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Our communities

The building of a new facility, the construction of a gas pipeline or the development of a major infrastructure constitute activities that have a major impact on the territory and local communities. Edison’s responsibility is to develop its projects identifying shared solutions through a dialog with local communities and transparent communications. During the past 10 years, Edison completed an investment plan in the electric power area that is unmatched in Europe, adding about 7,000 MW of new generating capacity. The process that made such an achievement possible requires a unflagging commitment by the people involved over periods of time that could last several years and an effort to achieve a broad involvement of the local communities. The key elements that characterize Edison’s interaction with the local communities include:

Presence – Constant contact at the local level to listen, understand and meet the needs and expectations of the local
community;
Trustworthiness and Reliability – Willingness to be held responsible for the consequences of one’s actions;
Communication – Establishment of a team at the local level capable of providing clear, complete and transparent
information.

The use of discussion forums, an ongoing dialog with the opposition and a lasting relationship with the local authorities are the tools used in this process, within which Edison has been playing a leading role in Italy in terms of its willingness to listen to and dialog with local communities for the shared development of new projects.

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