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

Half-yearly financial report at June 30, 2013Environmental responsibilityThe Group’s Environmental Management System is based on the principles set out in theGroup’s Environmental Policy and sector Environmental Policies, and has the aim of promoting aprogressive and constant improvement in business performance in terms of effectiveness andefficiency in managing the environmental aspects connected with its activities. This system isadopted and implemented in a way that is integrated with the broader business managementsystem, which also governs the other strategic matters regarding sustainability including thoseconcerning quality and safety.237A proper implementation of the environmental management system is ensured by setting upvarious types of measures, such as the clear identification of principles, roles andresponsibilities; the identification of activities whose management requires particular care;the identification of areas where steps may be taken to seek improvement from anorganizational or structural standpoint; the establishment of action strategies; and the meansof working and operational control.Regular internal audits are planned and carried out in order to check the efficiency andeffectiveness of the Management Systems to be tested and their ability to ensure thatimprovement objectives are reached and that the adopted principles are being complied with. Theadequacy of the systems is confirmed by the successful outcome of audits performed byindependent third parties and is attested by the ISO 14001 certifications and the EMASregistration obtained by the Group’s leading companies.The A2A Group’s environmental management system meets all the UNI EN ISO 14001requirements and is officially recognized and adopted within the Group to the extent of thefollowing percentages:Plants:• 100% of installed hydroelectric power;• 100% of installed thermoelectric power;• 83% of the thermal power and 87% of the electric power of the cogeneration pool fromfossil/renewable sources;