WHISTLEBLOWING SYSTEM OF THE AQUILA GROUP

In line with Aquila Group’s organisational culture of transparency and trust, the Compliance department has put a Whistleblowing system in place where information about any type of misconduct in a work-related context can-and-should-be reported under the protection of anonymity.

The Whistleblowing system covers the global footprint of Aquila Clean Energy EMEA and is available to our employees as well as third parties worldwide, at any time. By reporting suspicious and/or illicit activities, you can help identify and prevent organisational misconduct, malfeasance, and thereby strengthen our company’s corporate governance.

Aquila Clean Energy EMEA’s whistleblowing system is facilitated by the German legal advisory firm BDO Legal Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH (“BDO”) with the following possible channels of reporting complaints:

Whistleblowing portal:	https://portal.bdolegal-whistleblower.de/
Email:	aquila-capital@wb.bdo.de
Telephone hotline:	0211-9232470-7 (Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 18:00)
Post:	BDO Legal Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Zielstattstraße 40 81379 Munich

Complaints and reports will be reviewed by the BDO ombudsperson. The ombudsperson will inform the assigned contact person from the Aquila Clean Energy EMEA Compliance department about the content of a report, if it is compliance relevant and requires further investigation for resolution. The anonymity of the whistleblower will be upheld – your identity will only be disclosed with your prior consent. If you wish to have a face-to-face meeting with the Body Responsible for the Internal Information System in Spain, you can request it through the following email compliance-aq-group@aquila-capital.com. Communications received through Aquila Clean Energy EMEA’s Whistleblowing Channel will be processed in accordance with the Internal Information and Whistleblower Protection System Policy, applicable to Aquila Clean Energy Spain, S.L.”

Confidential treatment of a complaint is guaranteed to ensure protection of whistleblowers. However, please be conscious that if the whistleblowing system is deliberately abused to report unjustified, unsubstantiated assumptions, this could be subject to further verification.

For information on Aquila Clean Energy EMEA’s data processing under the Whistleblowing system, please see our Privacy Policy