Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane SpA carries out its activities according to a vision of corporate social responsibility founded on values of responsibility, ethics, integrity, fairness, transparency and legality in the knowledge that such reflects on the objectives and reputation of Company and Group, generating value and meeting the highest expectations of all stakeholders.

Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane SpA encourages and promotes the dissemination of a corporate culture based on ethics and integrity, one inspired by the principle of “zero tolerance for corruption”.

The Code of Ethics represents the common basis of the fundamental values and standards of conduct for the Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Group and the compass that must direct the conduct of all parties within the Group (corporate bodies, management, employees) and all those who – directly or indirectly, permanently or temporarily – establish rapports and relations with the Group Companies.

Integrity and honesty are fundamental values enshrined in the FS Italiane Group’s Code of Ethics, manifesting the commitment to act with complete respect for legality and transparency and in repudiating and disincentivising all forms of corruption, abuse or mismanagement at any level, both in Italy and abroad.

The FS Group Anti-Corruption Policy is a clear and unequivocal expression of the zero tolerance for corruption principle on which the FS Group bases its business in the full awareness that acting with legality and integrity, as well as being a legal obligation and a moral duty, reflects on the achievement of the objectives and the reputation of each single Company and the Group and contributes to create value, also for the benefit of the stakeholders, in its effort to pursue the sustainable success.

The Group recognises and promotes fair and healthy competition between competitors, undertaking to comply with the antitrust legislation in force in each of the countries in which it operates, as well as the deeds and decisions issued by the regulatory and competition authorities and to promote the dissemination of fair competition values – as a decisive and strategic element for a sustainable business.

Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane SpA adheres to the United Nations Global Compact, which promotes the construction of a sustainable global economy that is respectful of human and labour rights, environmental protection and the fight against corruption, as well as the Transparency International Business Integrity Forum (BIF), which engages the major national companies in the prevention and fight against corruption and in the spread of a common and shared culture of legality and the dissemination of anti-corruption instruments and practices. 

Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane SpA guarantees business management for its stakeholders consistent with the defined strategic objectives and aware of the risks that can influence the achievement of these objectives as well as affecting the value and reputation of the company. To this end, it encourages the development, constant implementation and strengthening of the system of internal checks and risk management together with compliance and anti-corruption programmes, in line with the highest standards and best practices, being aware of the importance that the culture of internal checks and risk prevention has in encouraging conscious decisions being made and helping to ensure the protection of corporate assets, the efficiency and effectiveness of company processes, the reliability of financial information, compliance with laws and regulations and the protection of the Company and Group reputation in Italy and abroad.

Pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 231/2001, the Organisation, Management and Control Model consists of a series of regulations, protocols, tools and pipelines that serve to equip the Company with an effective and adequate organisational, management and control system able to identify and prevent the risk of pertinent crimes being committed, pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 231/2001 by persons of the entity or functionally connected to the entity in the interest of or benefit to the Company itself. The adoption and effective implementation of Model 231 is necessary to exempt the institution from administrative responsibility pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 231/2001.

Busitalia  - Sita Nrd S.r.l. and its subsidiary companies have adopted a process for the management of reports made, even anonymously, able to contribute to the prevention of and impediment to conduct that is unlawful or contrary to the Organisation, Management and Control Model pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 231/2001, to the Anti Bribery & Corruption Management System (for Busitalia – Sita Nord) and the FS Group’s Code of Ethics.

The process for managing reports is an integral part of the Model ex Legislative Decree no. 231/2001 of Busitalia - Sita Nord S.r.l. and its subsidiaries. In implementation of Law no. 179/2017 (known as the Whistleblowing Law), the companies have implemented a dedicated system for receiving reports via active information channels for each company.

The Company ensures the utmost confidentiality regarding the identity of the reporting subjects and the matter being verified.