Protecting Human Rights

Material topics and risks related to staff management

Safeguarding human rights is a subject that, given the type and geographical area of Snam’s activities, is associated with a limited risk profile and it hasn’t been regarded as significant following the recent updating of the materiality analysis. Snam believes that the issue of safeguarding human rights is strongly linked to aspects of diversity and equal opportunities, expressed specifically in this area from the perspective of non-discrimination. Further issues may potentially arise along the supply chain, for which specific initiatives have been implemented to ensure the upholding of human rights in business relations (for more details see the section ‘Social aspects – Supply chain relations’).

Policies, commitments and management model

Snam’s Code of Ethics enshrines our commitment to protect and promote human rights, which we believe are inalienable and unavoidable liberties for all human beings and represent the basis for building societies founded on the principles of equality, solidarity, repudiation of war and the protection of civil and political rights, social, economic and cultural rights and so-called third generation rights (right to self-determination, peace, development and protection of the environment).

In this regard, Snam strives to uphold the framework provided by the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Fundamental Conventions of the ILO – International Labour Organization – and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Businesses.

In relation to these aspects, Snam has also adopted a Human Rights Policy through which it pledges to prevent and repudiate:

• all forms of discrimination and violence, forced or child labour;
• any form of sexual harassment or that referring to the personal and cultural diversity of individuals;
• harassment or attitudes in any way attributable to bullying.

Snam human Rights Policy and the new Diversity & Inclusion Policy defined in 2019 and supplemented in 2020 with two appendices (the Diversity & Inclusion Policy: Gender equality and Diversity & Inclusion Policy: Recruiting) reaffirm our commitment, already stated in the specific policies mentioned in the previous chapters, to promote personal well-being, both on an individual and societal level, based on the following principles and management guidelines:

• safeguarding dignity, freedom and equality of human beings;
• protecting jobs, working conditions and trade-union freedoms;
• the confidentiality of personal data;
• protection of health and safety;
• guaranteeing career growth and pay based strictly on merit and skill;
• protection of the system of values and principles in matters of transparency and sustainable development;
• creation of a welcoming work environment with no direct or indirect discrimination of any kind.

Key performance indicators

The following indicators show the results of the management non-discrimination initiatives, with an indication of the reference GRI standard. In 2020, no reports of discriminatory incidents were received.