Community projects

Edison views partnering with non-profit associations as an integral part of its corporate social responsibility strategy because these associations provide an effective tool to interact with society. In 2009, the Company established a Committee chargedwith evaluating socially beneficial projects and address the need to develop specific guidelines, take a proactive approach in the identification of socially beneficial projects and make the entire process transparent. As part of this effort, in selecting projects for the areas where it operates, Edison decided to select projects that target young people and small children, focusing on such issues as the promotion of sustainable development and energy efficiency, sports and culture.

Significant project already being implemented include: "It's my right, it's my live" a project on human rights launched in Egypt; activities to promote energy conservation education (“Eco Generation – La scuola amica del clima” and “Edison change the music”); and a program to bring rugby to the inmates of the Beccaria juvenile detention center in Milan. Lastly, the Company encourages employee involvement in social initiatives and supports them in connection with humanitarian causes, as was the case for the “Insieme per Haiti” project.