Commitment to Lawfulness and Ethics: Our compliance philosphy

At Sistemas de Misiles de España S.L. (hereinafter, “SMS”) we maintain a firm commitment to lawfulness and we are constantly committed to maintaining the highest standards of ethics and transparency in all our operations.

Our Code of Ethics is the fundamental pillar that guides our conduct, both internally and in our relations with third parties (download it here).

In this context, we have implemented a Crime Prevention Model inspired by the principles of good governance, integrity and transparency, which aims to prevent and raise awareness about the commission of crimes (download it here).

As part of this Model, we have established a Whistleblowing Channel, via the e-mail address canaldenuncias@sms-defensa.es, which forms part of our Internal Information System. This Channel is enabled to report any violation or risk of violation of external or internal regulations.

SMS’ Internal Information System consists of the following elements:

• Whistleblowing Channel Policy (download it here).
• Whistleblowing Channel Management Procedure, where the functioning of the Channel is regulated in detail (download it here).
• Whistleblowing Channel Manager.
• Whisthleblowing Channel, or in-person meeting with the Compliance Officer.

SMS’ Whistleblowing Channel respects the following rights and guarantees:

• Confidentiality of all the people involved in the communication, as well as all the actions carried out in its processing.
• The possibility of making the communication anonymously.
• Absence of reprisals against persons who communicate in good faith.
• Processing of personal data in accordance with current legislation. For more information, please check our Privacy Policy.
• Right to the presumption of innocence and defense of the person affected by the communication.

SMS’ Whistleblowing Channel is available to:

• All SMS employees, regardless of their category or position and the contracting model through which they are linked to SMS, including interns, temporary staff, volunteers or managers.
• Shareholders and members of the Governing Body.
• Candidates for employment, in cases where information about breaches has been obtained during the recruitment process or pre-contractual negotiation.
• Former employees who had knowledge of any infringement in the context of a terminated employment relationship.
• Any person working for or under the supervision and direction of SMS contractors, subcontractors and suppliers.