Guide to the innogy Green Line
Guide to the innogy Green Line
Why the innogy Green Line has been introduced?
The innogy Green Line has been introduced to enable the employees of innogy Group companies, as well as third parties who are aware of any improper act against innogy interests, unethical behavior, unlawful situation/misconduct, breach of innogy Code of Conduct or internal regulations happening within innogy Group companies, or have a suspicion that conduct may be happening, to notify such behavior, misconduct or situation to persons equipped to both properly investigate and assure remedy thereof. To maintain confidentiality and anonymity of the notifying person, an independent law firm Jasenský & Dub (hereinafter referred to as the “Jasenský & Dub”) has been appointed.
The innogy Green Line was established exclusively for the reporting of suspected inappropriate behavior against the interests of innogy, misconduct, or illegal activities within the innogy Group. This line is not a normal customer service line for handling complaints, questions, or other communication from customers associated with the delivery of services; the appropriate channel for these situations are contacts innogy.
Contacts
Telephone
+420 737 200 911
E-mail
innogy-zelenalinka@jasenskydub.cz
Post
Jasenský & Dub, advokáti
Limuzská 3135/12
108 00 Prague
The word "innogy" shall be visibly written on the envelope such that it is handled in the appropriate manner.
Personally
Jasenský & Dub, advokáti
Limuzská 3135/12
108 00 Praha
Competent person
Eva Kořánová
Jasenský & Dub, advokáti
E innogy-zelenalinka@jasenskydub.cz
The notifying person may also submit a notification pursuant to Act No. 171/2023 Coll., on the protection of whistleblowers, to the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic.
What is the innogy Green Line’s task?
Workers of Jasenský & Dub, who are competent persons pursuant to Act No. 171/2023 Coll., on the protection of whistleblowers, as amended, shall be the contact for any innogy Group employees, or, as the case may be, a third party who wishes to notify alleged improper act against innogy interests, unethical behavior or unlawful situation/misconduct occurring in the innogy Group companies, breach of the innogy Code of Conduct or any other activities which the notifying person finds in breach of the legal regulations, the internal rules of innogy Group companies and/or direct threat to innogy Group companies’ interests, such as fraud, health and safety violations, discrimination and corruption.
The main reason for choosing an independent law firm is to guarantee anonymity vis à vis innogy Group companies and confidentiality to the notifying person, as may not be the case if going directly to a representative of innogy Group companies.
The position of Jasenský & Dub and its workers is that of an independent law firm and legal entity and not a provider of legal services to suppliers nor employees of innogy Group companies.
How to proceed
Have you come across potential improper act against innogy interests, unethical or unlawful situation/misconduct, violation of the innogy Code of Conduct or any other infringement of the internal rules of innogy Group companies or group companies´ values?
In the event you (have) come across an improper act against innogy interests, unethical or unlawful situation/misconduct within the innogy Group companies, a breach of the innogy Code of Conduct, innogy Group internal rules or any other misconduct which could be a threat to innogy Group companies’ interests and you prefer to discuss this matter in confidentiality rather than notify your superior, please contact the workers of Jasenský & Dub on the specified contact numbers. They will help you to discreetly discuss the issue and initiate an investigation in order to protect the interests of innogy Group companies.What happens after information has been submitted to innogy Green Line?
What is the innogy Green Line contact person going to do with the notification?
The workers of Jasenský & Dub will file a report with the notifying person, detailing the reported unlawful situation/ misconduct. In the event that legal regulations, innogy Code of Conduct or internal rules of innogy Group companies were breached, Jasenský & Dub shall then pass such report to the Compliance Officer of innogy Group. The notifying person himself/herself may decide whether his/her contact details will be disclosed to the innogy Chief Compliance Officer and Compliance Officer of innogy Group or whether the Jasenský & Dub report shall remain anonymous vis à vis innogy Group companies and only contain information relating to the reported unlawful situation/misconduct.
The Compliance Committee (the members are competent persons pursuant to Act No. 171/2023 Coll., on the protection of whistleblowers, as amended) assesses the reasonableness of the notification. In the event that an investigation is initiated within the innogy Group companies, the Compliance Officer of the innogy group will subsequently contact the workers of Jasenský & Dub law firm with the results of that investigation. In the event that the notifying person leaves his/her contact details, the workers of Jasenský & Dub law firm will contact him/her and inform him/her of the results of the investigation and the corrective measures taken.
How to contact the innogy Green Line?
If you wish to report suspicion on improper act against innogy interests, misconduct, unlawful situation or activity in breach with the innogy Code of Conduct or internal rules of innogy Group companies, you may do so in the above manner.
Anonymity of the notifying person
If a notifying person wishes to remain anonymous, Jasenský & Dub will not forward details of the notifying person to innogy Group companies. However, innogy Group companies strongly encourage non-anonymous reports. However, anonymous incentives are permissible and will be treated in the exactly same way as with any other incentives.
What should the notification include?
When filing a report on improper act against innogy interests, unethical behavior, misconduct or unlawful situation occurring in the innogy Group companies, violation of the innogy Code of Conduct, internal rules of innogy Group companies or any other activities which the notifying person finds in breach of the legal regulations, innogy Code of conduct or the internal rules of innogy Group companies, you should always try to provide as much information as is available to you such that they are able to verify and investigate the notification.
The following information is of most importance:
- Name and surname of all people to whom the notification refers.
- Company and department such people work in.
- Brief description of what situation/activity is being notified, in particular which innogy Group company and department is involved, why is the situation/conduct seen as unethical, unlawful, breaching the innogy Code of Conduct or internal rules of innogy Group companies, potential threat to the innogy Group companies caused by such situation/misconduct, other parties involved or affected etc.
In the event the report is evaluated as well-founded, it shall be passed on to a special team established to investigate conduct in violation of the legal regulations, innogy Code of Conduct or internal rules of innogy Group companies. There is a Prevention programme in place within the innogy Group companies, i.e. the programme for prevention of improper acts against innogy interests as well as nonstandard behavior and the designated specialized team shall proceed in accordance with said Prevention programme.
False notification
If a notification of improper act against innogy's interests is incorrect or unlawful, but the report is not knowingly false and the notifying person’s intention is only to protect the interests of innogy Group companies and prevent the unjust situation, the innogy Group companies will protect the identity of such notifying person even in the event his/her notification is later found not to be based on the truth.
However, in the event a report by an employee is knowingly false, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against such notifying person. The innogy Group companies will not allow abuse of the Prevention programme, i.e. the programme for prevention of improper acts against innogy interests as well as nonstandard behavior and the implications of such actions shall not be taken lightly.
We appreciate your help and effort made to protect the interests of the innogy Group companies and keeping it a healthy and fair working and business environment.