Promoting people's well-being
We are committed to listening to their needs, enhancing their diversity, engaging in dialogue with local areas and building new opportunities together.
- Our values
- Inclusiveness according to A2A
- Inclusion and accessibility
- Our projects
- A certified commitment
- Associations and awards
- Policy e Dichiarazione
- ESG Data for 2025
Our values
Diversity, equity and inclusion at the heart of our actions
As a Life Company, our mission is to take care of life in all its forms: people, our communities and the environment. We do this by providing essential services that support a sustainable transition and promote an inclusive environment.
Thanks to our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion policies, we contribute to:
Being an active part of communities
We want to gain a better understanding of the complexity of the world around us and put our purpose into practice: to improve people’s lives today and ensure a fairer and more sustainable future for the generations to come.
Building a sustainable future together
We combine environmental protection, social equity and inclusive development, by integrating different perspectives and planning innovative, sustainable and fair solutions for every person, today and tomorrow.
For us, caring for people also means developing talent, listening to people's needs and creating working environments where everyone can feel welcome, valued and free to realise their full potential.
As a Life Company, we put life and its quality at the centre of our commitment. And we do this first and foremost by taking care of our people, through concrete actions. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion are a key factor in the Group's long-term growth and success. Protecting and promoting them is a distinctive feature of a company that is attentive, evolved and open to the future.
Mauro Ghilardi - Director People e Transformation
Inclusiveness according to A2A
Celebrating uniqueness and diversity: our concrete commitment at every level
Our Group considers the diversity and uniqueness of all people to be fundamental values, to be recognised and translated into concrete actions at every level, inside and outside the company. These features not only enrich the working environment, but also represent a strategic advantage, because they encourage the continuous emergence of new ideas, innovative solutions and original contributions.
In line with the Code of Ethics, the Human Rights Policy and the principles of the Global Compact, the DE&I Commitment Statement is the founding document that testifies to the Group's desire to create an inclusive, respectful and ethical environment, free from stereotypes and any form of physical, verbal or digital abuse.
For us at A2A, it is of fundamental importance to prevent discrimination, foster inclusion, with a particular focus on those who are most vulnerable, and promote a meritocratic and inclusive corporate climate.
Our commitment to 2035 includes the following goals:
90%
Gender balance in the Group’s boards of directors
35%
Women in managerial positions
Inclusion and accessibility
Our corporate culture is based on an inclusive language
An inclusive language is a fundamental component of our corporate culture. In fact, we believe that words have the power to create welcoming environments and to strengthen collaboration between people, whilst enhancing them. That's why, through our Inclusive Language Manifesto, we encourage a respectful language, free from stereotypes, prejudices or discriminatory expressions, both in internal and external communication, and we promote the use of terms that reflect equality, diversity and the appreciation of individual identities.
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Our projects
Over 14,000 people at A2A bring our vision of inclusion and diversity to life every day. They are the beating heart of the transformation of our Group and, thanks to our commitment to the topics of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, we can create an environment in which each person has the opportunity to contribute, grow and feel part of a common project.
This commitment takes concrete form through the Inclusion Team, a large group of colleagues from different Business Units and regions, with different roles and levels of experience, which promotes initiatives aimed at enhancing the unique features of each person.
We focus on five areas: Cultures, Disability, Gender, LGBTQI+ and Generations. For each of these, we develop projects, events and training and awareness-raising courses that transform inclusion into a concrete, everyday experience, making each person feel like an integral part of our community.
A certified commitment
UNI/PdR 125:2022 gender equality certification: an award that attests to concrete policies and actions
The certification obtained attests to our ability to adopt concrete policies and initiatives to reduce inequalities and ensure equal opportunities for all people. The companies certified today represent a total of around 90% of our people, confirming the widespread and solid nature of the path we have taken.
The award now involves most of the Group's companies: a result that reflects a shared and widespread commitment, aimed at confirming our desire to continue growing as an inclusive organisation that is attentive to the value of differences.
Associations and awards
Together, we take care of the quality of life of our people
One of our targets is to achieve the goals we have set ourselves through collaboration, sharing and the enhancement of the individual and their skills. Team spirit is essential for a Life Company.
Utilitalia Pact – Diversity makes the Difference
Our undertaking to further inclusion and foster diversity is also concretely demonstrated in the signing of the Utilitalia Pact – Diversity makes the Difference, which promotes diversity management in corporate activities.
Valore D, Fondazione Human Age Institute and Parks - Liberi e UgualiValore D, Wise Growth e Parks - Liberi e Uguali
Contributing to change also means working with associations whose specific purpose is to foster diversity, such as Valore D Fondazione Human Age Institute and Parks – Liberi e Uguali.
Welcome. Working for refugee integration
UNHCR Italy, the UN Refugee Agency, has awarded A2A the Welcome. Working for refugee integration for 2023, 2024 and 2025 logo.
The award is a recognition of the significant commitment shown by our Group in implementing specific measures for the employment of refugees and for the promotion of an inclusive society.
Charter for Equal Opportunities and Equality at Work
We are signatories to the Charter for Equal Opportunities and Equality at Work promoted by the Sodalitas Foundation.
WEPs (Women’sEmpowerment Principles)
We adhere to the 7 principles established by the United Nations Global Compact and UN Women to promote gender equality and women's empowerment.
Parks LGBT+ Diversity Index
The Best Company award at the eighth edition of the Index confirms the value of the activities we have carried out as part of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives.
Assolombarda Award
1st Assolombarda Award for Gender Equality in 2025 for our systemic and structured commitment to promoting gender equality and enhancing female talent during all the phases of their careers.
Policy and Statement
Respect for human rights is one of the principles underlying our actions.
All the activities, both internal and external, that our Group is committed to carrying out are inspired by respect for the principles, values and rules of conduct contained in the Code of Ethics.
Human Rights Policy
In addition to the Code of Ethics, all our member companies are committed to promoting and supporting the human rights principles set out in the Conventions to which we adhere.
Recruitment Policy
we ensure, wherever possible, that a gender balance is guaranteed in the shortlisting of job applicants.
Policy for preventing and combating occupational violence, harassment and gender discrimination
We want to ensure a safe, respectful and inclusive working environment, free from occupational violence, harassment and gender, gender identity and sexual orientation discrimination. At A2A, we promote a culture of respect, preventing inappropriate behaviour through training and awareness-raising. In this regard, we ensure confidential reporting channels designed to protect whistleblowers, and we take prompt and effective action to safeguard those involved.
Social Transition Policy
The Social Transition Policy was created to support the journey undertaken by those members of our Group who do not identify with the gender assigned to them at birth. This policy aims to describe the initiatives undertaken by our Group to remove obstacles that may hinder social transition, making it easier for the corporate environment to recognise each person's perceived gender identity (gender of choice).
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment Statement
We enhance the uniqueness of all people, thereby creating a competitive advantage for our Group. We promote a working environment free from stereotypes and that allows each person to express their individuality.
Download the Statement of commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Inclusive Language Manifesto
The manifesto, created by the A2A Inclusion Team, sets out 5 principles that are useful for improving communication and is intended as a commitment to shared responsibility in order to promote respectful language and behaviour.
Data
We have collected some data for you that represents the company's commitment to measuring and promoting a fair, inclusive and discrimination-free working environment
- Employees
Employees by gender u.m. Woman Men Total Total employees in junior management positions n. 3,295 11,664 14,959 Share of employees by gender % 22% 78% 100% Share of women in STEM-related positions u.m. 2025 Women in STEM-related positions n 819 Total employees in STEM-related positions n 5,955 Share of women in STEM-related positions % 14 Employees with disabilities u.m. Woman Men Total Employees with disabilities n 150 357 507 Total employees n 3,285 11,664 14,959 Share of employees with disabilities % 4.55 3.06 3.39 Employees by age group u.m. Woman Men Total Number of employees under 30 n 547 1,368 1,915 Number of employees aged 30-50 n 1,773 5,636 7,409 Number of employees over 50 n 975 4,660 5,635 Total number of employees n 3,295 11,664 14,959 Percentage of employees under 30 % 16.60 11.73 12.80 Percentage of employees aged between 30 and 50 % 53.81 48.32 49.53 Percentage of employees over 50 % 29.59 39.95 37.67
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