EDISON AND THE COMMUNITIES
A constant dialogue with all our stakeholders

Transparency, sharing and participation: we plan a sustainable future along with the communities that host us

The factor enabling the Edison's Sustainability Policy is the continuous dialogue with all our interlocutors internationally, nationally and locally. The future of energy and of our company passes through collaboration: that's why we identified strategies to involve our stakeholders more and more to define Edison's sustainability initiatives.

OUR GOALS

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

Activating at least two meetings per year of the SDGs @ Edison stakeholder panel, of which at least one in areas of interest.

    In constant dialogue with the communities

    SDGs@Edison is our community of thought: a panel launched in 2018 to discuss with representatives of institutions, businesses, culture and the third sector, with innovators and new generations, on the challenges Edison is called to face for a sustainable development.

    During the 2018 first meeting we shared and discussed our sustainability strategy with panelists, receiving helpful feedback to identify areas of action for our initiatives, while in the second we discussed how cities and homes can be inhabited more and more responsibly and on the consequences of the digital revolution in terms of access to technologies.

    The first of the 2019 appointments instead aimed at understanding how financial leverage can be a useful tool for companies to foster energy transition, while the second focused on the themes of plurality and inclusion.

    The CSR and Social Innovation Exhibition

    A collective knowledge made up of good practices, results and ambitions. To share our experiences and listen to those of other companies, organizations and public institutions, we have been participating for seven years in the most important Italian event dedicated to sustainability.

    In 2019 we had an ambitious goal: discussing with the new generations issues such as energy transition and the fight against climate change.

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    Edison Crowd: together for the energy transition

    Edison Crowd is the channel where Edison offers all citizens the opportunity to become a protagonist of the energy transformation in their territory. In 2018, through crowdfunding, we allowed local populations to financially support two projects in the field of renewable sources and energy efficiency, recognizing interests in exchange.

    The Palestro mini-hydroelectric power plant

    The project, conceived by Edison in 2009 and authorized in 2016, materialized with the opening of construction works in February 2018 and will see entry into production in the second half of 2019. In just fifteen days, 250 thousand euros were collected to finance the power plant in Pavia province, which will produce renewable energy for over 4,500 Italian families and avoid CO2 emissions for 6,000 tons.

    The Barge district heating network

    The project involves the construction of a remote heating system designed to provide 7,600,000 kWh per year, corresponding to the air conditioning and domestic hot water needs of about 500 families, avoiding the emission of about 2,000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. Citizens had the opportunity to finance the initiative for a total amount of 100,000 euros.

    Sustainability: making culture through culture

    Edison, which has always been committed to support culture and excellence, has launched initiatives aimed at promoting sustainability in recent years in the fields of design, theater, cinema and music. We share our expertise supporting cultural institutions for a more efficient management of energy and their processes, with the aim of generating a positive environmental and social impact on the local communities.

    Corporate volunteering: the energy of the Edison people

    The community of Edison employees has been actively participating in the initiatives of various associations for several years, having the opportunity to dedicate part of their working hours to volunteering.

    Ass. Sportiva Rugby Milano

    Ass. Sportiva Rugby Milano

    For more than 10 years we have been supporting the main rugby club in Milan to spread the culture of inclusion among the inmates of the Beccaria and Bollate jails. In 2018, the collaboration also extended to the Edison people who had the opportunity to be part of the Rugby Barbari Bollate, the first team in the history of Italian prison to participate every year in a tournament outside the jail.

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    Siticibo Food Bank

    Siticibo Food Bank

    The activities of the Food Bank have a beneficial impact on an economic, social, environmental and educational level. We have been collaborating with the foundation since 2009 by participating in Siticibo, the project promoting the fight against food waste. Over the past year, also thanks to the collaboration of several Edison people, it was possible to collect more than 510 tons of food from our company canteens and send it to the most needy in the neighboring structures.

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    Community of Sant’Egidio

    Community of Sant’Egidio

    Since 2016 we support the association in its project to promote the opening of humanitarian corridors, born from an agreement with the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the Interior Ministry: the initiative allowed refugees in vulnerable conditions to reach Italy with visas issued for humanitarian reasons. Since last year, the Edison people can participate in the activities of the community Milan canteen, preparing and distributing meals under the special paid leave regime.

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    Electric without borders

    Electric without borders

    The contribution of our people is also made of experience and professionalism. In 2018 we collaborated with the association made up of volunteers from electrical sector companies, to electrify an area in the Phongsaly Province in Laos. Thanks to the presence on site for a month of our colleague and environmental engineer Nina Sorci, it was possible to install photovoltaic systems in over 70 homes and offer safe and clean electricity to over 140 families.

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    Let's build together a sustainable energy future

    Environmental protection, customer care and human resources, an increasingly sustainable energy

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