Half-yearly financial Report at June 30, 2013 - A2A

Half-yearly financial report at June 30, 2013Risks and uncertaintiesexchange information on energy flows and manage demand peaks more efficiently, thusreducing the risk of interruption. In particular, a project is currently in progress which willenable remote control to be improved by increasing the effectiveness of the communicationsystems. A wider project regards the development of telecommunications systems capable ofhandling exchanges of information between the producer and consumer of electricity, amongother things to give the network a greater capacity to manage the increasing presence ofplants fired by non-programmable renewable sources. Operative means of regulating thecustomer’s consumption during specific time bands have been successfully tested in thedistrict heating sector; these are designed to avoid excessive peaks in the use of installedpower with the resulting possibility of critical matters arising regarding the optimal working ofthe networks.Finally, the Group takes out insurance cover against any direct and indirect damage which mayarise from other types of risk.224Environmental riskThe risks associated with events that impact the environment or the health of the populationliving in the areas affected by the Group's activities (for example the disposal of productionwaste, emissions from production processes, waste collection and disposal management) arethe object of increasingly close attention by public regulators and ever more stringentlegislation.The Group is significantly involved in preventing such risks and has adopted a policy documententitled “Policy for the Quality, Environment and Safety of the A2A Group” which is the toolwhich now sets out the Group's approach to such questions. This document, which is widelydistributed both internally and externally, explains the values which underlie the Group'soperations and which the Environment, Health and Safety Department is committed todisseminating and sharing as guidance for the day-to-day work of all concerned. TheEnvironment, Health and Safety Department also supports top management in establishingcompany policy in these areas, checking that this is implemented properly in compliance withthe rules applicable in all areas and internal processes.The process of updating the 231 Organizational and Management Model for the introductionof environmental offenses continued in 2012. In addition, the Environment, Health and SafetyDepartment has been rearranged from both an organizational and procedural standpointwith the aim of optimizing its processes to make these increasingly compliant with thefeatures of the Group’s business, as a support for a control which is ever more geared towardsoperations.