Creating value for the territory and community
Our territory is changing, as well as the way we live it. That’s why we want to take care of it by supporting employment, giving new impetus to the local economy and developing projects dedicated to the communities in which we operate.
The special characteristics of the territories in which we operate – from large urban centres to small local entities – represent opportunities for growth and innovation that are indispensable, Which encourage us to rethink sustainable development for all with diversified and tailor-made solutions.
For this reason we are committed to promoting a solid connection between networks, territory and communities through collaboration with institutions, associations, foundations and non-profit organizations. Together, we carry out projects and initiatives in favour of environmental protection, the dissemination of culture, technological and scientific innovation, research and training.
We want to be a reference point in the energy transition of the country, accompanying it towards an increasingly green, digital and resilient future. For this reason we actively participate in the life of the communities where we are present every day, bringing safe energy to people and businesses and promoting the economic, social and cultural development of the territory.
Benedetta Navarra
Chairwoman Italgas
To better manage relations with the territory and exchange activities with stakeholders, we have also defined a “Corporate Citizenship Policy that confirms and formalizes our commitment, made of transparency, honesty and fairness, with respect to:
- Awareness raising on energy issues and responsible use of resources;
- Preparation of training and education initiatives;
- Support in the artistic-cultural field;
- Inclusion and healthy lifestyles through sport.
Our actions dedicated to the care of the territory and communities
Our target
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SUPPLIERS IN THE AREA
+40%
Selected from SMEs by 2028
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MUNICIPALITIES WITH SERVICE CONTRACTS OR CONCESSIONS
60%
To be met annually for monitoring of commitments, network extension requests, payment of fees and presentation of new initiatives and technologies
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DEFINITION OF A BUSINESS IMPACT ASSESSMENT MODEL
By 2024
Our results
We provide timely reporting of all our commitments, because we are convinced that we can generate shared and long-term value only through constant and transparent communication of our performance.
Activities in schools
We believe that providing the new generations with the most innovative tools and skills necessary to start the journey towards the future is a responsibility of the social and productive fabric of the country, which can in no way disregard the dialogue between schools and companies.
That is why we are committed every day to promote educational projects in schools of different orders and degrees, with the aim of stimulating interest, Raise awareness and promote awareness of new challenges in sustainability and the use of energy resources.
The training meetings
In 2023 we met 490 students from 8 elementary and middle schools all over Italy, to involve them on the most current topics. In one and a half hour sessions, we explored the origin and use of methane as an energy source, the natural gas supply chain and the future of energy.
LaNuova@Scuola
In 2023, Italgas and Medea also participated in the LaNuova@Scuola project, promoted by the newspaper La Nuova Sardegna to create opportunities for exchange on the territory. Pupils from 70 secondary schools met with the top management of companies, investigating issues in the sector and the link between school and business.
Geoside White Energy Week
Since 2017, Geoside has been carrying out the White Energy Week, a training course that this year involved 27 classes of higher education institutions in Emilia-Romagna and Sardinia, to bring them closer to the topics of energy efficiency, The adoption of more sustainable behaviour and the professions of the future.
Toscana Energia: “Living sustainable!”
For over 15 years, Toscana Energia has been accompanying the new generations in ways that respect the environment and its resources. " Vivi Sostenibile" is the initiative launched in 2023 at primary schools in the provinces of Florence, Prato, Pisa and Pistoia with a laboratory on energy and energy saving.
The territorial commitment in Greece
We passionately cultivate the relationship with the territories and communities of Greece where we are present, actively engaged in the conservation of local biodiversity. We are dedicated, for example, to projects that include the regeneration of green spaces, the maintenance of restored public parks and the construction of new play areas, but also to actions designed to combat climate change.
We also support municipalities and regions in the distribution of meal vouchers to vulnerable social groups, in the implementation of cultural projects on the territory and in the event of exceptional events. In response to the severe consequences of Cyclone Daniel, we provided immediate support to affected communities through the Volunteer Rescue Mission Group and the Hellenic Rescue Team, providing food and essential supplies.
This commitment was also reflected in the financial support given to the relief groups following the serious rail accident in the Tempi area, in the region of Thessaly, to hospitals and non-profit organisations, but also in sponsoring national university research and school competitions.
The Heritage Lab of Italgas: two hundred years of energy memory
Our history is an important part of the country’s social and technological development. To share it with the new generations and make it available to scholars and researchers from all over the world, we have created a place of meeting physical and virtual with enormous narrative potential: the Heritage Lab.
Thanks to the partnership with the Giorgio Cini Foundation, we have transformed our Museum and Historical Archive in Turin into a laboratory with the most advanced technologies for the digitization in 2D and 3D of the entire historical, industrial, artistic and cultural heritage of Italgas, with a path that takes place, At the same time, in the heart of documents and operations.
4 archivists, 2 palaeographers, 3 librarians and 15 operators work for:
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Valorise
Heritage Lab promotes knowledge of historical heritage, guiding digital evolution with continuous research
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Building territorial networks
By creating synergetic relations throughout the country, the project encourages a more widespread and widespread knowledge
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Collaborate
By extending its services to third parties, the Lab creates new, cutting-edge partnerships and projects
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Include
A professional retraining project strengthened the Heritage Lab team with targeted and valuable placements
Support for culture
Our role also means that we must provide all the energy necessary to support talent and protect the heritage of the communities with which we interact. For this reason we are actively engaged in the promotion of art and culture, both through the synergy with the Greek Embassy in Italy and by supporting some of the most important and recognized institutions on the national territory, The Fondazione Teatro Regio in Turin, the Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice, the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and the Teatro Verdi in Pisa.
Support for the world of sport and health
With the same dedication, we also support various sports and health promotion activities, to contribute to the development of a more inclusive social fabric that is attentive to the well-being of all. An example is the collaboration with the Italian Tennis and Padel Federation on the occasion of youth championships and ATP Finals, but also the commitment that unites us to the Association LILT in spreading a more effective oncology prevention on the territory.