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SOSTENYA GROUP PLC
Ethic as a Transversal Value
The Corporate Social Responsibility is an essential part of the decision-making process when our management team considers the different strategic choices.
The economic, social performances related to the activities of the group and the ongoing dialogue with the stakeholders play a fundamental role in the entrepreneurial vision.
We use the Integrated Report of our sub holdings as a tool for controlling the corporate numbers and the impact that our activities have on the environment and community. We are supporting a system that is extremely careful to the environmental issues through our slogan “The environment is culture”.
With regard to the climate change and the protection of the environment and territory, we developed disclosure projects with digital tools, training and information programmes in the areas where we operate, as well as the promotion of Ecoteche, areas dedicated to environmental awareness inside the municipal libraries.
In terms of social initiatives, our group is continuously involved in projects for training the internal resources. We sup- port speci c projects in the territories where we operate, such as the Gse Project and Energies for Society: we donated a photovoltaic and heating system to the Community of Bethania, a non-pro t foundation that helps unprivileged girls in Milan. We assist a Schools Project that involves a theatre presentation aimed at primary school children, encouraging them to re ect on the issues of energy consumption and to stimulate them to a conscious use of the Earth Resources.
In 2013, we started the process to obtain the Social Responsibility Certi cation for the companies controlled by So- stenya Group and Kinexia Spa (now Gruppo Waste Italia Spa) awarded the IQNet SR10Certi cation from, becoming the rst Italian company listed on the Stock Exchange to see recognized its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility by an international body .