{"id":15164,"date":"2024-06-05T10:43:12","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T08:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comoacqua.it\/?p=15164"},"modified":"2025-07-11T07:17:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T07:17:04","slug":"como-acqua-gets-gender-parity-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comoacqua.it\/en\/comunicati-stampa\/como-acqua-ottiene-la-certificazione-della-parita-di-genere\/","title":{"rendered":"How Acqua obtains gender equality certification"},"content":{"rendered":"

How Acqua obtains gender equality certification<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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The company's commitment to promoting talent and implementing female empowerment was rewarded with the awarding of the UNI\/PdR 125:2022 national standard<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Como, June 5, 2024<\/em> \u2013 How Acqua got the UNI\/PdR 125:2020 certification<\/strong> regarding the gender equality<\/strong>, a goal that the Single Manager of the Integrated Water Service in the province of Como had set as a priority within its policy<\/em> management and not just a mere formal fulfillment.<\/p>\n

The importance of the topic is also emphasized by its inclusion both among the goal<\/em> of thegenda 2030 of the United Nations<\/strong>, and in the NRRP, with the introduction of a Gender Equality Certification System under Mission 5 \u201cInclusion and Cohesion\u201d, Component 1 \u201cActive labor market policies and support for employment\u201d. In both cases, the aim is to promote greater inclusion of women in the labor market, a crucial step for improving social and territorial cohesion, as well as economic growth.<\/p>\n

For Como Water, there are also additional reasons. Lo sustainable development<\/strong> It is a challenge that sees the company on the front line, both as individual citizens and\u2014even more so\u2014as managers of the Integrated Water Service. To win it, it is essential to have a broad and far-sighted vision of the future, in which the fight against inequalities is a daily constant. This must apply both to access to water resources and to equal opportunities for personal and professional growth, valuing talents in a truly inclusive and fair manner, without any gender-related prejudices or of any other kind.<\/p>\n

Therefore, Como Acqua has identified the gender equality<\/strong> a focal point on which to concentrate efforts for continuous improvement. At the beginning of the journey aimed at certification, President Ing. Enrico Pezzoli had in fact underlined how, in addition to ethical and cultural aspects, the fight against gender-gap<\/em> have a positive and significant impact on\u2019Ebitda (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization), <\/em>an indicator that makes it possible to determine the economic value of a company, while also allowing it to increase its attractiveness and make the most of the talent already on its staff.<\/p>\n

Less than a year after the objective was stated, the preventive self-assessment carried out by Como Acqua using a prudential criterion was not only fully confirmed by the certifying body, but was even revised upwards during the allocation of the rating<\/em>.<\/p>\n

L\u2019audit<\/em> highlighted how the company has defined an effective management system, with Kpi <\/em>clearly established in the strategic plan, which indicates unequivocal commitments:<\/p>\n

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