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3rd edition – Sustainability for SMEs
Attention to ESG factors is today an essential element for the competitiveness and resilience of companies. The ability to integrate sustainability into business models is an increasingly important requirement for risk management and access to new market opportunities.
In this context, Italgas is committed to promoting and encouraging a sustainable approach not only within its Group, but also along the entire supply chain. In line with the objectives outlined in the 2024-2030 Sustainable Value Creation Plan, Italgas is supporting the third edition of the SME Path, a training initiative promoted by Sustainability Makers, an Italian association that has been bringing together sustainability professionals for almost twenty years and has been working in the definition and implementation of corporate strategies in this field.
Objectives and recipients
The course is aimed at those who, within companies with fewer than 250 employees, oversee sustainability issues. Through a cycle of online meetings, participants will have the opportunity to deepen key aspects for the integration of sustainability in business processes, with a focus on strategies, reporting, certification and ESG rating.
How to participate
Participation in the course is free of charge.
To apply, you must send by 16 April 2025:
- Short CV of the candidate
- Completed questionnaire with company information
Applications should be sent to segreteria@sustainability-makers.it. Individual applicants will be notified of the outcome of the selection process by 30 April 2025.
Benefits for participants
- Certificate of attendance for those who attend at least 80% of the course
- Mentorship: selected participants who enrol in Sustainability Makers in 2025 will have access to mentorship by a senior associate until 31 December 2025
For further details, please consult the attached flyer.
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Transparency and Trust: Italgas Achieves ISO 37002 Certification for its Whistleblowing System
Transparency and whistleblowing are crucial elements in building healthy organizations based on trust and responsible governance. In an increasingly complex corporate world, having tools that ensure the safe reporting of irregularities or misconduct becomes indispensable for promoting shared accountability and adherence to the rules. Whistleblowing embodies just that: a free voice that, in a protected context, helps companies improve and prevent critical situations, benefiting all stakeholders.
In this spirit, the Italgas Group – together with its main companies: Italgas S.p.A., Italgas Reti, Medea, Bludigit, Geoside, Toscana Energia, Nepta, and Metano Sant’Angelo Lodigiano – has achieved an important milestone: the certification of its whistleblowing management system by DNV, in accordance with the ISO 37002:2021 standard, “Whistleblowing Management Systems – Guidelines.” This recognition not only certifies compliance with regulations and best practices but also serves as a testament to the Group’s ongoing commitment to fostering a corporate culture grounded in transparency, ethical governance, and the prevention of misconduct.
To mark this significant achievement, today, Monday, September 23, the official ceremony for the delivery of the ISO 37002 compliance certification by the certifying body DNV took place at the Milan headquarters. The prestigious award was received by Germana Mentil, General Counsel of Italgas, together with the Legal Compliance and Anti-Corruption Team.
Indeed, Italgas’ whistleblowing management system has been designed to encourage the reporting of misconduct and ensure that such reports are handled with the utmost seriousness, transparency, and timeliness. In this way, not only are whistleblowers protected, but a stronger bond of trust is built between the company and its stakeholders, both internal and external. This open dialogue not only strengthens transparency but also fosters a culture of widespread accountability, where every individual feels actively involved in maintaining an ethical and law-abiding work environment.
Jasmine Paolini at Italgas Headquarters in Milan: A “Gift” for Italgas’ 187th Anniversary
A surprise visit from the Olympic champion. Since last July, the Group has been by her side as she climbs to the top of the global tennis rankings.
Italgas has strengthened its long-standing commitment to supporting Italian tennis by partnering, since last July, with one of its brightest stars: Jasmine Paolini. This partnership quickly proved successful, with Jasmine achieving remarkable results, reaching two Grand Slam finals and securing a gold medal in women’s doubles at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Italgas is proud to support and accompany her on her journey to the pinnacle of world tennis.
The gold medal – the first in the history of Italian tennis at the Olympics – made its way to the Milan headquarters of Italgas, along with its rightful owner. A fortunate coincidence, as it falls in line with the Group’s 187th anniversary.
Jasmine Paolini is an extraordinary example of determination and passion, values that Italgas shares and draws inspiration from in its continuous growth and innovation. With her competitive spirit and dedication, she is the perfect ambassador for the Group’s energy.
We have always believed in the power of sports and in supporting talent. Since 2018, we have been backing Italian tennis: the tennis net and the gas network symbolically intertwine in this synergy, connecting play, strategy, mutual support, and teamwork. Promoting tennis and emerging talents like Jasmine is an integral part of our mission.
Celebrating 187 years of history and a new digital look
Milan, September 12, 2024 – Since 1837 Italgas has been a constant reference for the social and economic life of the country. Italy before Italy, a Company that has made the continuous push for innovation the hallmark of its history and its ability to make the future present.
In Turin in the first half of the 19th century, when the streets were lit only by a few oil lamps, Italgas invested in innovative technology that would revolutionize the lives of millions of people. Since then, it has continued the same path of grasping people’s ‘new’ needs and adapting to a constantly changing environment. Each decade has seen Italgas take on new challenges, adopt cutting-edge technologies and improve its services while contributing to the growth and well-being of the community.
Today, on the 187th anniversary of its founding, the Company celebrates a past that straddles three centuries: a long history, always told and shared through the ‘media’ of the moment: from black-and-white periodicals to calendars, from the first simple advertisements, made up of an image and a slogan, to the Liebig figurines, makers of a historic “meat extract,” through which Italgas told of the advantages of gas. And then radio, TV, the web…
The new Italgas website that sees the light of day today represents both a technological upgrade and a tale in the concrete of a leadership that aims to drive a transition to net zero based on a sustainable and accessible model.
The new Italgas website, designed to meet the needs of the Group’s various stakeholders, is a tool for communication and engagement. With its intuitive structure, the new site encourages awareness of the Group’s activities and development projects, acting as a bridge between past and present, a symbol of a company in continuous evolution but firmly anchored to its roots.
In San Francisco, Italgas has established a technological outpost
In San Francisco, Italgas has strengthened its presence in the heart of Silicon Valley by opening a “technological outpost” at INNOVIT, the Italian Innovation and Culture Hub in San Francisco. The new Italgas desk in the US will facilitate interaction between the company and the Silicon Valley ecosystem.
Italgas CEO Paolo Gallo emphasized how this outpost will offer significant advantages due to its proximity to the world’s leading center for innovation and business opportunities. At the same time, Italgas will become a reference point for start-ups interested in developing cutting-edge solutions in the energy sector.
The opening of the technological outpost in San Francisco confirms Italgas as a pioneer in the global energy sector, able to take advantage of the opportunities offered by innovation and lead the transition to a sustainable future.
Sustainability for SMEs
Free training opportunities for companies with fewer than 250 employees.
The growing attention to sustainability issues and the need to measure, manage and mitigate ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) risks have always driven Italgas to promote and foster a sustainable approach not only for the Group, but also for its suppliers.
The issue of sustainability is a key success factor for the Group and it is an increasingly important and prioritized issue for value creation.
It is a priority objective of the Group to promote the development of our suppliers, supporting practical initiatives to qualify, empower and develop Small and Medium Enterprises, in line with the guidelines set out in the Sustainable Value Creation Plan 2022- 2028.
To this end, we promoted an initiative by Sustainability Makers, an Italian association that has been working for more than 15 years on the definition and implementation of sustainability strategies and projects, for a sustainability training course for those who manage sustainability issues in companies with fewer than 250 employees.
Interested suppliers who subscribed and will attend at least 80% of the course will receive a certificate of attendance.
Valore D – gender equality
How inclusive is your company? – engagement project for all companies that want to map and measure Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies.
For Italgas Group, social sustainability is a key success factor and it is an increasingly important and prioritized issue for value creation.
According to the United Nations Global Compact, social sustainability in business is about identifying and managing business impacts, both positive and negative, on people within the company, in the supply chain, and in the community in which the company operates. Inclusive growth means reducing inequality of income and opportunity and promoting empowerment and equal opportunity.
To this end, we are committed to fostering a culture in which people recognize the value brought by diversity, and we are developing new programs and initiatives dedicated to inclusion in the most diverse meanings, not only for Group employees, but also towards our suppliers.
Thanks to the collaboration with ValoreD, the first Italian association that for over 10 years has been committed to spreading a culture of inclusion and gender equality, we are now offering you the compilation of the Inclusion Impact Index Plus, a free and digital tool, able to analyze inclusion in all its forms.
At the end of the self-assessment, a report will be released that summarizes your performance with respect to diversity, equity and inclusion issues and allows you to compare your results with the industry benchmark and the market. The Index allows a structured and measurable approach of the company on inclusion issues and it is a useful support to consciously start the process of certifying gender equality, introduced by Law 162/2021 in implementation of the NRP.
Thus, two training and awareness-raising meetings on the importance of social sustainability in business are planned, since positive impact on the community can be increased only by joining forces.
The Italgas and Bludigit challenge team wins the 2022 edition of Data Girls of the Luiss Business School
Agile work and digital sustainability: the themes of the Italgas and Bludigit challenge that led one of the groups of the “Data Girls” to victory.
The sixth edition of “Data Girls”, the development course organized by Luiss Business School as part of the “Grow – Generating Real Opportunities for Women” project, which enhances female talents in STEM work areas, has come to an end. Italgas took part in the initiative, for the third year, proposing to the different teams of female and male students the “WoW – Way of Working” challenge dedicated to the analysis of new agile working methods, with special focus on what they were the collaboration tools used in companies suitable for responding to the new needs of employees.
The winning team worked on the basis of data provided by Bludigit, the digital company of the Italgas Group, regarding the use of collaboration tools and a questionnaire that was submitted to employees. Based on this data, integrated with external Istat suppliers on the impact of smart working on Italian companies, they presented solutions and insights on how to “make the use of new digital tools and technologies more sustainable.”
Specially on digital sustainability, the winning students showed how to apply certain behaviors in the professional area by using technologies and digital tools, it is possible to reduce CO2 emissions and achieve the gotals of sustainability objectives.