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DIALOG WITH
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
In its dealings with national and local institutions and with institutions of the European Union, Edison always maintains a collaborative approach and bases relationships on fairness and transparency.
Interaction with Public Administrations
Edison’s activities make it necessary to interact on an ongoing basis with public administrations in order to monitor and manage the process of securing authorizations, permits, concessions and public grants and financing. The Company interacts with public administrations in accordance with specific internal procedures and internal controls, which have been expanded with the adoption of the Organization Model required under Legislative Decree No. 231/01 (rules on administrative liability).
Edison’s activities make it necessary to interact on an ongoing basis with public administrations in order to monitor and manage the process of securing authorizations, permits, concessions and public grants and financing. The Company interacts with public administrations in accordance with specific internal procedures and internal controls, which have been expanded with the adoption of the Organization Model required under Legislative Decree No. 231/01 (rules on administrative liability).
Relations with Italian and European Public Institutions
The Institutional and Regulatory Affairs Department maintains an ongoing dialog with the institutions of the Italian government and Parliament, regulatory and antitrust agencies, EU institutions, and local governments. In a spirit of constructive cooperation, Edison’s Rome and Brussels offices make available to public institutions the Company’s industry knowhow and contribute to the legislative process, mainly by providing technical and specialized information that could be useful to the individuals involved in the decision-making process.
In Italy, the Institutional and Regulatory Affairs Department monitors daily developments in Parliament (bills, reports of Committee meetings and Chamber of Deputies and Senate sessions, interpellations, interrogations, hearings, investigations, amendments, agendas, etc.) in
The Institutional and Regulatory Affairs Department maintains an ongoing dialog with the institutions of the Italian government and Parliament, regulatory and antitrust agencies, EU institutions, and local governments. In a spirit of constructive cooperation, Edison’s Rome and Brussels offices make available to public institutions the Company’s industry knowhow and contribute to the legislative process, mainly by providing technical and specialized information that could be useful to the individuals involved in the decision-making process.
In Italy, the Institutional and Regulatory Affairs Department monitors daily developments in Parliament (bills, reports of Committee meetings and Chamber of Deputies and Senate sessions, interpellations, interrogations, hearings, investigations, amendments, agendas, etc.) in
order to provide the applicable Company Departments with comprehensive and timely information about legislative measures that could be relevant to their businesses. This Department is also involved on an ongoing basis in consultations and work groups promoted by the Electric Power and Natural Gas Authority as part of the process of developing regulations that are more reflective of actual industry needs. As part of this effort, working in close contact with the relevant Company functions, the Institutional and Regulatory Affairs Department identifies problems and opportunities in proposed or enacted regulations and prepares and promotes Company actions that best reflect the interests of the Group.
Lastly, the Department coordinates and prepares position papers that are filed in connection with investigations and inquiries carried out by the antitrust authorities. In a similar manner, the Institutional and Regulatory Affairs Department follows the proceedings of the Council of Europe and the European Parliament in Brussels and Strasbourg. It supports Company positions during the consultation process between institutions and stakeholders and, in this context, works closely with the relevant Directorate-Generals of the European Commission.
Edison is also actively involved in industry associations (Confindustria, Assoelettrica, Assomineraria, Federestrattiva, Eurelectric and Unice), to which it provides support, through its participation in work groups, in the development of association positions.
The Institutional Relations Department also coordinates:
Lastly, the Department coordinates and prepares position papers that are filed in connection with investigations and inquiries carried out by the antitrust authorities. In a similar manner, the Institutional and Regulatory Affairs Department follows the proceedings of the Council of Europe and the European Parliament in Brussels and Strasbourg. It supports Company positions during the consultation process between institutions and stakeholders and, in this context, works closely with the relevant Directorate-Generals of the European Commission.
Edison is also actively involved in industry associations (Confindustria, Assoelettrica, Assomineraria, Federestrattiva, Eurelectric and Unice), to which it provides support, through its participation in work groups, in the development of association positions.
The Institutional Relations Department also coordinates:
- relations with associations, movements and interest groups (NGOs, environmental associations, industry associations etc.);
- relations with regional, provincial and municipal administrations in areas of general interest.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
