Our staff's wellbeing

We listen to and value our teams

At Acea we recognise the value of our teams and encourage their growth through a series of initiatives to improve the quality of life inside and outside the company, in line with the objectives of the Industrial Plan and the Sustainability Plan.

We have devised a Corporate Welfare Plan to increase the personal and professional well-being of our people, responding to new social needs.

Measures have been developed in favour of diversity and inclusion, parenting, psycho-physical well-being, economic benefits, prevention and health care of employees and their families and work-life balance, which encourage flexibility at work, increase the sense of belonging and improve the corporate climate as a whole, thanks also to training sessions on the technological-digital transformation processes that the Group is currently implementing.

In may 2023, Acea Group and the trade unions signed the Protocol “Carta della Persona e della Partecipazione di Acea” (Acea’s Charter of the Person and Participation). The agreement aims to develop and enhance the company’s professionalism and individual and collective well-being, investing in skills and competencies as a springboard to address and win the challenges posed by the socio-economic context, as well as to create greater value for the community through people’s commitment.

The new Acea Welfare Plan

The Group Welfare Plan is based on six essential pillars relating to health, work-life balance measures, psycho-physical well-being, supplementary pensions, economic benefits and family.

To promote the Welfare Plan, numerous information meetings were held, actively involving all our people; in addition, dedicated training videos were disseminated on the company Intranet.

Welfare aziendale, il benessere dei dipendenti nel modo di lavorare di Acea

The corporate Welfare initiatives in Acea

Acea carries out numerous corporate welfare initiatives, promoting important communication campaigns, including "Previeni con Acea” (Prevention with Acea), dedicated to prevention; "I venerdì del benessere” (Wellbeing Fridays), to encourage healthy and correct lifestyles; "Orientiamoci” (Let's orient ourselves), to raise awareness among our people about the future professional orientation of their children:

  • the prevention campaign “Prevent with Acea”, developed with the aim of making employees aware of the importance of health, prevention and the adoption of correct lifestyles, provides for awareness days which include free specialist screenings, as well “Safe Children", a course dedicated to paediatric prevention aimed at employees who play the role of family members and which addressed various issues such as safety at home, in the car, at the table and in the water;
  • the “I venerdì del benessere” programme dedicated to personal care and the promotion of physical activity, by organising indoor and outdoor sporting events;
  • the “Orientiamoci” programme, a professional orientation path for children aged between 16 and 19, which included in-depth meetings with industry professionals.


Welfare services for health and wellbeing
Supplementary pension, health and insurance policies.

  • Healthcare services
  • Life and professional insurance policy
  • Prevention campaigns for women/men
  • Course on airway obstruction manoeuvres for children
  • Periodic blood collections at company offices


Measures of work-life balance
Not just Remote Working, but also flexible working hours and measures designed for parenting support.

  • Remote Working
  • Parenting permissions
  • Company car park (parking spaces reserved for pregnant women)


Welfare measures for psychophysical wellness care

  • The "Acea e Fitprime” (Acea and Fitprime) corporate wellness programme promotes well-being by offering various sports-related services (sports season tickets, live streaming courses, and outdoor fitness lessons), as well as the possibility of adopting a healthy diet through customised meal plans prepared by a nutritionist
  • "Sostegno donna” is a helpdesk providing completely anonymous and confidential assistance to female colleagues wishing to meet with selected specialists. The contact information is available through the corporate intranet and internal communication service. 
  • Self-defence course for the Group's female colleagues held at the company offices


Welfare serivices for families

  • Career guidance programme for employees’ children
  • Summer camp 
  • Refund and voucher services for families
  • Company nursery
  • Platform dedicated to at-home parental support for the whole family


Income support measures

  • Mobility and transport concessions
  • University agreements
  • Flexible Benefits

Our remuneration policy is based on a culture of merit and value. A performance bonus is paid to all employees each year, linked to company results. Since 2019 it’s been possible to convert the premium into welfare and supplementary pension services, with the advantage of tax deductions, through the MyWelfare platform.


Supplementary pension

The contractual supplementary pension is represented by the Pegaso Fund, which over the years is taking on an increasingly significant role among the people of the Group.

Corporate solidarity

In 2023, Acea actively participated with its own team of about 200 colleagues in the Race For The Cure, the largest event dedicated to women who are facing or have faced breast cancer.

Moreover, the Taxi Solidale (Solidarity Taxi) project, promoted in the Rome area in collaboration with the ACLI (Italian Christian Workers Associations) of the capital city, with the aim of bringing concrete help to the most needy families, involved donations of boxes containing food products and medicines by employees and the contribution of former employees as drivers of a Fiat Doblò, loaned free of charge by Acea, to deliver solidarity boxes in the municipality of Rome. In the course of the year, approximately 4,500 families were helped and 10,265 boxes were distributed.

MyWelfare Acea

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WELFARE OBSERVATORY COMPOSED OF GROUP COMPANIES AND LABOUR UNIONS
78 %
PEOPLE BENEFITTING FROM WELFARE SERVICES

Data as at 31 December 2023

Moreover, Acea joined Social Value Italia, an association that promotes the culture and practice of social value measurement for companies, organisations and public administrations.

In particular, the Group and association are committed to assessing the impact of corporate welfare plans as an innovative tool for promoting the well-being of our people.

For the next few years, the Acea Group has set itself the goal of developing a social impact assessment regarding the welfare plan, in order to understand the levels of efficiency, effectiveness and quality of its services and measures, as well as the areas for improvement that can derive thanks to a structured and methodologically-based analysis.

“People Care, Welfare and Well-being”

In 2023 Acea organised, as host Company, the annual event in collaboration with the HR Community, the largest Community HR of national and international companies. As every year, the Group participates in in-depth events and round tables on issues related to the HR world by discussing with managers of other companies, in order to acquire best practices and implement innovative actions in line with market practices. On this occasion, Acea received the award for the corporate welfare plan. Various interventions took place during the day, the Acea speech was related to “Corporate Welfare as a lever of attraction and retention” and the speaker was Federica Marinetti, Head of Talent Acquisition and People Development, as well as Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Manager.

Inclusion and protection of diversity

Well-being in Acea also means promoting a culture of inclusion and appreciation of diversity by combating all forms of discrimination.

The issue of Diversity, Equality & Inclusion has assumed increasing importance for Acea which promotes greater sensitivity at all organisational levels through projects, initiatives and tools for integrating these issues into the modus operandi of the company, of individuals and of reference stakeholders.

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