuring that staff representatives are not subject to any discrimination and that they can communicate with their members in the workplace, as provided for by the CCNL and other applicable agreements.
• Commit to conducting business in full respect of the environment and air quality, continuously improving its ecological practices and promoting all efforts toward efficiency, fairness, and the optimal use of available water resources.
• Communicate, audit, and involve all suppliers of goods, activities, and services, as well as subcontractors, in its commitment to social responsibility.
• Carry out periodic internal and external monitoring activities on suppliers and subcontractors to ensure continuous improvement of general management conditions and enhancement of human capital.
• Periodically review and update this “social responsibility policy” to align it with new needs and requirements expressed by stakeholders.
• Implement an immediate reporting policy to the competent authorities (Judicial Authority, Court of Auditors, National Anti-Corruption Authority http://www.funzionepubblica.gov.it, Anti-Corruption Officer within its Organization/Company) by submitting a report at the following link https://whistleblowersoftware.com/secure/guarniflon concerning workplace hazards, internal fraud, damage caused by or against the organisation, environmental damage, false corporate communications, medical negligence, illicit financial operations, health threats, corruption or extortion cases, and many others (“whistleblowing”).

Guarniflon S.p.A. identifies and pays particular attention to those sensitive areas of the company that may be involved (considering their potential leverage effect) in unlawful activities such as theft, fraud, corruption, gifts, and conflicts of interest.
In all cases, Guarniflon S.p.A. ensures that all its business activities reflect values of honesty, loyalty, reliability, fairness, responsibility, respect for the law, and solidarity towards others.
All employees and collaborators must refrain from any action or relationship that may conflict or appear to conflict with the interests of our company or its customers. No collaborator may use their position for personal gain or to unlawfully obtain benefits for the company.
Any act, at any level, involving theft, fraud, misappropriation of any property, corruption, extortion, or money laundering is strictly prohibited.
Any gifts to third parties (e.g., customers, suppliers) on the occasion of Christmas or other festivities must be authorised solely by the Company Management.