The acquisition begins of Aliplast (Treviso), leader in the recycling of plastics

Agreement signed between Herambiente and Aligroup S.r.l. for the takeover of Aliplast (40% in 2017, 40% by March 2018, 20% by June 2022), Italy’s leading firm in the collection, recycling and subsequent regeneration of waste plastic. The firm has an integrated process that transforms waste into products ready for re-use.

INRETE: launch of the new gas and electricity distribution company

INRETE Distribuzione Energia, a company established by Hera to manage natural gas and electricity distribution activities in line with the functional and accounting unbundling obligations laid down in the Authority for Electricity, Gas and Water (AEEGSI) regulation for businesses in the sector, begins operating on 1 July 2016.

Shared value for citizens and the environment

Hera introduces Italy’s first sustainable revolving loan

After launching the first green bond in 2014, the Group has subscribed with four banks a loan of EUR 200 million, which directly links the financial terms of a loan to predetermined environmental sustainability goals.

Hera is a member of Leading Utilities of the World

Hera is the first Italian company to be admitted, and confirms the international importance of its work in the water cycle, in line with its commitment to the CEO Water Mandate of Global Compact.

Do you have a question about door-to-door collection? Alexa answers with Il Rifiutologo

Alexa – Amazon’s artificial intelligence – works with Il Rifiutologo, the multiutility’s app that helps citizens with separate waste collection.

With NexMeter, the gas meter becomes green

Lo smart meter gas 4.0 del Gruppo Hera, primo nel suo genere a livello internazionale per le funzionalità di sicurezza, è pronto per la prima sperimentazione in rete con l’idrogeno e la sua realizzazione in plastica riciclata completa l’impegno per la transizione energetica e la circolarità.

New Eni-Hera company for the stewardship of industrial waste in Ravenna

The agreement provides the construction of a state-of-the-art environmental platform, with a capacity for processing up to 60,000 tons of special waste per year.

Hera was ranked first in the 2021 Integrated Governance Index

The group was ranked first in the global index ranking that measures the integration of sustainability in business strategies.

Hera Group is listed on the new MIB ESG Index

The listing on the first blue-chip index for Italy, launched by Euronext and Borsa Italiana dedicated to ESG best practices, is yet further recognition for Hera’s focus on sustainability and the creation of shared value for all stakeholders.

Three works by Bolognese artist Paolo Manaresi loaned to a dedicated exhibition

In December, the multi-utility made a significant contribution to the exhibition “La passione del colore” [The passion for colour] dedicated to Paolo Manaresi’s work, which was held in the Sala Anziani of Palazzo d’Accursio in Bologna. Hera loaned three works from its collection that reflected its history: “L’officina del gas” [The gas workshop] “La tettoia” [The canopy] and “Il carrello” [The cart].  Known primarily for his work as an engraver, Manaresi devoted his later years to painting and developed an informal, non-figurative language characterised by a vibrant use of colour, mostly using pastels.

Hera is the best multiutility in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Admission to one of the most important global stock market indices for assessing social responsibility as a leader in its sector rewards the focus of the multiutility on sustainability and the creation of shared value for all stakeholders.

Biomethane, Sant’Agata Bolognese plays a fundamental role in the future of green energy

The first plant for the production of biomethane from organic waste created by a multiutility was inaugurated just outside Bologna. An investment of EUR 37 million to support the challenge of renewable energy on an industrial scale, with 7.5 million cubic meters of biomethane and 20 thousand tons of compost a year used as sustainable energy for many supply chains.

The environmental benefits of biomethane

The numbers in the video describe the virtuous cycle that Hera will carry out with the production of biomethane, a 100% sustainable and renewable fuel, through the new plant under construction in S. Agata Bolognese (BO). A project which, through an investment of around 30 million euros by Hera, will make it possible to avoid the use of over 6,000 tons of oil per year and to produce 20,000 tons of high-quality natural fertilizer annually and 7.5 million of cubic meters of biomethane. As regards the production of electricity through biomethane, projections for 2020 indicate an increase in Italy to 93 Megawatts, capable of powering 31,000 apartments for one year.

The growth in numbers

The results achieved by the Hera Group over its first 15 years are summarised in the graphs and video. From the added value created since 2002 to the excellence achieved in the services it provides (energy, water, waste collection and treatment) and in the training of its workers, these numbers tell the story of the early stages of Hera’s history and the new challenges of sustainability.

HergoAmbiente wins the Smau Innovation award

Hera’s commitment to new technologies is recognised at Smau Bologna 2016. Indeed, the HergoAmbiente project won the Smau R2B Innovation Award, which recognises the most cutting edge solutions that are making public services increasingly smart in order to improve quality of life for residents. HergoAmbiente is a “smart” and unique operating information system in the national and international landscape for the integrated management of all waste collection and street cleaning activities through completely digital processes that are constantly interacting.

Hera Group's carbon neutrality strategy

Climate change is the challenge of our century. Hera Group is aware of this and, consistent with its corporate purpose centred on “Planet, People and Prosperity” (added to the company’s articles of association in 2021), it has prepared a “Climate transition plan” to reach Net Zero – i.e. to completely eliminate greenhouse gas emissions - with the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C by the end of the century, as envisaged in the Paris Agreement.

Major financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB)

In the same month, the multiutility received financing of €460 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for more than 60 projects that complied with the European Taxonomy and the UN Global Agenda 2030 goals. These initiatives aimed to increase renewable energy production, promote energy efficiency and decarbonisation, as well as strengthening waste collection and treatment.