ESG rating and other awards

THE GROUP’S COMMITMENT TO BOOST ITS ESG PERFORMANCE IS REFLECTED IN ITS SUSTAINABILITY RATINGS.

By applying various methods, the analysts assess the Group’s performance in environmental, social and governance terms, its ability to see ahead in the long term, ability to minimise risks and also reach the SDGs.

The important results achieved include:

ESG RATING RANKING DETAILS

The Group was rated “B” in the CDP Climate Change survey, ranking in line with European and sector companies and above the global average. In addition, with regard to FS’ commitment to engaging its suppliers on the topic of climate change to encourage them to improve their environmental performance, the Group was rated “A-” in the Supplier Engagement Rating, ranking above the European, global and sector average.

The Group’s ESG profile was rated “Advanced” overall (total score: 64/100), ranking fourth among 44 companies at European level in the “Transports and Logistics” segment.

The Group received a risk rating of 15.3, falling under the low ESG risk bracket. Carbon Disclosure Project is a global not-for-profit organisation that supports organisations in reporting their energy consumption, emissions and actions taken to reduce their environmental impact.

Moody's ESG Solutions is a business unit of Moody's Corporation that responds to the growing global demand for ESG analysis and climate insights.

Sustainalytics is a leader in ESG research and ratings. It supports many of the world’s leading investors that incorporate ESG insights into their investment processes.

The Group was rated BBB, in the Average bracket.

The Group reached prime level which comprises sector leaders in ESG (2020 rating). MSCI ESG Research provides ESG ratings, on a scale of AAA to CCC, to global public companies and some private companies, based on their exposure to ESG risks specific to the sector and capacity to manage such risks.

ISS (Institutional Shareholder Services), leading global provider of corporate governance and responsible investment solutions.

THE GROUP HAS ALSO RECEIVED MANY AWARDS AND ACCOLADES IN RECENT YEARS.

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

The FS Italiane Group placed first in the category of most attractive employers in Italy by business students in the Passenger & Transportation category and was one of the top employers in Italy in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) segment.

In 2021, the FS Italiane Group was ranked first by Potential Park, a Swedish talent communication company, for the management of the online candidate experience and for the commitment to constant engagement with candidates.

The FS Italiane Group was voted among the top ten best employers of choice among the more sought-after companies for recent university graduates in Italy.

The FS Italiane Group classified once again among Italy’s best employers in the Transport and Logistics category46 .

Among the digital stars of Italy, Trenitalia and Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane ranked respectively first and second in the mobility and transport segment47 .

45) This survey of over 46,000 students investigates the most appealing characteristics for Italian students in potential employers. 46) The survey was carried out by Corriere della Sera in collaboration with Statista. 47) The study was carried out by German Institute for Quality and Finance (ITQF) and its media partner La Repubblica Affari&Finanza. 48) Innostation is a platform where people can propose ideas and projects, take part in challenges and calls for ideas and discover open innovation solutions that the group launches from time to time.

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

The “People” and “Le Persone e il fare” campaigns came in amongst the top fifty inclusive schemes from the assessment board for the Diversity Brand Index 2021 which measures the level of inclusion at brands according to companies’ real commitment to Diversity&Inclusion.

The physical Innovation Hub network of spaces for performing innovative activities and the virtual Innostation48 network won the SMAU award for Innovation.

Trenitalia came first in the 2021 ranking of Green Star - The most sustainable companies49 within the Mobility and Transport category.

Among the top 20 most sustainable companieson the web, FS Italiane SpA was included once again in the ESG Perception Index50which assesses the web presence and communications of 150 top Italian companies in defining their brand’s proximity to all key sustainability concepts51 .

Italferr ranked 142nd in the ratings compiled by Engineering News-Record52, attesting the excellence demonstrated in major transport infrastructure projects in Italy and around the world.

49) Conducted by the German Institute for Quality and Finance (ITQF) in collaboration with the Institute for Management and Economic Research (IMWF) in Hamburg, the survey uses social listening to take into account almost one million pieces of online content regarding the green impact of companies in Italy. 50) Carried out by Reputation Science, a reputation analysis and management company. 51) The index is based on qualitative (i.e., social network usage) and quantitative (i.e., degree of engagement via comments, shares, likes, etc.) criteria. 52) The top US magazine on engineering and construction, which classifies the top engineering companies based on their global turnover and international projects.

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

RFI was among the winners of the PIMBY (Please in my back yard) Green 2021 awards for the HS/HC Naples-Bari line due to its role as a strategic transport infrastructure for southern Italy and its communities.

RFI received the Logistics Company of the Year Award 2021 for the project Augmented reality for training maintenance personnel, i.e., digitalisation used to upgrade the maintenance supply chain. The project is based on a high level of engineering of supply chain processes, managed using a SAP system and aimed at uniting two emerging technologies: blockchain and virtual reality (AR/VR).

Among the 49 IRSs (International Railway Solutions) published by the UIC for 2019-2021, RFI was awarded in the Proficiently developed category of the Excellence in Standardisation Awards53 .

Industria Felix Magazine selected FSE for the Industria Felix Award54 as one of the top under-40-run companies with a growing workforce and equity and with excellent management and financial solidity.

The FS project “My train journey through art, beauty and sustainability (Italy starts again)” received the CULTURA+IMPRESA AWARD 2020-202155 award in the “Corporate cultural productions” category.

53) The first edition of the Excellence in Standardisation Awards promotes excellence in user-friendly documents that support the efficiency of the international railway system and foster the standardisation of railway measures and works. 54) Industria Felix Magazine is the quarterly economy and finance supplement to the Il Sole 24 Ore. 55) In its ninth edition, the award organised by the non-profit committee CULTURA+IMPRESA - promoted by Federculture and The Round Table - recognises the best cultural sponsorship and partnership projects, that generate corporate culture and activate the Art Bonus tax credit, fostering cooperation between the worlds of culture and business.