CERTIFICATION MAINTAINED AND UPGRADED TO THE REVISED STANDARD

Leonardo has confirmed the successful completion of the annual surveillance audit for its ISO 37001 certification, issued by certification body RINA, alongside the completion of its transition to the revised ISO 37001:2025 standard. ISO 37001 is the international standard specifying requirements for an anti-bribery management system, and certification requires an organisation to demonstrate documented policies, controls, risk assessment procedures and governance arrangements designed to prevent, detect and respond to bribery — assessed by an accredited external body on an annual surveillance basis rather than as a one-off award.

For a company operating in the aerospace, defence and security sector, certification carries particular weight. Defence procurement involves government customers, offset arrangements, intermediary relationships and long-cycle contracts across multiple jurisdictions — a combination that concentrates precisely the conditions under which bribery risk arises, and one that has generated significant enforcement action across the sector historically. Leonardo achieved certification for the first time in 2018, placing it among the leading group of ten international aerospace, defence and security companies holding the recognition.

WHAT THE REVISED STANDARD ADDS

The transition to ISO 37001:2025 represents a further development of Leonardo’s internal control and risk management system. The assessments conducted by the external certification body confirmed the effectiveness of the controls implemented to prevent bribery and corruption, and recognised the company’s ability to address emerging economic and social challenges in a structured manner — including those related to climate change and to the prevention and management of conflicts of interest. The incorporation of climate-related considerations into an anti-bribery framework reflects the growing regulatory attention to the integrity of environmental claims, carbon accounting and the allocation of climate-related subsidies and contracts.

Francesco Macrì, Leonardo Chairman and Chairman of the Group’s Coordination and Consultation Body for the Prevention of Corruption, said the achievement reflected the day-to-day commitment of the company’s people and the widespread adoption of a corporate culture grounded in ethics, transparency and accountability. He said compliance with the requirements of the new standard strengthened the path undertaken, fostering an increasingly advanced and integrated approach to compliance capable of translating the principles of good governance into tangible conduct and the responsible management of business activities.

INTERNAL PARTICIPATION AND GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE

Chief Executive Officer and General Manager Lorenzo Mariani said the assessments confirmed Leonardo’s commitment to strengthening its responsible business conduct model, and that evolving its management systems meant effectively addressing new challenges — including those related to climate change — while continuing to create value over time. Co-General Manager Gian Piero Cutillo said the outcome confirmed the robustness of the anti-bribery management system and the company’s ability to continuously evolve its governance models, with the transition to the revised standard representing a further step towards an integrated approach to risk management and strengthened safeguards for integrity and transparency.

More than one hundred Leonardo employees participated actively in the audit activities. Notably, the company’s Divisional Anti-Bribery Representatives participated directly in the audit process for the first time since their recent appointment — a structural development that distributes anti-bribery accountability into the operating divisions rather than concentrating it within a central compliance function. Leonardo’s certification remains subject to annual surveillance activities by the external certifying body.