Responsible management of natural capital

In its second year, the “Stories about the Future” educational project aims to raise the awareness of primary school students (third, fourth and fifth grades) surrounding sustainability topics. Last year’s initiative, “The Network of Learning: science, knowledge… science fiction!”, revolved around the culture of science, technological discoveries, and the issues of energy and energy procurement - and focused on the key values of cooperation, exchange and dialogue within scientific research.

As in its first year, the project was sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment and was carried out in association with Federparchi.

Nearly 20,000 students from roughly 900 classes in around 400 primary schools, mostly in Italy, participated in the project.

The project wrapped up with a competition of ideas submitted by the participating classes, resulting in the development of around 500 creative entries. The top three schools were awarded an IWB (interactive whiteboard), a microscope with tablet and a physics laboratory set. Twenty additional schools received honourable mentions.

Uniting Italy through an ideal network of bookshops, routes, museums and cities, thanks to the support and experience of a network. This is the objective of the “Giro d’Italia in 80 bookshops”, a cycling and cultural tour that brings Italy together through an ideal network of bookshops, museums and cities. This year, the 1400-kilometre tour wound its way from May to July down the Adriatic coast from Friuli-Venezia Giulia to Apulia, stopping by in several areas where Snam has traditionally had a strong presence. The tour began in Tarvisio, where Russian gas enters Italy, and then continued on to other destinations such as Venice, where the Group provides distribution services, and Emilia-Romagna, the location of three storage facilities as well as a compression station. A cycling trip to bring together the Italian world of reading and literature, passing through bookshops, piazzas, libraries and schools, featuring publishers and cyclists, librarians and readers, cycling enthusiasts and booksellers.

A cultural project founded to promote the Museum and historical archives of Italgas in Turin, an integral part of the fabric of the city and open to local cultural engagement. With more than 1,000 linear metres of documents, 6,000 volumes, 35,000 newspapers and 350 tools and pieces of equipment, the Italgas Museum tells not only the story of the Company, but also the story of Italy and our energy development. The archive has been recognised as an “Archive of Historical Interest” by the Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta Archives Authority.

The “M’illumino di libri” (“Books illuminate me”) initiative features a series of events and meetings at the Museum revolving around the promotion of books and reading.

The Italgas Museum also opened its doors to host a series of laboratories, workshops and events in association with the “Booksound” competition, a project that promotes reading books aloud, for lower and upper secondary school students.

Three days of events (around 120) promoted by the Municipality of Florence and sponsored by UNESCO, with meetings, workshops, experiences and pathways all within the reach of children, with a special focus on their world, their expectations and their expression.

Snam participated in this initiative with its motor activities project and laboratory called Al Fantacastello - Explore Energy, a playground equipped with slides, intersections and pathways featuring touch and sound, enabling children to explore the various elements the world of energy networks is made of, to combine them, to find new connections and surprising points of view, through the spontaneity of play.