ETHICAL CHANNEL (SPAIN)

At Meleghy Automotive Barcelona we have an Ethical Channel that allows us to report any possible irregularity, non-compliance or behavior contrary to ethics, legality and the rules that govern this company.

At Meleghy Automotive Barcelona we have an Ethical Channel that allows us to report any possible irregularity, non-compliance or behavior contrary to ethics, legality and the rules that govern this company. This channel also allows reporting possible situations of moral, sexual, gender-based harassment and discriminatory treatment.

The channel is based on the principles of confidentiality and prohibition of retaliation. Anonymous communications are possible, but we encourage you to identify yourself so that we can contact you if we need additional information.

The Ethics Channel complements and does not replace the usual communication channels of the company with its employees, collaborators and other third parties with whom it maintains a direct labour, commercial or professional relationship. In this sense, the interested parties will try to use these channels for the effective resolution of each case, prior to the Ethics Channel.

The Ethics Channel is not the authorized channel for raising queries and/or doubts about the interpretation of the company’s laws and regulations.

Thanks to this platform, and with your responsible collaboration, we can detect if any behaviour that contravenes our principles is taking place.

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At Meleghy Automotive Barcelona we have an Ethical Channel that allows us to report any possible irregularity, non-compliance or behavior contrary to ethics, legality and the rules that govern this company. This channel also allows reporting possible situations of moral, sexual, gender-based harassment and discriminatory treatment.
Go to our Ethical Channel
Who can be a whistleblower?
Any employee, director and shareholder of the company, as well as any person working under the supervision and direction of manufacturers, suppliers, contractors and subcontractors of the company who, in an employment (whether the employment relationship has not yet begun or has already ended), commercial or professional context, has become aware of infringements, irregularities or non-compliance.
How can I access the Ethical Channel?
You can access the Ethical Channel through the link on this page, which connects to the external, secure and confidential platform, where your communications will be recorded, guaranteeing confidentiality and integrity at all times. The Ethics Channel is available 24 hours a day and allows you to report incidents in writing. The Ethical Channel is located on a platform contracted to an external provider, providing greater guarantees of security and confidentiality to informants.
Once you have submitted your communication, you will be able to track it using the automatically generated access password.
To access the form enabled in the Ethical Channel you must first accept the Privacy Policy.
Can I report anonymously?
Yes, although we encourage you to identify yourself, as it allows us to carry out a more efficient investigation of the reported facts. Please note that the company will always guarantee the confidentiality of the communications received through the Ethics Channel or other internal channels provided for this purpose, as well as the non-retaliation.
What information should I provide when making the communication?

In order to be able to evaluate a complaint, it must contain:

  1. Identification data of the person making the communication (except when anonymity is chosen);
  2. If known, identification data of the person/s to whom the incident is attributed;
  3. A description of the facts denounced, specifying as far as possible the violation of the regulations, the date, persons involved and witnesses; and
  4. If available, proof or evidence to support the reported facts.
What are the guarantees in case of using the Ethical Channel?
The Ethical Channel has the appropriate technical and organizational security measures in place to prevent the risk of disclosure, unavailability and loss or destruction of information.
The System Manager and any other person who, whenever strictly necessary for the proper management of the communication, has knowledge of it, shall be obliged to maintain strict confidentiality of the communications in all their ends, including the data of the parties involved in the process, especially regarding the identity of both the informant and the person denounced.
In addition, the person making use of the Ethics Channel can formulate the communication anonymously.
The company will protect anyone who uses the Ethics Channel in good faith from retaliation. However, making false reports may result in disciplinary action.
What happens after I have submitted a communication?
Once the communication about a possible incident has been raised, the informant will receive an acknowledgement of receipt of the same within a period not exceeding 7 working days of receipt of the same. After an initial analysis of the incident, the System Manager will decide whether to admit the report for processing if he considers that it may be potentially truthful, or to reject the report for lack of reasonable evidence, for not containing the minimum requirements or for the same facts having been reported to any judicial or administrative body. If the communication is admitted, the person in charge of the System will appoint an instructor of the case who will carry out the investigation of the facts in an objective, exhaustive and professional manner.
At the conclusion of the investigation, the subjects under investigation shall be informed of the decisions taken, and the informant shall be informed, whenever possible, of the conclusion of the procedure, as well as of the result in general terms.
External Information and Communication Channels to the competent authorities (SPAIN)

Please note that the Ethical Channel is the preferred channel for reporting possible irregularities, however, you can also make use of the external channel enabled by the Anti-Fraud Office of Catalonia as Independent Authority for the Protection of Whistleblowers in Catalonia, by accessing the website https://seuelectronica.antifrau.cat.