Italy’s prosecutors are investigating Leonardo SpA’s Chief Executive Officer Roberto Cingolani for having provided an environmental authorization to Solvay SA during his time as minister, according to people familiar with the matter.

Before taking the Leonardo job, Cingolani was minister for environmental transition in the government led by Mario Draghi. In February 2022 he renewed a permit to allow Solvay operating a plant which has been legally dumping chemical waste on a beach in Tuscany. Prosecutors have already asked a judge to dismiss the case, a person familiar with the matter said.