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Goal 4 of the 2030 Agenda: equal and inclusive education for all

Inclusive and equitable quality education – Defining Goal 4 of the 2030 Agenda

Goal 4 of the 2030 Agenda aims to provide an equitable quality education for everyone. Ensuring universal access to education opportunities and removing learning barriers helps to reduce global inequalities, both of an economic and social nature. In addition, it is crucial that education meets the specific needs of individuals, to tackle early school leaving and functional illiteracy, in order to promote a more sustainable future.

Infografica con evidenza dell'obiettivo 4 dell'Agenda 2030

The key elements of goal 4 of the 2030 Agenda include:

Right to free, fair and quality primary and secondary education
Universal access to preschool education
Promotion of literacy and basic skills for young and adults
Equal educational opportunities and reduction of gender gaps in education
Increase opportunities for technical, professional and higher education
Quality education accessible to all
Enhanced teacher's training and investments in infrastructure and educational resources.

Tackling early school leaving and functional illiteracy

Early school leaving refers to a range of circumstances in which school-age children miss, do not complete or use educational services irregularly.

Ensuring that everyone – including those form protected classes and in vulnerable situations – has an equal access to education and professional training to reach an adequate level of literacy and numeracy is one of the goals of the SDG 4 which specifically aims to reduce early school leaving. To increase school attendance, it is also important to increase the global number of scholarships in order to ensure access to higher education.

Functional illiteracy refers to the partial difficult of individuals to apply their reading, writing and computing skills in everyday life. This phenomenon is not linked to school attendance, as it is more prevalent in developed countries with a high level of education. The quality of school education is vital to tackle functional illiteracy. Goal 4 of the UN 2030 Agenda aims, among other things, to ensure "quality in primary and secondary education for consistent and sufficient learning outcomes."

SDG 4 – Acea's commitment in schools and universities

In line with the goals outlined in SDG 4 of the UN 2030 Agenda - the Acea Group is committed to promoting education and training initiatives for young people. Effective training allows access to better working opportunities, thus leading to the overall well-being of society. Furthermore, these projects aim at promoting the culture of sustainability and engaging younger generations in important issues such as energy transition.

Acea promotes collaborations, partnerships, internships and traineeships (with universities such as Sapienza, LUISS and Federico II of Naples, and many others), to create a first interaction between recent graduates and the job market. In 2023, as part of these initiatives, Acea provided 14 training internships and 22 curricular traineeships.

Acea's commitment to achieving the objectives set out in SDG 4 is reflected in the training opportunities offered, including courses and university masters, to the Group's employee. As far as school is concerned, Acea promotes training, awareness and school-work balance projects, to support and advise young people in making decisions for their future.

Acea School

Acea School is an initiative launched in 2002 to support primary and secondary school students and teachers in Roma Capitale and its Metropolitan City. The project aims to raise the students' awareness about present issues such as environmental sustainability, circular economy, energy transition and protection of water resources and to integrate these issues in their training and help them to become informed professionals and citizens.

CentriAMO l’obiettivo (Let's hit the target) #educazioneidrica #ognunodinoi – the project of the 2023 edition of Acea School – is an environmental sustainability initiative that aims to involve and raise awareness among the new generations and provide them with the necessary tools to best preserve our planet.

School-work balance

For years, Acea has supported school-work balance initiatives, engaging students coming from local high schools. The program allows students to present their own concepts and promote creative solutions around innovation and sustainability.

Meeting with Acea's employee allows students to better understand the skills and professional roles that are in demand within the job market. This allows them to be prepared for job interviews.

GenerAzione per la Transizione - Clima e Energia" (Generation for Transition - Climate and Energy) – the 2024 work-school balance project by Acea Group – will engage nearly 180 students from eleven high schools and technical institutes located in Lazio, Umbria, Campania and Tuscany. The students will participate in a day of work during which they will be guided by Acea staff, to develop a project work on the energy transition.

STEM Careers

Women professional in STEM (Science, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics) fields play a crucial role in orienting students, especially young girls. Through their testimonies, these women bring to schools their own experience as successful professionals in fields traditionally male-dominated fields.

Professionals visit schools and universities as Role models, sharing their own personal experience and engaging students in a day at the company.

The account of their training and professional choices reflects the principles set out in goal 4 of the 2030 Agenda. This is relevant importance, as it helps students to discover their abilities, improve their training and make informed decisions for their future. In addition, overcoming gender stereotypes can be particularly helpful in the workplace.

Goal 4 of the 2030 Agenda: Acea's local commitment

As outlined in goal 4 of the 2030 Agenda, the right to education and training is fundamental, not only for personal development but also to promote a culture leading to a more sustainable future.

In line with SDG 4, there are several collaborative initiatives launched by Group companies and educational institutions with the aim of raising students' awareness of issues such as the protection of the environment and natural resources.

For example, in 2023, Acea Ato 2 was a partner of the RCS Academy Business School in the post-graduate master's degree in Sustainability and Green Management, involving students in the development of the thematic project "Water management, a strategic resource for our future: projections of water uses during socio-economic events of significant impact""; it also renewed the "DifendiAmo l'acqua” (Protecting water) initiative - focused on education on sustainability and water saving - aimed at primary and lower secondary schools in the municipalities of Santa Marinella, Subiaco and Rignano Flaminio, involving more than 500 children.

AdF (Acquedotto del Fiora) promoted an environment education activity, with guided tour of the springs and school meetings, offering more than 2,500 water bottles to students.

The Deco company launched the educational project "Un goal per il futuro. Fai vincere la sostenibilità", dedicated to primary and secondary schools in the Abruzzo region. The project, focused on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN Agenda, aims to foster and promote the culture of sustainability. Participants have been asked to write an essay focused on one of the Sustainable Development Goals. The essays were assessed by Deco's Sustainability team, which selected the three winning texts based on the following criteria: clarity and detail in the description; effectiveness of the project in terms of communication and involvement; interdisciplinarity.

Finally, Gesesa has continued its awareness campaign for the respect of environment with the "Plastic Free"project addressed to local schools and universities. The campaign centred mainly on reducing, recycling and reusing plastics. Furthermore, schools received water bottles and dispensers as a present. A concrete action to reduce plastic use.