Internal irregularities reporting channel
In compliance with the applicable legislation and in alignment with their strict ethical standards, Quinta Nova and TABOADELLA, mindful of the existing corporate relationship, have jointly established its internal irregularities reporting channel, designed to prevent and detect improper and/or illegal behaviour in the context of professional activity and to protect those who report it in good faith and with serious grounds, as well as the people and entities related to them.
What can be reported?
Inappropriate or unlawful behaviour in a professional context, including attempts to conceal what is reasonably foreseeable, is taking place or has already taken place, in violation of the Law, the Code of Professional Conduct or other Quinta Nova and / or Taboadella Policies or Regulations.
By way of example, any conduct involving:
- discrimination or unequal treatment based on ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation, religion, creed, culture, nationality, disability, political or ideological orientation, education or marital status;
- harassment, in whatever form, which has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading or humiliating environment;
- failure to comply with rules on health, safety and working conditions;
- improper sharing of confidential information or use of privileged information;
- facilitation, creation, maintenance or promise of irregular situations or favours (corruption and other offences);
- improper receipt of any benefit;
- failure to comply with the duty of diligence in relation to procedures for the prevention and detection of illegal practices in financial and accounting matters, including money laundering or terrorist financing;
- any form of participation in violent crime, especially violent and highly organised crime, human trafficking, child pornography and procurement of minors; arms trafficking; influence peddling; drug trafficking;
- illegitimate access to an information system, computer sabotage and any practice that causes damage to computer programmes or data.
Before reporting any irregularity, please read the information contained in the Internal "Irregularities Reporting Procedure" and the "Internal Reporting Form" available here
Available means
Irregularities may be reported:
- Via the online platform available at https://quintanova.integrityline.com/;
- By post, in an envelope:
- If addressed to Quinta Nova:
Comité de Ética e Complicance Officer da QUINTA NOVA NOSSA SENHORA DO CARMO, S.A. CONFIDENCIAL
Rua Comendador Américo Ferreira Amorim, n.º 380, 4535-186 MOZELOS
- If addressed to Taboadella:
Comité de Ética e Complicance Officer da TABOADELLA, S.A. CONFIDENCIAL
Rua Comendador Américo Ferreira Amorim, n.º 380, 4535-186 MOZELOS
- In person, by requesting a meeting for this purpose.
All reports submitted by the above means will be received and analysed by Ethics Committee of Quinta Nova and Taboadella, a collegiate body created specifically for this purpose.