Creating shared value
Our projects benefit the communities where we work
Our Vision
We operate in a sector that is one of the strongest driving forces for our economy. As a construction company working to build major, complex infrastructure, we want to further influence this dynamic with a specific commitment in the territories where we operate.
We contribute to advancing the SDGs with our commitment to social and economic development
Our commitment
We commit to contributing to the socio-economic development of the areas where we work:
- employing workers from the areas where the projects are located, where available in the quantities and with the skills required for their implementation;
- providing professional training for local personnel;
- a procurement strategy aimed at meeting local needs as far as possible, based on the availability of the goods and services required;
- developing initiatives to benefit local communities, which may include sponsorship, social and philanthropic initiatives, subject to verification of the integrity and respectability of the recipients and the consistency of the initiatives with the principles of the Code of Ethics.
Our approach to generating shared value
With the aim of creating shared value for all stakeholders, we are committed to combining economic well-being with a positive social and environmental impact, through stakeholderand support engagement for innovation to improve the quality of life in communities and, on the other hand, a strong commitment to respect the rights and culture of local communities and indigenous peoples in the territories where we operate. To this end, we implement policies, programmes and actions that improve our competitiveness, supporting our clients in creating innovative, high value-added services and products that contribute to improving the well-being of citizens and communities in general, while preserving and, where possible, enhancing the local area.
Our initiatives for the local communities
In 2024, we invested €2 million to develop approximately 52 initiatives in favour of local communities in various areas (social and healthcare; education, art and culture; sport, entertainment and the environment).
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Free healthcare services provided by construction site clinics to local communities in 2024
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Direct staff hired locally in 2024
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Local procurement in 2024 (average)
The areas in which our projects benefit the communities where we work
Social and health care
We take care of our communities
In 2024, we carried out 52 initiatives for our communities, both at corporate and construction site level. . In particular, the initiatives carried out concerned:
- direct interventions in the design and construction of infrastructure for the benefit of local communities, like schools, healthcare facilities and roads;
- support for social programmes run directly or through other organisations;
- free access to contract facilities such as clinics, water and electricity supply networks for local communities living in rural areas not served by basic services.
In 2024, approximately 18,000 medical consultations and approximately 9,700 healthcare interventions were provided as part of the well-established provision of free healthcare to local communities by clinics at some construction sites, particularly those located in Ethiopia (GERDP and Koysha).
Education, art and culture
We create new growth opportunities
We believe that our environmental and artistic heritage must be protected, and we are committed to doing so with every means at our disposal. Specific environmental restoration programmes (including reforestation activities) accompany many of our projects. In 2024, the main protection and restoration activities implemented covered 604,729 m2 of reforested areas and 2,020,392 m2 of areas affected by environmental restoration activities.
We support sport by building sports facilities in developing countries and by supporting and sponsoring sports teams in the main countries where we operate. We also pay great attention to entertainment, which sees us involved both in direct organisation and in supporting a growing number of high-profile cultural events in the fields of music, theatre and art.
Sport, entertainment and the environment
We support environmental protection initiatives and artistic and sports programs
We believe that environmental and artistic heritage must be protected. We are committed to doing so with every available means at our disposal. Specific environmental restoration programmes (including reforestation activities) accompany many of our projects. In the last 2 years (2020-2021), planting activities involved over 270 thousand trees.
We support sport, by building sports facilities in developing countries, supported and sponsored sports teams in the main countries where we are present. We also pay great attention to entertainment, which sees us involved both in the direct organization, and in supporting a growing number of high-profile cultural events in the musical, theatrical and artistic fields.
About 130 initiatives have been included in this area in Italy, Saudi Arabia, USA and Qatar.