Management Systems

For the sustainability of its operations, Acea acknowledges the following core values:

• the promotion of a quality culture
  
• respect for the environment and safeguarding of ecosystems, also through energy efficiency
  
• the valorisation of people also through fairer gender equality
  
• health and safety in the workplace (including infection prevention and control)
  
• corruption prevention
• efficient resource management
  
• risk assessment
  
• responsible management of its economic, social and environmental impacts
  
• dialogue with the parties involved
  
• promotion of sustainability in the value chain.
  

The Quality, Environment and Management Systems Unit defines the policies, methods, standards of reference and requisites for developing and maintaining the group’s certified management systems: quality, environment, safety, energy, gender parity and other certifications and attestations that are deemed necessary to obtain, via risk assessment activities and the identification of group management system training needs; it monitors the management systems of the operating companies in order to ensure that quality, environment and safety standards are maintained by managing relations with the certification authority, providing support for the operating companies’ control entities, during the various phases of the process, as well as monitoring and analysing the results of the internal and external assessments.

The Acea Group has implemented a Management Systems and Sustainability Policy, which sets out the principles, values and commitments undertaken by the company, including them as part of the framework for the pursuance of sustainable development. This policy is an integral part of the Management Systems compliant with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 50001 standards.

The Acea Group is also committed to continuously updating its Management Systems and – for this reason – it constantly tracks and analyses the changes in the internal and external context, and the stakeholders’ expectations as well.

Management of quality, environment, safety and energy are central aspects of our corporate policies, as shown by the number of Group companies that have implemented certified integrated management systems.

Acea also developed and certified anti-corruption and gender equality management systems.