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SDG 5

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but the necessary condition for ensuring a prosperous, sustainable and peaceful world.

While the world has made some progress in gender equality and women’s empowerment through the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, women and girls continue to face discrimination and violence in every part of the world.

Ensuring women and girls have equal access to education, medical care, decent work, as well as representation in decision-making, political and economic processes, will promote sustainable economies, which will benefit societies and humanity as a whole.

Our contribution in 2023

32.2%

women in managerial positions, 16.4% in top management and 20.7% in STEM positions

Inclusion

the commitment to the inclusion of women who are victims of violence was confirmed through the “Suspension of mortgage repayments” initiative

Lifeed project

the digital programme focused on strengthening parenting skills continues, with approximately 1,200 users

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housing made available for women and minor children through the “Housing independence for women who are victims of violence” project

An inclusive working environment

the collaboration with “Parks - Free and equal” continues 

44.4%

female presence on the Board of Directors

Context

In Italy

Anti-violence centres and shelters

on the rise in Italy in 2021, with a rate of 2.39 services per 100,000 women aged 14 and over

119 women killed in 2022

(3 more than 2021). 84% of murders occur within the home

33.7% female presence

in the national Parliament in 2022 (-1.7 p.p.), but growing in regional administrations (+1.2 p.p. in the regional councils renewed in 2023)

42.9% share of women

 on the boards of directors of companies listed on the stock exchange (+1.7 p.p.), 21% in decision-making bodies (+1.9 p.p.)

Around the world

2/3

of countries in developing regions have achieved gender parity in primary education

Enrolment rates

for girls and boys in South Asia in 2012, the same as in 1990  

Access to primary and
secondary school

girls still face obstacles in sub-Saharan Africa, Oceania and Western Asia

41%

proportion of women in paid jobs outside the primary sector 

46 countries

where women hold over 30% of seats in national parliaments in at least one chamber

Global community targets

End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere

Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation

Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate

Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life

Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences

Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws

Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women

Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels

How do we share the value we produce?

We are a key protagonist of Italy’s economic, social and productive panorama, as a unique Company in the country in terms of size, recognisability and presence.

There is a close connection between the results we achieve through our business model and the needs of the Italian territory.

We collaborate to achieve the objectives of SDG 5 by creating value with:

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Human
capital
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Social-relational
capital

“Postenibilità” is...

Through our Strategic Plan, we set ourselves the objective of achieving responsible growth and accompanying the country’s path to sustainability and social inclusion. In defining the Plan’s investment choices, we also assessed the contribution of each intervention to the Group’s 8 Pillars of Sustainability.

Our sustainability strategy impacts SDG 5 through the following pillars:

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People
development
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Diversità e inclusione
Diversity
and inclusion
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Creating value
for the country

Projects underway

Polis Project
Diversity and Inclusion Training
Strengthening the presence of women in managerial succession plans, aimed at increasing the presence of women in positions with greater responsibility in the Group