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Assurance Statement addressed to Fercam S.p.A<br />
stakeholders<br />
1. INTRODUCTION<br />
Fercam S.p.A. has commissioned Bureau Veritas Italia S.p.A. (“Bureau Veritas”) an<br />
independent assurance of its <strong>2021</strong> <strong>Sustainability</strong> <strong>Report</strong> (“<strong>Report</strong>”), for the purpose of<br />
providing findings over:<br />
• the accuracy and quality of published information concerning its sustainability<br />
performance;<br />
• the correct application of those reporting principles outlined in the <strong>Report</strong>’s<br />
methodology, in particular Global <strong>Report</strong>ing Initiative <strong>Sustainability</strong> <strong>Report</strong>ing<br />
Standards (GRI Standards) – Level Core.<br />
2. RESPONSIBILITY, METHODOLOGY AND LIMITATIONS<br />
Fercam S.p.A. alone had the responsibility of collecting, analyzing, consolidating and<br />
presenting information and data included in its <strong>Report</strong>. Bureau Veritas responsibility<br />
has been to perform an independent assurance against defined objectives and to<br />
formulate the conclusions reported in this Statement.<br />
The assurance performed has been a Limited Assurance in accordance to the ISAE<br />
3000 standard, through sample application of audit techniques, including:<br />
• review of Fercam’s policy, mission, values, commitments;<br />
• review of records, data, procedures and information-gathering systems;<br />
• interviews to members of the working group responsible for drafting the <strong>Report</strong>;<br />
• interviews to company representatives from various functions and levels, including<br />
top management;<br />
• overall verification of information and general content of the <strong>2021</strong> <strong>Sustainability</strong><br />
<strong>Report</strong> Fercam S.p.A.<br />
The verification activities were conducted at the company’s headquarters in Via Curie<br />
2 – Bolzano and partly for specific needs in remote mode, we believe we have<br />
obtained sufficient and adequate evidence to support our conclusion.<br />
The assurance has covered the whole <strong>2021</strong> <strong>Sustainability</strong> <strong>Report</strong> Fercam S.p.A, with<br />
the following limitations: for economic and financial information, Bureau Veritas only<br />
verified their consistency with the Consolidated Financial Statements of Fercam<br />
Bureau Veritas | C2 - Internal<br />
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