Focus areas

Reduction of emissions:

• +4.6% CO2 emissions avoided through waste recovery compared to 2019
• -5.6% CO2 scope 2 emissions compared to 2019
• repowering and redevelopment works on the hydroelectric plants of Chiomonte and Susa
• investments in renewable and photovoltaic sources

Reduction of emissions:

• more than double CO2 emissions avoided through waste recovery by 2030 compared to 2020
• -100% of CO2 scope 2 emissions by 2030 compared to 2020
• halved carbon intensity of energy production plants by 2030 compared to 2020 (176 gCO2/kWh target subject to SBTi validation)
• investments in renewables: hydroelectric concessions, new photovoltaic and wind power plants 

Energy efficiency:

• +1% TOE saved compared to 2019
• over 71,000 TOE saved by Iren Plus and Iren Smart Solutions products/services

• +160% TOE saved by 2030 compared to 2020
• more than 700,000 TOE saved by Iren Plus and Iren Smart Solutions products/services by 2030
• additional flexibility of heating systems to guarantee greater efficiency and respond to future challenges of the electricity market
• implementation of alternate cycle process on two water treatment plants

Sorted waste collection and reduction:

• growth in sorted waste collection to 69.3%
• design of 3 new collection centres (PR and RE)
• extension of home collection with eco-islands for about 25,000 residents
• expansion of “pay-as-you-throw” collection systems for waste management services to 3 municipalities (Quattro Castella, Ameglia, Luni)

Sorted waste collection:

• growth in sorted waste collection to 76.2% by 2030 in legacy regions
• 3 new collection centres (provinces of PR and RE) by 2021
• extension of home collection with eco-islands for about 140,000 residents
• expansion of “pay-as-you-throw” collection systems for waste management services to 9 municipalities (provinces of Parma, Piacenza, Reggio Emilia and La Spezia) by 2021  

Increase in waste recovery:

• 492,000 tons of waste to be recovered in Group plants
• authorisation of 3 plants for the treatment of organic waste with biomethane production (Reggio Emilia, Santhià and Cairo Montenotte)
• start of construction works on the paper and plastic treatment and recovery plant at Borgaro and PAI in Parma
• request for a permit to build an MBT in Genoa

Increase in waste recovery:

• 2,310,000 tons of waste to be recovered in Group plants by 2030
• construction works on treatment plants for organic waste with production of 57 million m3 of biomethane by 2030
• construction works on the paper and plastic treatment and recovery plants at Borgaro and PAI in Parma
• Genoa MBT construction

Reduction in water withdrawals from the environment for drinking water distribution:

• 33.3% water network leaks
• -3% of water withdrawals per resident/day in traditional areas compared to 2019
• 56% of water network divided into districts

Reduction in water withdrawals from the environment for drinking water distribution:

• network leaks at 20% by 2030
• -7% of water withdrawals per resident/day in traditional areas by 2030 compared to 2020
• 90% of water network divided into districts by 2030

Qualitative and quantitative improvement of the waste water treatment capacity:

• +3.3% increase in wastewater treatment capacity of the plants (PE) compared to 2019
• pollutant reduction in treated water: 93.4% BOD, 90.2% COD and 93.3% SST

Qualitative and quantitative improvement of the waste water treatment capacity:

• +13% increase in wastewater treatment capacity of the plants (PE) by 2030 compared to 2020
• pollutant reduction in treated water: >94% BOD, >90% COD and >93% SST

Resilient cities:

• Go-live of the Just Iren project (digital transformation of the entire waste chain: technical and commercial chain, customer management, planning, design, service and plant management) in Turin
• 19% of eco-friendly vehicles in the Group’s fleet
• 8.4% of green electricity sold on the total sold to end customers

Resilient cities:

• Go-live of the Just Iren project (digital transformation of the entire waste chain: technical and commercial chain, customer management, planning, design, service and plant management) in the Emilia region by 2021
• 100% of eco-vehicles in the Group’s fleet by 2030
• 3,500 GWh of green electricity sold on the total sold to end customers by 2030

Increase in district heating volume:

• +1.9% of district heated volumes compared to 2019
• completion of the work on the district heating network and Turin waste-to-energy plant for connection to the Grugliasco network
• extension and development of the district heating network in Turin and Piacenza

Increase in district heating volume

• almost +30% of heated volumes by 2030 compared to 2020

Improvement of the security level of the gas network:

• inspection of 98.8% of the entire gas network
• commissioning of 13.66 km of network for the renovation of obsolete sections
• search for leaks and replacement of electronic meters
• 98.7% of emergency calls with on-site arrival times within 60 minutes

Improvement of the security level of the gas network:

• 100% inspection of the entire gas network under management
• upgrading of the gas network to replace the most obsolete sections (cast iron and steel pipelines)
• continuation of searches for leaks and replacement of electronic meters
• maintenance of levels achieved on % of emergency calls with on-site arrival time within 60 minutes