Ethics and prevention of corruption

This section contains information on ethical compliance, the prevention of corruption, transparency, and personal data protection.

Ethics

In implementing the ECB's guidelines on the Ethics Framework for the Eurosystem and for the SSM, Banca d'Italia created the position of Ethics Officer, who oversees ethical compliance and reports directly to the Governing Board.

The role of Ethics Officer is assigned to the Secretary to the Governing Board of Banca d'Italia who contributes to defining guidelines and interventions concerning ethics and to compliance with the rules of conduct for the staff of Banca d'Italia.

Prevention of corruption

The Secretary to the Governing Board of Banca d'Italia is also responsible for preventing corruption and performs the role of Anti-Corruption Officer. He is assisted in these tasks by a dedicated unit.

This section contains the 2024-26 Three-Year Corruption Prevention Plan, which provides an organic picture of the corruption prevention system and of the measures adopted and planned by Banca d'Italia for the three-year period. Any communications regarding the Plan can be sent to: pianoprevenzionecorruzione@bancaditalia.it.

The section also includes previous Three-Year Corruption Prevention Plans and the results of the monitoring of their implementation.

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