Sustainability is at the centre of the strategy of the Iren Group, which reports its policies and performance with particular regard to environmental and social issues, to those relating to the personnel, to human rights, and to combating active and passive corruption.
These issues, together with others identified as priorities by the materiality analysis, carried out with the involvement of stakeholders, are reported and analysed in the Sustainability Report of the Iren Group, which also fulfils the function of Consolidated Non-Financial Statement (NFS) required by Legislative Decree no. 254/2016. A significant function that underlines how the strategic approach to social responsibility is becoming increasingly important in the long term for the competitiveness of companies, and that strengthens the Group's orientation both in terms of information transparency and in considering sustainability a strategic lever for growth.
The Iren Group integrates sustainable development into its business model, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). An evaluation of the SDGs to which Iren contributes and can contribute more in the future was also carried out in the preparation of the Strategic Plan to 2030. All 17 SDGs were analysed, with the relative targets, and the areas of activity of the Group that contribute to their achievement were identified, making it possible to select 9 priority objectives, which were assumed in the Strategic Plan with specific commitments and targets that are constantly monitored and reported.
In the non-financial reporting for the 2021 financial year, the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) of the Financial Stability Board are introduced, in a comprehensive manner, with reference to governance (corporate governance with regard to climate issues), strategy (illustration of the main risks and opportunities related to climate change, the different scenarios considered and the strategy developed as a response to mitigate and adapt to risks and maximise opportunities), risks (description of the process of identifying, assessing and managing risks and opportunities related to climate change), metrics and targets (climate change metrics used and main targets set to promote a low-carbon business model). Reporting is also enriched with the information required by the European Taxonomy (Regulation (EU) 2020/852), the single classification system for economic activities considered environmentally sustainable, which also defines the lines of disclosure of information related to the environment and climate.
The Sustainability Report/Non-financial Statement - to which reference is made pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 254/2016 - is therefore increasingly a tool both for transparency towards all stakeholders and for monitoring operations, economic, environmental and social impacts.
The document is prepared, under the coordination of the Corporate Social Responsibility and Local Committees Department, in compliance with the GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) Standard with the electricity industry Utility supplement – G4 Sector Disclosure, and is submitted for approval to the Board of Directors at the same time as the draft Separate and Consolidated Financial Statements.