Certifications
With the aim of implementing its sustainable development policies, improving the performance of its processes and enhancing its safety performance, Acque Bresciane adopts the Integrated Quality, Environment Health and Safety Management System.
The Integrated System is based on management standards that represent the state of the art with regard to organisational models referring to
business management in compliance with UNI EN ISO 9001:2015;
environmental management in compliance with UNI EN ISO 14001:2015;
occupational health and safety management in compliance with the UNI ISO 45001:2018 standard.
Acque Bresciane has also implemented and had its management system for corporate social responsibility certified in compliance with the requirements of the SA8000®:2014 standard, in order to better enhance its ethical commitment and manage in a systemic manner aspects such as:
- child labour
- forced or compulsory labour,
- health and safety,
- freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining,
- discrimination,
- disciplinary practices,
- working hours,
- remuneration,
- management system,
By adhering to this standard, Acque Bresciane wants to reinforce its commitment to respect the rules of work ethics and working conditions, contrasting exploitative work practices and discrimination within its own company and promoting them also among its suppliers.
The quality, environment, health and safety and corporate social responsibility management systems are applied in all the Acque Bresciane sites.
In order to guarantee transparency and traceability to all users, Acque Bresciane has its management systems certified by accredited third-party bodies, recognised at international level, which periodically carry out inspections and constantly check compliance with the requirements of the standards over time.
The integrated Quality, Environment and Health and Safety system is certified by Certiquality S.r.l., a certification body accredited by the single national accreditation body ACCREDIA.
The management system for corporate social responsibility is certified by IMQ, which operates under the aegis of IQNET, which in turn is accredited by SAI (the accreditation body that drew up the SA8000 standard).
* Only for site: wastewater treatment plant Rovato, wastewater treatment plant Paratico
Acque Bresciane S.r.l. has adopted a quality management system certified in compliance with standard UNI EN ISO 9001:2015. The goal of the system is to constantly improve performance as regards efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Acque Bresciane S.r.l. has adopted an environmental management system certified in compliance with standard UNI EN ISO 14001:2015. Not only does the system facilitate the appropriate compliance with environmental regulations, but it also provides useful tools in order to improve and reduce our environmental impact.
Acque Bresciane S.r.l. has adopted a safety management system certified in compliance with standard UNI ISO 45001:2018. This certification guarantees appropriate workplace safety and health supervision.
Acque Bresciane adopts the management system for corporate social responsibility certified according to the SA8000:2014 standard. This is the tool that Acque Bresciane adopts to achieve best practices in terms of: employment ethics, employee involvement, risk reduction, transparency, improvement of corporate reputation, relations with suppliers.
Reg. n° SA-1786-IT
Top Employer 2023
Acque Bresciane is one of the Top Employers Italia 2023 certified companies. The Top Employers Certification is the official recognition of corporate excellence in Human Resources (HR) policies and strategies and their implementation to contribute to the well-being of people, improve the work environment and the world of work.
Top Employers certification is awarded to companies that achieve and meet the high standards required by the HR Best Practices Survey. The Survey covers 6 macro areas in HR, examining and analysing in depth 20 different topics and their respective Best Practices, including people centricity, work environment, talent acquisition, training, wellbeing, diversity and inclusion and many others.
The Certification represents the official recognition of Acque Bresciane's important and continuous commitment to taking care of its people.
Rating
Legality rating
In order to promote and enhance its ethical commitment, Acque Bresciane has requested the recognition of the legality rating. This tool (art. 5-ter d.l. 24 January 2012, no. 1 and subsequent AGCM resolution of 15 May 2018, no. 27165) was introduced for Italian companies, aimed at promoting and introducing principles of ethical behaviour in the company, through the assignment of a "recognition" - measured in "stars" - indicative of the respect for legality by the companies that have requested it and, more generally, the degree of attention to the proper management of their business. The legality rating is assigned by the Competition and Market Authority (AGCM).
This recognition takes the form of a score between a minimum of one and a maximum of three 'stars'. The applicant company obtains the basic score ★, if it meets all the requirements of Article 2 of the Regulation implementing the Legality Rating. The basic score can be increased by one "+" for each additional requirement that the company meets among those provided for in Article 3 of the Regulation. The achievement of three "+" leads to the attribution of an additional star, up to a maximum score of ★★★★.
Below is the score achieved by Acque Bresciane:
Sustainability rating
A voluntary (solicited) process, which can only be accessed by companies that produce a Sustainability Report drawn up in accordance with GRI international standards. The Sustainability Rating, or ESG Rating, is a summary measure of the company's ability to manage environmental issues, such as carbon dioxide emissions and attention to natural capital, social issues such as welfare and respect for diversity among employees, governance issues such as ethics and transparency, and finally the distribution of the economic value generated.
The rating obtained by Acque Bresciane places it in the top bracket - 69.6 and refers to the data published in the 2019 Sustainability Report. The comparison took into consideration a sample of more than 30 of the best international Water Utilities (American, British, Italian...) and places Acque Bresciane, on a three-year improvement path, already among the top 30% in the BBB class or higher.
This path has led Acque Bresciane to achieve, with reference to the 2019 Sustainability Report, a BBB rating (on a scale from AAA to D), assigned by the specialist company Cerved Rating Agency, one of the most authoritative in the sector.