Code of Ethics

The objective of this Code of Ethics is to establish the general guidelines that must govern the conduct of the Catalana Occidente Group, its Directors, employees, agents and collaborators, when carrying out their roles and their business and professional relationships, acting in accordance with the law and respecting ethical principles.

Whistleblowing Channel

The purpose of the Whistleblowing Channel is to receive, hold and process communications on irregularities related to breaches of the Grupo Catalana Occidente Code of Ethics, the protocols implementing it, any other regulation or internal policies of the Group and/or its entities considered individually, as well as actions or omissions that result in a serious or very serious breach that is punishable under administrative or criminal law, or the manipulation and/or falsification of financial data. In accordance with the above, communications that do not contain data identifying the informant will be accepted for processing, and will be investigated with the utmost caution and proportionality.

The Whistleblowing Channel regulates the internal reporting system and the defence of the whistleblower, the internal reporting channels for receiving communications, the process for investigating any situations identified, and ensures that the whistleblower and any other individuals associated with the latter who submit reports are adequately protected against reprisals.

Any individual or company, such as customers, suppliers, shareholders or other stakeholders of Grupo Catalana Occidente can report fraudulent practices or breaches in matters of Human Rights and national or European laws or other "Reportable Actions" set forth in the Whistleblowing Channel protocol on irregularities and fraud arising in a work or professional context, and related to Members of the Board, Management, and employees of the Group, regardless of their position and level, as well as to the network of agents and collaborators connected to the Group.

The contact details of the Corporate Internal Audit Department are:

Email: canaldenuncias@gco.com

Postal mail: 

Director of Corporate Internal Audits Party responsible for the internal reporting system Grupo Catalana Occidente, S.A. Avenida Alcalde Barnils 63, 08174 – Sant Cugat del Vallés

Telephone: 935820685

Once the report has been received, it will be handled by the Corporate Internal Audit Department in accordance with the Whistleblowing Channel protocol for Irregularities and Fraud, the Director of which is responsible for the internal reporting system referred to in Article 5 of Law 2/2023 of 20 February, regulating the protection of persons reporting regulatory breaches and the fight against corruption, and in accordance with the provisions of the ‘Procedure and Methodology for the Analysis of Irregularities and Internal Fraud’, which is aligned with the provisions of Law 2/2023 of 20 February, regulating the protection of persons reporting regulatory breaches and the fight against corruption.