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In a view of constant evolution and expansion of conformity duties of corporate compliance, Specialtrasfo has recently adopted the Organisational Model 231 within its corporate business. The purpose of Legislative Decree 231/2001, which regulates the criminal liability of companies and entities, is to prevent and repress the commission of various crimes by subjects linked by a functional/organic relationship with the institution, such as directors, employees, suppliers.

Model 231 is an organisation, management and control model, both in its realisation phase and in the subsequent implementation phase, and it’s configured as a complement to the other management systems present in the corporate organisation through specific procedures for monitoring sensitive internal areas, in particular a Supervisory Board and a Code of Ethics.

Of fundamental importance is the role of the independent Supervisory Body (SB), which has the task of supervising the operation and the observance of Model 231 adopted by the institution and ensure its continuous updating. The company provided employees a 'whistleblowing' system to make anonymous reports to the SB on relevant unlawful conduct and violations of the precepts established by the Model.

In every society, in every time and place, in spite of cultural differences and technological progress, it has always been known: unity is strength. People working together will be able to produce ideas and results that go far beyond the sum of individual efforts: a principle all the more true if it concerns complex and priority topics such as energy efficiency and security. Topics that we had the pleasure of discussing together with an international pool of colleagues at the ABB Energy Efficiency Supplier Symposium that was held in Helsinki, Finland, last February. At the meeting, during which we were able to attend interventions of the highest level and present our approach, 12 selected realities were  invited in a parterre of about 10 thousand: although Specialtrasfo was the smallest company, the choice of the Energy Efficiency Movement on this occasion fell on us because of the commitment shown on all issues related to sustainability, from the new location with reduced environmental impact to the policies of recycling and reuse of waste materials, up to the commitment in the production of energy from photovoltaic systems with the aim of covering more than 100% of its electricity needs and so on.

During the two days the present realities have been engaged in the identification and the search of solutions for the reduction of the energetic consumptions: on the other hand, this is the philosophy of the Energy Efficiency Movement, organizer of the symposium in which can participate representatives of industry and academia world or representatives of  the public sector and other institutions interested in practical and immediate action. Two factors are at stake: on the one hand Energy Efficiency and on the other, closely linked, Energy Security.

Today, in fact, the second cannot exist without the first and is therefore no longer just an environmental issue - however fundamental - but also a crucial factor of the economic well-being and social stability of nations. The central issue of Energy Efficiency not only offers pragmatic, real and enforceable solutions to address problems and achieve the goals of the Paris Accords, but offers solutions that are already applicable now. To confront each other, create awareness about existing solutions and engage in the development of increasingly efficient tools and technologies, Lasting and sustainable is our daily commitment and - as we have been able to see for ourselves on this occasion - an objective that is increasingly shared internationally.

The energy consumption of a productive industry is necessarily significant: if the first objective is to minimise the need for energy, optimizing processes and eliminating waste, on the other hand the priority is to aim more and more firmly towards renewable sources of supply. It is precisely in this direction that the investments put in place by Specialtrasfo in recent years: a commitment that has allowed us to meet almost all of our energy needs thanks to solar and that, by the end of this year, will allow us to produce much more energy than our production plant needs, as part of a philosophy based on the achievement of a Carbon Negative production.

As September 2022, the production plant could count on a nominal installed capacity of 66 kW for an annual production of about 85 thousand kWh: considering the average consumption of the Agrate site, except for the power needed to test the produced transformers, which is about 150 thousand kWh, with the plants in operation we were able to cover 57% of our annual needs thanks to solar energy. The goodness of the decision to provide us with a modern and efficient solar system has encouraged us to accelerate on this road, so much so that in the following months the nominal installed power was 100 kW, for an annual production of 126 thousand kWh, 84% of our energy needs.

A trend we have no intention to stop; not only we decided to reach the total coverage of the company’s annual energy consumption, but we will go further.  Specialtrasfo has allocated the funds and organized the works so that by the end of 2023 the nominal installed base has doubled, which will increase from 100 to 200 kW and will allow us to cover about 160% of our needs: in this way we can both contribute to the production of an increasing share of clean energy and support industrial expansion over time.
For Specialtrasfo the environmental issue is a priority which is shown not only by the measures taken, such as the implementation of a high-level solar system, but also by the invitation to the ABB Energy Efficiency Supplier Symposium organized by the Energy Efficiency Movement, of which we have already talked in a dedicated article. The goal of the meeting was to find practical ways to plan the energy future and to put more and more into practice all those technologies that are already available today to make a difference. Well, we believe in it, and this is one of the many demonstrations.

There is a lot to talk about Sustainability, a word that immediately brings to mind the various initiatives that certify the company’s commitment to society and even more to the environment. Fundamental principles in the management of a company today, but we tend to forget a third – equally important – form of Sustainability: the Economic one. The first duty of a company, whatever the field of activity, is in fact creating a solid reality, capable of absolve its commitments to the market in correct time and manner, capable of guaranteeing a work environment that generates serenity for employees, suppliers, and customers. In conclusion, the sense of existence of a company is closely related to its ability to relate correctly and punctually with all economic stakeholders.

For this reason, obtaining the Cribis Prime Company it is a particularly important recognition, which testifies to the efforts made over the years by Specialtrasfo to create a solid and trustworthy company and attest its full reliability. This prestigious recognition, which is recognised only to a small percentage of companies, well below 10% of the millions of companies operating in the Italian territory, takes into consideration a vast number of variables and measures the probability that a company generates serious commercial insolvency.

The obtaining of the Cribis Prime Company is, for the entire reference chain, an assurance that the company places itself at the highest levels of reliability from the point of view of commercial relations: “We are proud to have gained this recognition from Cribis – it is the comment of Dr. Fabio D’Orazio, commercial director of Specialtrasfo – Although in a difficult period from an international point of view, marked first by the Covid-19 pandemic and by the long chain of problems that ensued and then by the Ukrainian conflict, which is severely testing the balance between countries, we always paid particular attention to the economic situation of the company. How much the situation we are living can weigh on a firm accustomed to operating on a global stage is easily understandable: despite this, we have on the one hand always guaranteed quality supplies, maintaining excellent levels from all points of view, while on the other it is for us an indispensable principle to always honor with precision and punctuality all business commitments, including payments to suppliers”.

The Cribis Prime Company certificate is issued by Cribis D&B, a company of the CRIF group, specialising in the supply of commercial information, particularly with regard to the economic reliability of the companies. To make these ratings, the Cribis D&B Rating is used, a synthetic indicator generated on the basis of a specific statistical algorith.