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Web Content Article on-date Jul 3, 2020 10:27 AM
In order to effectively and promptly respond to the complexities of the market and guarantee significant safeguard of stakeholders’ interests, the B.o.D. has formed four committees which have been...
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SI Our sustainability reports Sustainability reports are a primary tool to manage and report on our activities and results in the economic, environmental and social fields, as well as a fundamental...
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Web Content Article · written-by THOMAS CECCONI on-date Jul 3, 2020 10:13 AM
SI The Board of Statutory Auditors met 16 times in 2023; 14 of these meetings were attended by all statutory auditors, while two were attended by almost all of them. The average duration of the...
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SI Shared value, a new approach to corporate social responsibility By working in synergy we can create economic value and sustainable development for our local area, producing a positive impact on...
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Web Content Article · written-by Palvi Andrea Tonziello on-date Jul 3, 2020 10:11 AM
SI Cookies disabled - content not available Shared value, a new approach to corporate social responsibility By working in synergy we can create economic value and sustainable development for our...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date May 20, 2021 11:12 AM
img_canvas_desktop_bs2023.jpg dsk_2_1 (1).jpg Puzzle.png Stretto Largo Largo Approved from Hera Spa Cda on 26/03/2024 <br>Shared value creation and stakeholder engagement:<br>the story of an...
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Valeria Bortolotti was born in Bologna on 22 March 1950. Over the years she has gained broad and extensive professional experience in public bodies and private companies belonging to the service...
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Web Content Article · written-by Davide Donnarumma on-date Jul 3, 2020 10:03 AM
SI Marianna Girolomini was born in Riccione (RN) on 3 September 1970. Since 2000 she has been an associate of the firm “Studi Commerciali Associati Ferrini, Giglietti, Montemaggi, Berardocco,...
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Web Content Article · written-by Davide Donnarumma on-date Jul 3, 2020 10:04 AM
SI Antonio Gaiani was born in Bologna on 16 October 1965. He has held many positions as Official Receiver, including: Bio-On Spa, Bio-On Plants Srl, Gazzottì Spa, Stampi Group Srl and Verlicchi...
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Web Content Article · written-by Davide Donnarumma on-date Jul 3, 2020 10:03 AM
SI Born in Codogno (LO) on 18/05/1974. Since March 2023, partner of Fidiger Advisory S.p.A., a company of the Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati Group, as well as partner responsible for consulting...
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Web Content Article · written-by Davide Donnarumma on-date Jul 3, 2020 10:03 AM
SI Myriam Amato was born in Pavia on 19 October 1974. She has gained over 20 years’ experience as legal auditor for national and multinational companies and has also worked as a self-employed...
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Web Content Article · written-by Palvi Andrea Tonziello on-date Jul 3, 2020 9:38 AM
Report of the board of statutory auditors to the 2021 consolidated financial statement (available in Italian language only) Relazione del Collegio Sindacale al Bilancio d'esercizio 2022 della...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Nov 23, 2020 5:38 PM
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Web Content Article · written-by THOMAS CECCONI on-date Jul 3, 2020 9:31 AM
SI The Board of statutory auditors supervises the Group's correct administration, assessing the adequacy of the organisation, administration and accounting structure adopted by directors. Its...
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BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS NAME ROLE M/F NATIONALITY Myriam Amato Chairman f IT Marianna Girolomini Standing auditor f IT Antonio Gaiani Standing auditor m IT Valeria Bortolotti Alternate auditor...
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SI Composition of the Board of Directors in office until April 29, 2020 The shareholder's meeting held 27 April 2017 appointed a Board of Directors, whose mandate lasts from now until the approval...
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Web Content Article · written-by Davide Donnarumma on-date Apr 26, 2023 3:31 PM
SI Composition of the Board of Directors in office until April 27, 2023 The table shows the composition of Hera's Board of Directors, appointed at the Shareholders' Meeting on 29 April 2020 and in...
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Web Content Article · written-by Palvi Andrea Tonziello on-date Jul 3, 2020 8:15 AM
SI Former Executive Chairman Tomaso Tommasi di Vignano was born in Brescia in 1947. He led the Hera Group from November 2002 to 27 April 2023 and, as Executive Chairman, managed the process of...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Jul 3, 2020 8:29 AM
SI Monica Mondardini was born in Montescudo (RN) on 26 September 1960. Since May 2013, she has been the Managing Director of CIR Spa, a listed holding company that controls Sogefi Spa, where she...
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Born in Lugo (Ravenna) on 3 May 1982 Professional experience April 2014 – ongoing. Hera Group, member of the Board of Directors; Hera Servizi Energia, member of the Board of Directors: Hera Luce,...
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Current positions University of Ferrara, Department of Legal Studies. Professor of Introduction to Italian Law University of Ferrara, Department of Legal Studies. Research fellow in European Union...
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Web Content Article · written-by Palvi Andrea Tonziello on-date Jul 3, 2020 8:22 AM
SI Gabriele Giacobazzi was born in Secchia (MO) on 4 July 1949. He serves as Adjunct Professor at the Department of Engineering of the University of Modena and Reggio-Emilia - where he holds...
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Web Content Article · written-by Davide Donnarumma on-date Jul 3, 2020 8:28 AM
SI Lorenzo Minganti was born in Bologna on 12 September 1973. He is a lawyer specialising in Administrative Law, especially town planning, environmental and public contract law. He has provided...
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SI Bruno Tani was born in Sogliano al Rubicone (FC) on 18 September 1949. He is Vice Chairman and CEO of Società Gas Rimini Group Spa, for which he began working as an employee in 1976 and Managing...
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Web Content Article · written-by Palvi Andrea Tonziello on-date Jul 3, 2020 8:34 AM
SI Federica Seganti was born in Trieste on 29 May 1966. Since 2017 she has been an independent director of Hera Spa and member of the Ethics and Sustainability Committee, where she has served as...
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Born in Imola (BO) on 5 January 1968 Education: Diploma from the Paiolini-Cassiano Technical High School, Imola Foreign languages spoken: English Training: Prometheus Executive Master in Corporate...
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A Tax Advisor and Statutory Auditor, Mr Basile has been a managing partner of the consulting firm Teikos since its establishment in 1999. He graduated in economics at the University of Modena in...
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Web Content Article · written-by Palvi Andrea Tonziello on-date Jul 3, 2020 8:19 AM
SI Chief Executive Officer Hera Group Chief Executive Officer from April 2014 to April 2022 Stefano Venier was born in Udine in 1963. He was Hera Group’s CEO from April 2014 to April 2022. In July...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Jul 3, 2020 8:24 AM
SI Fabio Bacchilega was born in Imola (BO) on 1 December 1963. He currently holds a number of professional positions, including Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fonderia CAB Srl and Chairman...
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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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