Policies relating to health, safety and environment (HSE) are adopted by all the companies in the group, in particular in the energy field (Sorgenia) and in automotive components (Sogefi). HSE management systems aim on the one hand to reduce risk at group companies and on the other hand to seize all opportunities produced by a correct management of the environment variable: reduced operational costs deriving from energy efficiency policies, reduced consumption of raw materials and the generation of revenues related to the innovation of sustainable products and services.

 

Sorgenia, in part thanks to its attention to sustainable development issues, in little more than ten years has become the largest private operator in the Italian market. Sorgenia’s “sensitivity” translates into the use of highly efficient technologies for both its new power stations and the modernisation of those it acquired, into significant investment in renewable energy sources and into developing energy efficiency and energy saving technologies for its customers.

 

Sorgenia highlights 2010:
  • 14 million kilowatt-hours (Kwh) saved thanks to smart consumer products 
  • + 43% of production from renewable sources compared with 2009
  • 405 grams CO2 per Kwh of specific emissions from combined cycle power plants
  • 181,604 tons of CO2 avoided thanks to production from renewable sources
  • over 150,000 Dibawatt power packs installed to improve the efficiency of external lighting
  • 500,000 clients
  • 2.7 billion euros in revenue
  • 3 EMAS certified plants (Termoli, Torrevaldaliga and Vado Ligure)

 

Sogefi’s system for managing health, safety and environment (HSE) has a central management that directs and guides subsidiary companies and defines the risks and updates the group’s policies procedures. Subsidiaries, in turn, are organised to manage HSE while respecting laws in the respective countries while always considering the Sogefi group’s directives.

 

Sogefi Highlights 
  • 11 plants certified in accordance with international environmental standard ISO 14001 in the Filtration Division  
  • 13 plants certified in accordance with international environmental standard ISO 14001 in the Suspension Division
  • 4 plants with health and safety management systems certified in accordance with the international standard OHSAS 18001
  • 1 production site attained the environmental certification according to the international standard EMAS.

On site, different activities are implemented to reduce their environmental impact based on management priorities. These include:

  • reduction of energy and water consumption
  • recovery of waste and manufacturing scrap recycled from other industries
  • installation of photovoltaic solar plants
  • sustainable mobility programmes for employees