We stimulate brand awareness

We know that a good people engagement strategy is based first and foremost on involvement and communication, and therefore undertake to:

• diffuse awareness of the Group's principles and values and strategic objectives;
• promote a sense of belonging and participation;
• maintain a good atmosphere within the company, enhancing staff performance.

IIn 2023 our internal communication projects continued to be aligned with the pillars set out in the business plan: ecological transition, sustainability, diversity and inclusion, welfare, safety, engagement, solidarity and innovation.

We implemented numerous initiatives, including:

• Out of Office, the second street gym event organised by Acea;
• Acea Family Care, a series of initiatives directed at the company’s staff and family members;
• Race for the Cure, for the second year running the Acea Group took part in the event with its own team comprising 160 employees and 50 family members;
• Self-defence course addressed to employees, offering them the opportunity to learn self-defence techniques;
• Wellness Fridays, with yoga and pilates events;
• Sostegno Donna, the help line for female workers in difficult situations;
• Launch of the My Welfare campaign focused on six pillars (Health, Work-Life balance reconciliation, Supplementary pensions, Economic incentives, Pyschophysical wellbeing, Family);
• Acea Camp, the summer camp dedicated to employees’ children;
• the Corporate Family Responsibility, already launched in 2022, aimed at spreading a culture of diversity inclusion and valorisation;
• the “Connected with Acea” project aimed at keeping communications alive with all our staff, via three events (Antarctic Mindset, New Professions and Leadership);
• the path dedicated to the topics of Diversity and Inclusion, with the aim of promoting a cultural change oriented towards the valorisation of diversities at all levels of the organisation;
• the “Prevent with Acea” campaign, aimed at raising people’s awareness to the importance of health, prevention and correct lifestyles;
• “Acea solidarity days”, the initiative that encourages employees to participate in the activities arranged by various charity organisations, such as: Save The Children, Andrea Tudisco ODV, Terre des Hommes, AISM, AIRC;
• the project “Fai del bene facendoti del bene” (Do good while doing yourself good), which envisaged certain days for donating blood, reserved for Acea’s employees.

The most effective communication tool utilised for the involvement of all company employees is the MyIntranet portal. With a view to increasing inclusivity and efficiency, in 2023 the portal was updated with the addition of new sections and the restyling of others, including Stakeholder Engagement, Equality & Care, Corporate Identity, Regulatory System, Organisational System, Job Posting, and the section dedicated to Human Relations procedures. In particular, as regards the Equality & Care section various documents were enhanced, such as the Manifesto for Equality, the content of which was revised, the Equality, Diversion & Inclusion Policy, the People and Participation Charter and the Code for responsible businesses supporting maternity.

The Acea Ti Premia portal, activated in 2021 as a digital aggregation platform and integrated with MyIntranet, has proved to be a valid employee engagement tool. In 2023, Acea Ti Premia hosted the first edition of the Acea Photo Contest, conceived with the aim of involving employees, who participated with their photos taken on the following subjects: Innovation, Sustainability, Our People, the Community. The initiative obtained a very positive result, recording 500,000 views, with an increase of 40% compared to the previous year.