A Memorandum of Intent was signed on 8th May in Rome by Prof. Marco Frey, President of the Global Compact Network Italy Foundation, and Prof. Giovanni Pitruzzella, Chairman of the Italian Antitrust Authority. It commits the two organizations to working together to spread the Legality Rating among Italian companies. The Legality Rating, the Regulation of which was approved by the Antitrust Authority by its own sanction in November 2012, is an instrument for the promotion of legal and ethical principles in order to maximize safety and competitiveness in business activities, creating a system of incentives for firms that abide by the law and align themselves with the highest standards of ethical/social and/or governance by adapting their organizations in an appropriate way. On the basis of the provisions in the Memorandum of Intent, the GCNI Foundation is committed to: promoting the use of the "Rating" among their members as a tool in the field of the autonomous activity of pre-qualification and/or ethical qualification for business partners (e.g. suppliers and customers); encouraging subscribing companies to submit their application to the Antitrust Authority to obtain the "Rating"; promoting joint activities with the Antitrust Authority regarding companies (and potentially also between them and their business partners) to facilitate a common understanding of the "Rating" and "Regulations ", explaining the basic requirements for its access and the relative benefits of that, also providing useful clarifications to facilitate and encourage the submission of the application for obtaining the "Rating"; conducting surveys to gather comments and/or suggestions about how to improve the effectiveness of the Legality Rating Regulations, aiming to highlight possible areas for improvement if necessary and as concerns the Authority. For further information, write to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.