Social responsibility

Our People

Commitment, professionalism, dedication and the honesty of our people are fundamental elements to ensure growth and prosperity to our business and to the local community.

To this end, Saras bases relations with people on integrity and mutual trust, commending the professionalism and merit of its employees, ensuring – without any discrimination – the possibility of professional growth and development, while respecting the principle of recognising contributions, through remuneration systems that are fair and suitable for the responsibilities assigned.

The Group is also constantly committed to promoting a work environment that feeds the sense of belonging to an organisation capable of increasing the value perceived by the community it belongs to.

In 2023, the Group employees were in total 1,591, the bulk of which in Italy (96% of the total) and more precisely in Sardinia (86%).

Developing our people

At Saras we firmly believe that development, training and improving the skills and capabilities of our resources is a lever to create value, not only for the individual and for the Group, but more generally for the economic systems and the communities in which they operate.

The Learning and Development process is guided by the principles expressed in the 'Our People' Policy and is described in the 'Human Resources Process Guideline'.

During the year, the Group promoted learning initiatives capable of fostering the growth and development of people in line with policies, reference corporate values and the specific personal and professional characteristics of our people, with the aim of always maintaining the sustainability of its business in the current context of energy transition.

With the aim of achieving an ever-greater sustainability of training, we continue to adopt the methodological approach based on the development of "Learning Agility", which encourages the self-learning of content, concentrating its consolidation durSkills development ing moments of discussion and re-elaboration in the classroom or directly in the contexts of working life.

The main macro-areas of intervention concern:

• the development of specialized technical skills:training activities for specific professional figures;

• the development of "soft skills" and managerial skills: training activities aimed at developingtransversal skills to multiple company roles;

• raising awareness of sustainability, which draws attention to an approach to work based on respect for ESG principles;

• compliance training: training and training activities on issues governed by regulations (e.g. HSE training, Code of Ethics and Antitrust, etc.)..

Local community relations

Saras, today a solid international company, set its origins and developed its activities in Sardinia, an island with a strong and proud identity, always deeply respected by us.

The Group's relationship with the territory where it operates and with the affected communities, as outlined in the Human Rights Policy and Sustainability Policy, is characterized by a commitment to comprehensively understand, assess, and measure impacts in terms of human rights, socioeconomic development, environmental protection, and biodiversity.

The Group's policy called "Our Stakeholders," outlines the approach in managing relations with local communities, recognizing them as strategically important stakeholders. In fact, the territory in which the Sarlux industrial site operates includes communities that are tied to their traditions, active and proactive in cultural and sports areas, and attentive to the environment and social needs.

With these stakeholders, the Group establishes an interaction characterized by shared values and goals and supports their projects with the greatest impact and value for the territory, useful for supporting the social fabric and enhancing history and traditions.

To make this commitment effective, relations with the communities concerned are managed by the "General Counsel & Corporate Affairs" function, whose head is a member of the Executive Committee.

In relation to the significant impacts, the Group has adopted a Corporate Risk Management model through which it ensures a periodic assessment of the impacts on the communities concerned in order to monitor its work and the impact on the territory, and to plan any actions to prevent or mitigate the significant negative impacts on the communities concerned.

The economic value distributed to the community in 2023 amounts to €2,710k (€1,923k in 2022). Only the cumulative data is disclosed and not the details of the individual initiatives to protect the privacy of the data subjects.

Diversity Equity & Inclusion

The Group is constantly working to spread and consolidate a corporate culture based on inclusion and belonging to a single organization, through a common approach to all initiatives in the field of people management.

During 2023, efforts were made on the issues of Diversity Equity & Inclusion, to raise awareness in the organization and encourage inclusive behaviour, so that the concrete commitment to the enhancement of diversity and a fair and inclusive work environment becomes a distinctive feature of the Group. 

Two pilot editions of a workshop on gender dynamics were therefore carried out, designed in collaboration with an internationally renowned consultant who is an expert in the DE&I topic. The initiative stimulated awareness of cultural biases and discussion on how to overcome them to promote equal opportunities in the company, laying the foundations for the development of a program on inclusive leadership. Strongly supported by the Deputy CEO and launched with a session involving senior leaders, this program will continue in 2024 with new sessions dedicated to the Group's management, to be subsequently extended to a wider corporate population.