Sustainability

Building the future

 

We invest in sustainable growth aware that we generate direct and indirect impacts on people’s lives and the development of territories.

We shape our tomorrow, every day. For Iren, this means creating value over time through a sustainable development model – consistent with
its mission, its vision and its values – that can guide the Group’s strategy, policies and investments.

 

The multi-business nature of the Iren Group integrates different business areas that share the value of responsible resource use on a daily basis, looking to the future with a very broad view of their surroundings. People and territories are at the centre, the environment drives actions, and every resource is treated in a sustainable way aiming at the best, pursuing innovation. Iren faces tomorrow with the ambition of someone who wants to be a leader in ecological transition and circular economy to allow communities and territories to transform energy into value, without waste, together building a future that is a place where we can live well.

Our integrated strategy

Sustainability is the compass that guides the management of activities and the key lever for the creation of value over time and the development of the Strategic Plan, which aims to respond to major global challenges: from decarbonisation to the development of renewable energy, from circular economy and energy efficiency, moving on to the safeguarding of natural resources, to valuing people.

For this reason, Iren Group’s strategy is based on the analysis of the macroeconomic, financial, energy and climate context and scenarios in the short, medium and long term to identify the factors that may be important for its business from a competitive, sustainable, regulatory and normative point of view and that may affect the pursuit of its growth targets. In the Business Plan, 8.2 billion Euro in investments are planned until 2030 of which 85% for sustainability and quality service.

Sustainability governance

Iren Group’s governance is based on shared rules that inspire and direct strategies and activities. The instruments adopted guarantee respect for ethical values, principles and behaviours within an industrial model that plans for sustainable growth.

In order to ensure consistency between behaviours and strategies, the Group has adopted a corporate governance model based on the division of responsibilities and on a balanced relationship between management and control, which guarantees that risks and opportunities are duly taken into account in the decision-making processes and contributes to spreading the corporate culture at all levels and enhancing skills.

Stakeholder engagement

Iren Group is committed to managing its activities considering the interests of its stakeholders, with the understanding that shared goals are essential to creating mutual value.

Dialogue and discussion with stakeholders are key to addressing and outlining growth strategies that produce increasingly sustainable impacts for the local area and the country as a whole, gathering the present and future needs of stakeholders.

Integrated Annual Report

The latest Report

Discover Iren's Integrated Annual Report 2025: a single document that transparently recounts the Group's economic performance and ESG impacts. A timely analysis that reflects the company's industrial strategy, financial strength and sustainable evolution, according to the new ESRS standards. A reference for stakeholders and investors to fully understand the value generated in the territories and the Group's future vision.

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Sustainable Development Award 2025

Promoted by the Sustainable Development Foundation and the Italian Exhibition Group, under the patronage of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security, the award was presented to Iren, which ranked first in the circular economy sector, for the WEEE circuit board recycling plant it built in Tuscany. This is the first plant in Italy capable of recovering precious metals such as gold, silver, palladium, and copper from WEEE.

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ARERA Quality of the water service

Ireti was awarded first place in Italy by ARERA for the technical quality performance of its water service in Piacenza. Good results were also achieved by ASM Vercelli (seventh place) and by the service provided by Ireti in Parma (eighth place).

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Top Utility 2025

Iren Group received the 'Competitiveness and Efficiency’ Award, which recognises the best-performing Italian companies in the energy, water, gas and waste sectors. The award was presented to Iren for its excellent performance in service management and for the efficiency of its infrastructure.

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Smau Innovation Award 2025

Iren received the award for its Iren Energy Monitoring service, an application developed for Iren Mercato customers in collaboration with the start-up Midori, which enables customers to monitor the energy consumption of their homes, break it down into individual appliances and devices, and receive practical advice on how to improve their habits, optimise energy use, and reduce waste and inefficiency.

ESG Identity Corporate Awards 2025

Iren was honoured by ETica News with two major awards relating to its ESG performance over the past ten years: 'Strongest Performer Mid Cap' and 'Best Finance Identity Mid Cap'. The Group also features in the Top 10 of the ESG Identity Corporate Index, a quantitative analysis model of the degree to which ESG factors are integrated into corporate strategies.

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The Il Sole 24 Ore ESG

The Il Sole 24 Ore ESG Observatory recognised Iren for its ESG performance. The companies were assessed on the basis of a ranking derived by calculating the average of three indicators (developed by Bicocca University in Milan): awareness, monitoring and governance, which were determined through a questionnaire on the policies and strategies adopted by the company.

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Open Innovation Day del Consorzio iNEST

At the iNEST Consortium’s Open Innovation Day, I.Blu was recognised as one of the most innovative companies in the region. This award, which recognises companies that stand out for their innovation and technological experimentation, testifies to the value of I.Blu’s work in the post-consumer plastic recovery sector, a strategic area for reducing environmental impact and achieving sustainability objectives at the European level.

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Ad & Biogas Industry Awards 2025

Ad & Biogas Industry Awards 2025: Sienambiente's Cortine biodigester named the best plant worldwide in the category of plants over 1 MW. The award positively acknowledges the design approach and the plant’s integration into the surrounding landscape: various technological features and solutions are integrated into a single plant, which is also capable of capturing carbon dioxide, making it a unique and globally effective model, particularly given the plant’s location in a valuable environmental and historical setting.

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Best in Media Communication

For the fifth consecutive year, Iren was certified Best in Media Communication, in recognition of its narrative consistency, transparency and commitment to clear and accessible communication. The Group was named one of the 19 most virtuous organisations in terms of the quality of its storytelling, its media reputation and its contribution to the national information system. In addition, Iren also won the Special Prize for 'Clarity of Message', thanks to the docu-series Circular Future Tour, produced by Eduiren in collaboration with Giffoni Innovation Hub to showcase the green transition and the technologies that make it possible.

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Ascai Media Awards 2025

Iren won the award in the 'Digital Workplace' category for its Noi.Iren project. This award recognises the best internal and external communication solutions implemented by companies. Iren was recognized for placing collaboration at the heart of its operations and for adopting a people-centric design. A channel capable of responding promptly and consistently to the needs of all its audiences.

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Global Capital Bond Awards 2025

Global Capital Bond Awards 2025, a prestigious accolade in the international bond market landscape. Iren received the award in the ‘Most Impressive Corporate Hybrid Capital Issuer’ category for issuing a hybrid bond considered among the best in Europe. The award-winning transaction generated strong interest, with demand almost eight times the initial offer.

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NC Awards 25

NC Awards 25: an award in the Sponsorship category and a special 'Communication and Local Area' award went to Iren Luce Gas e Servizi's multi-channel campaign for the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, which created an immersive and engaging narrative capable of transforming a sponsorship into a genuine bridge of shared values between the brand and the world of sport.

Contacts

Corporate Social Responsibility and Local Committees Manager

Selina Xerra

CSR Planning and Reporting Manager

Giulia Mancini

Local Committees Manager

Felicita Saglia