The Control and Risk Committee supports the Board's decisions concerning the internal control and risk management system, as well as those concerning the approval of periodic financial reports.
In particular, it supports the Board of Directors
- in defining the guidelines of the internal control and risk management system consistent with the Company's strategies;
- in assessing, at least once a year, the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control and risk management system;
- in the appointment and revocation of the head of the Internal Audit function, in the definition of his remuneration and in the confirmation of the independence of the office, as well as in the approval of his annual work plan and periodic updates;
- in assessing, after consulting the Board of Statutory Auditors, the results presented by the statutory auditor in the letter of suggestions, if any, and in the additional report addressed to the Board of Statutory Auditors;
- in the description, in the Corporate Governance Report, of the main features of the internal control and risk management system and the way in which the parties involved in it are coordinated;
- in assessing the correct use of accounting standards and their uniformity for the purposes of preparing the consolidated financial statements and the suitability of periodic financial and non-financial information to correctly represent the business model, the Company's strategies, the impact of its activities and the performance achieved, in coordination with the Nominations and Remuneration Committee
- in examining, also in cooperation with the Sustainability Committee, the content of periodic non-financial information relevant to the internal control and risk management system;
Furthermore, the Committee, in assisting the Board of Directors
- expresses opinions on specific aspects concerning the identification of the main corporate risks and supports the assessments and decisions of the Board of Directors concerning the management of risks deriving from prejudicial events of which the latter has become aware
- examines periodical reports and reports of particular relevance prepared by the Internal Audit function.