General Corruption Prevention Regime (DL 109-E/2021)
In compliance with applicable law and in accordance with its demanding ethical sense, Jerisa – Confeções, Lda., provides all employees, as well as all its external business partners (agents, suppliers, intermediaries, subcontractors, etc.), with an internal channel for reporting potential irregularities, designed to detect and prevent improper and/or illegal behavior in the context of professional activity and to protect those who, in good faith and with serious grounds, report them, as well as the people and entities related to them.
What can be reported?
Improper or illegal behavior in a professional context, including attempts to conceal it, that are reasonably foreseeable, are occurring or have already occurred, in violation of the Law, the Code of Business Ethics and Professional Conduct or other Policies or Regulations of Jerisa, Lda.
By way of example, any conduct of:
- discrimination or unequal treatment, based on ethnic, gender and sexual orientation, religion, creed, culture, nationality, disability, political or ideological orientation, education, marital status;
- harassment, in any form whatsoever, that has the objective or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading or humiliating environment;
- disrespect for rules relating to health, safety and working conditions;
- improper sharing of confidential information or use of privileged information;
- facilitation, creation, maintenance or promise of irregular situations of favor;
- improper offering and/or receipt of advantage and corruption;
- failure to observe the duty of diligence regarding 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:
- (i) violent crime, especially violent and highly organized crime,
- (ii) trafficking in human beings;
- (iii) child pornography and pandering;
- (iv) arms trafficking;
- (v) influence peddling;
- (vi) drug trafficking;
- (vii) illegitimate access to a computer system, computer sabotage and any practice that causes damage to computer programs or data.
In order to facilitate the conduct of actionable and effective investigations, we recommend that you include a detailed description of the incident (who, what, when, how) and the supporting evidence (e.g., copies of documents, screenshots or names of witnesses) that may corroborate your report. Please note that generic statements cannot be investigated.
Guarantees:
The Reporting Channel is managed confidentially, which guarantees the possibility for whistleblowers to remain anonymous. However, if the Whistleblower identifies himself/herself, he/she should be aware that Jerisa, Lda., guarantees the utmost confidentiality of the whistleblower in good faith in all phases of the investigation, which will not be disclosed to third parties, the reported party or his/her hierarchical superiors, except as required by law or in cases where the whistleblower has given his/her express consent.
Reception:
We will acknowledge receipt of the situation you reported within a maximum of 7 days.
Deadline:
Within 3 (three) months from the receipt of the report, Jerisa, Lda, through the persons responsible for the procedure, will inform the whistleblower (in case of anonymity, no information will be provided on the development of the report) of the measures planned or already adopted to follow up on the report and the respective grounds.
Before submitting your report, please read the information contained in the “Code of Conduct” available here.
Reports may be submitted:
- through the online platform, down below.
- by email, to the address jerisa.canal.denuncia@gmail.com.
- by mail, in an envelope to Rua Eugénio de Castro, nº 248, 2º andar, sala 235, 4100-225 Porto.
- in person, by requesting a meeting requested for this purpose.
All reports made by the above means will be received and analyzed by the Audit Committee of Jerisa – Confeções, Lda.