to achieve a general comprehension of the Group business and in order to collect information about information systems and accounting practices applied for completing the Report; assurance statement c o r p o r a t e s u s t a i n a b i l i t y p e r f o r m a n c e i n d i c a t o r s c o m p l i a n c e d e c l a r a t i o n II. interviews and discussions with the key managers and personnel in order to obtain a general understanding of procedures supporting the collection and the subsequent management of data transmitted to the department responsible for drawing up the Report; III. obtaining third parties confirmation on litigations and claims regarding the Italian entities of the Group; IV.