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Web Content Article · written-by Giulia Lo Faro on-date Jul 3, 2024 11:44 AM
No Certificate Hera SpA Certificate INRETE Distribuzione Energia S.p.A. Certificate HERAtech Srl. Certificate Uniflotte Srl Certificate Hera Comm Srl Hera Group certificates for Gender Equality UNI...
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Web Content Article · written-by Giulia Lo Faro on-date Jul 3, 2024 11:42 AM
SI The following are the certificates of the Management Systems of the Group companies: NO Si Sinistra
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Web Content Article · written-by Giulia Lo Faro on-date Jul 3, 2024 3:44 PM
2024-07-02 The Bureau Veritas’ certifications have been renewed, with a focus on innovation for sustainability centrata Perseverance and continuous improvement, also thanks to innovation: these...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Jun 30, 2024 9:14 PM
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Jun 26, 2024 11:59 PM
No Supply Chain Risk Management https://eng.gruppohera.it/group_eng/suppliers/supply-chain-risk-and-esg-issues-management
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Jun 25, 2024 10:05 PM
SI For additional details on the Vendor Management and Vendor Rating model, as well as on the results achieved and the targets defined, see our Sustainability Report Go to the Report NO No Sinistra
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Jun 25, 2024 9:56 PM
SI For more information For further information on procedures for registration and qualification in the supplier list, monitoring and control of suppliers, management of non-conformities, supplier...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Jun 25, 2024 9:48 PM
SI Management and monitoring of ESG factors along the Supply Chain Within the Supply Chain Risk Management model, the management and monitoring of ESG factors along the supply chain is given...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Jun 25, 2024 9:28 PM
SI During 2023, our Vendor Management and Vendor Rating model was revised, strengthening the due diligence and risk management process along the supply chain. In particular, an integrated Supply...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Jun 24, 2024 9:18 PM
SI supply Chain risk and ESG issues Management By working for Hera Group, our suppliers are subject to specific checks aiming to guarantee an effective risk management along the whole supply chain,...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Jun 24, 2024 9:09 PM
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Jun 26, 2024 11:47 PM
SI Code of Ethics – focus on suppliers An ethical and sustainable governance is a cornerstone of our supply chain: for this reason we ask our supplier to undertake and fully enforce the principles...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Jun 26, 2024 11:48 PM
SI Supply Chain Risk and ESG issues Management By working for Hera Group, our suppliers are subject to specific checks aiming to guarantee an effective risk management along the whole supply chain,...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Jun 24, 2024 9:04 PM
SI An ethical and sustainable governance is a cornerstone of our supply chain: for this reason we ask our supplier to undertake and fully enforce the principles set out in the Code of Ethics and...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Jun 20, 2024 6:43 PM
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Jun 19, 2024 12:58 PM
For the fourth consecutive year, we are on the podium of the overall index ranking, which rewards Italian companies that stand out for integrating ESG factors into their governance
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Jun 19, 2024 12:51 PM
We have confirmed our position as the Italian company that has most fully and consciously integrated sustainability policies into its business strategies. This is proven by the ESG Identity...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Jun 19, 2024 11:15 AM
2024-06-19 Press_Hera_ESG.jpg For the fourth consecutive year, the Group is on the podium of the overall index ranking, which rewards Italian companies that stand out for integrating ESG factors...
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Web Content Article · written-by Lorenzo Senaldi on-date Jun 18, 2024 3:50 PM
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Jun 11, 2024 1:21 PM
2024-06-11 The Hera Group, through its subsidiary operating in the natural gas distribution sector, strengthens its presence in the area served centrata This morning, at the Hera Group’s...
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Modena's smart purification plant is COSTANCE, the prototype of the purification plant of Granarolo dell'Emilia. Two outstanding examples of sustainable water resource management.
The watchword is innovation. To protect the environment and those who live in it, and to provide quality services.
That's always been our belief. But there's more. We need to add another watchword: resilience, the ability to cope with change. And when we speak of climate change, we have learned that innovation and resilience are inseparable. The most modern technologies allow us, in fact, to face sudden changes, turning to prevention, the ability to predict causes and consequences, acting in advance.
Following this principle, and as the second-ranking Italian operator in terms of volumes of water sold, we have earmarked Euro 830 million for smart technologies in our Business Plan for 2023. In fact, the networks and plants of the water cycle are subjected to increasing stress due to the ongoing climate change, and only our ability to adapt and innovate, has made us an Italian excellence in the industry.
The investments we have made are 20% higher than the Italian average - almost Euro 176 million in 2019 alone – and reaffirm our commitment to a circular and regenerative economy, starting with water.
In particular, by complying with the requests of the United Nations Global Compact on the sustainable management of water resources, we remain committed to continuously innovate the service to achieve its gradual decarbonisation. This happens not only by using only renewable energy but also through energy efficiency projects and optimisation of the processes involved in the treatment.
There are two virtuous examples we are particularly proud of, the Modena treatment plant and that of Granarolo dell'Emilia (Bologna).
THE SMART TREATMENT PLANT IN MODENA
Blue water, clear water. This is the refrain that welcomes to Modena's smart treatment plant. Its new predictive system, unique in Italy, enables us to improve the quality of the water we return to the environment and to further reduce the energy consumption of our wastewater treatment plant.
Here, technological innovation, integrated systems, and efficient use of resources are at the forefront.
The project, developed together with Energy Way (the company that develops mathematical models for the efficient and sustainable development of businesses), created a system capable of controlling the oxidation process, a fundamental phase of the wastewater treatment cycle, anticipating the needs of the plant's activities. In fact, the requirements vary according to the water flow rate and the concentration of organic pollutants. The smart controller anticipates, 30 minutes in advance, the condition of the plant and acts beforehand to avoid the concentration of pollutants or energy peaks.
The pilot project has yielded positive results, which we are proud of. The Modena treatment plant, which can cope with the needs of 500,000 inhabitants, recorded a 16% decrease in energy used in the oxidation process, compared to a traditional control system, and a further 8.1% decrease in the presence of nitrogen in the outgoing water (a parameter already below the regulatory limits).
WELCOME TO CONSTANCE, PROTOTYPE OF THE GRANAROLO DELL’EMILIA TREATMENT PLANT
It's just been born, but it's looking very promising. We are talking about CONSTANCE (COntrollo iNtelligente e geSTione Automatizzata per il trattameNto di aCque rEflue). The system is the fruit of a partnership between Hera Group and ENEA (Ente per le Nuove tecnologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente), is based on machine learning technologies, and can reduce energy and water treatment plant management costs by more than 30%. The prototype has reached a level 7 technological maturity and is ready for industrialisation; the first tests were successfully carried out in our treatment plant in Granarolo dell'Emilia (Bologna).
CONSTANCE's main innovative feature enables us to remotely manage multiple treatment plants and to estimate in real-time the percentage of pollutants entering the plant, such as nitrogen, reducing them and thus returning cleaner water.
"At Hera, we place technological innovation among the fundamental pillars of our management and development strategy. With this in mind, in 2017 we formed a partnership with ENEA to build projects of common interest," says Franco Fogacci, Water Director of Hera. "The experimental test project of ENEA's CONSTANCE controller at our treatment plant will allow us both to further develop skills, know-how, and transfer new technologies into real applications on an industrial scale, for the benefit of citizens and the environment", he concludes.
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