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Climate change: 6 Italian companies in the CDP "A" List

Leonardo, Enel and Pirelli are confirmed for the second consecutive year within the "Climate A List 2021" drawn up by the Carbon Disclosure Project - A total of 23 Italian companies have won the "leadership" rating

Climate change: 6 Italian companies in the CDP "A" List

Leonardo, Pirelli, Enel, Salvatore Ferragamo, Brembo e Sofidel. They are the 6 Italian companies included in the “A” List for the fight against climate change made by CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project), the global non-profit environmental impact organization providing the most trusted platform for monitoring corporate performance in the fight against climate change. Every year the organization assigns companies a score from A to D- based on criteria such as completeness of information, awareness, management of environmental risks, best practices associated with environmental leadership. The "A" rating is the highest score and was assigned to only 200 companies among the 13 participants.

CDP's environmental assessment is recognized worldwide as the gold standard of corporate transparency on environmental issues. The A and A- scores correspond to the "Leadership" evaluation band.

The three Italian companies included in the "A" List are joined by another 17 companies that have achieved an "A-" rating. These include: Acea, Eni, Intesa Sanpaolo, Astm, Terna, Poste Italiane, Snam, Hera, Unicredit, Cementir Holding, Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche, Italgas, Nexi, A2a, Iren, Fincantieri ed Erg. 

“Ours is an environmentally conscious strategy along the entire value chain: we collaborate with customers, suppliers, authorities, business partners, universities and research centers to reduce the environmental impact of business activities and our products. From the efficiency of our industrial sites to innovative solutions, Leonardo's is a commitment to sustainable development, for people and for the planet", he comments Alessandro Profumo, CEO of Leonardo.

Marco Tronchetti Provera, executive vice president and CEO of Pirelli: “Concrete energy transition plans, transparency and performance are the pillars on which Pirelli's effort is based, with the desire to set ever more challenging goals. Taking care of the environment means guaranteeing a future for the company and for society as a whole”. 

Among the strengths of the company led by Stefano Donnarumma there are the organization and corporate management on the subject of climate change, the initiatives put in place to reduce emissions and the commitment to achieve ambitious targets, reaffirmed by the adoption of the Science Based Target, through which Terna has committed to cutting its polluting emissions by about 30%.

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