A voluntary (solicited) path, which can be accessed only by companies that produce a Sustainability Report prepared according to GRI international standards. The Sustainability Rating, or ESG Rating, succinctly measures a company's ability to manage environmental issues such as carbon emissions and attention to natural capital, social issues such as welfare and respect for diversity among employees, governance issues such as ethics and transparency, and finally the distribution of the economic value generated.

In 2023, we achieved a score of 76.1 out of 100 for the second year in a row, confirming our AA rating. This result places us among the best water service companies and testifies to our high capacity to manage ESG factors.

In particular, in the environmental sphere, we have improved waste management, confirming the absence of sludge in landfills; the emission and energy intensity indices maintain positive performance, fully within the sector averages, demonstrating a concrete commitment to investments in energy efficiency, research studies also related to aspects such as biodiversity and, last but not least, the risks arising from climate change.

In the social sphere, by adhering to the Utilitalia Covenant and the Sodalitas Foundation's Charter for Equal Opportunity and Equality, the company has committed to adopting policies aimed at reducing gender inequality and promoting ever greater inclusion.

As far as governance is concerned, high transparency, integration of strategic sustainability objectives in the business plan and remuneration policies related to ESG targets are confirmed.

The rating was given by the Cerved Rating Agency, among the most authoritative in the industry and a leader in Europe in terms of the number of non-financial corporate credit ratings assigned.

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