Looking after vital resources such as water and energy requires the management of complex infrastructures – networks and systems – in the areas concerned, with major impacts on local communities.
We are committed to transforming these impacts into development opportunities for our Group and our stakeholders.
Our commitment is focused mainly on three areas:
To ensure the best possible management and monitoring of all processes that are able to generate potentially negative environmental impacts, we decided to encourage the Group's Companies to adopt certified environmental and energy Management Systems (UNI EN ISO 14001 and 50001) and to register waste-to-energy plants also under the EMAS scheme. With each cycle the systems set new efficiency goals in environmental and energy management, which are monitored via performance indicators capable of identifying any signs of anomalies at an early stage, allowing us to implement timely corrective actions, thus reducing costs and risks.
Top Utility
Again in 2021, Acea took part in the Top Utility Award, the initiative set up by the Althesys research centre with a view to valorising the excellences among the 100 largest public service management companies, for their contribution to the country’s economic and industrial development and collective wellbeing. The awards assigned within the scope of the initiative concerned 8 categories: Overall, Sustainability, Communication, Research & Innovation, Consumers & Territory, Operative Performances, Diversity, Sud (South). Acea came within the top five best in class for the Sustainability and Research & Innovation categories; the Group company Gori won the award for the “Sud” category.
