Our environmental policy

The environmental policy is the framework used to determine the environmental targets: we believe that correct environmental management of activities is a duty we have to all our Stakeholders and is one of the Group’s values.

The purpose is to ensure that our investment choices and operations are environmentally friendly as we recognize that this is key to the success of our business, in a long-term perspective.

 

Our responsible tenancy and supply chain policies

In September 2024, the Board of Directors approved two new policies that set out the company’s commitment to define and comply with a corporate standard to promote sustainable and ethical business throughout IGD’s value chain: the ‘Responsible Supply Chain Policy’ and the ‘Responsible Tenancy Policy’.

Specifically, these policies represent the elements at the heart of a shared commitment based on a collaboration that focuses on elements of social and environmental sustainability. The focus, in fact, is on Respect for People, considering issues such as human rights, health and safety in the workplace and ethical conduct, and on Environmental Respect with a focus on energy efficiency, proper use of water resources, waste disposal, and data sharing.

The “Responsible Supply Chain Policy” applies to all the supply contracts for goods and services of the Group and the Shopping Centre Consortia for purchases exceeding €10,000; the “Responsible Tenancy Policy“, applies to all the traders operating within the Shopping Centres owned or managed by IGD.

2023 Sustainability Report

The Board of Directors approved the Corporate Sustainability Report 2023 which was subject to Limited Assurance by Deloitte & Touche which certified compliance with the most important international standards (the GRI Standards). The main results obtained in 2023, consistent with the planning and targets to 2024, are summarized below.  The achievement rate is estimated to […]

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Reporting standards and guidelines of our Sustainability Report

IGD’s Sustainability Report is drawn up in compliance with:

  1. GRI Standards 2021 issued by the Global Reporting Initiative, in particular by referring to the real estate sector guidelines (“Sustainability Reporting Guidelines – Construction and Real Estate Sector Supplement”).
  2. the third edition of EPRA “Best Practices Recommendations on Sustainability Reporting”, published in September 2017.

The Report also includes references to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and accounts for the actions carried out by IGD to contribute to the achievement of 10 of the 17 Millennium Goals defined by the United Nations.

Starting with the 2019 Sustainability Report, IGD also refers to the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures, with the aim of providing its stakeholders with some information to assess the Group’s approach to climate change, going in depth into the 4 required areas: governance, strategy, risk management and data/objectives related to this issue. For further details, please visit the dedicated website.

The data and the information included in the Sustainability Report are subject to Limited Assurance in accordance with the procedures set out in ISAE 3000 by the assurance auditors Deloitte & Touche S.p.A. which, on the basis of the analysis carried out, express their conclusion on the compliance with the requirements of the GRI Standards.