We support a socially fair energy transition to preserve the environment and ensure accessible energy for everyone.
We believe in a shared commitment and the participation of all stakeholders, including the supply chain.
Therefore, as Procurement we recognize the key role of our Supply Chain in the transformation journey and promote its sustainable development by actively contributing to the achievement of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
We share values, commitments and goals with the supply chain, verifying its ESG positioning at every stage of the process and supporting it on a sustainable growth path through programs aimed at improving ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) performance and market competitiveness.
Our commitment is structured around three pillars:
We involve every level of the supply chain in a path of improvement and sustainable development, sharing common goals and adopting a diversified model based on the ESG maturity of companies.
We provide specific tools for the sustainable development of small and medium-sized enterprises and ask large players to take on a leadership role in the transformation process to support supply chains. To foster convergence toward sustainable models across the entire value chain, we promote multi-stakeholder initiatives such as Open-es, a system-wide initiative that brings together the industrial, financial, and association worlds to support companies in their journey of measuring and improving their ESG dimensions with the goal of creating value and benefits for the entire business network.
We integrate the principles of environmental protection, social growth, and economic development at every stage of our process.
With this approach, we have adopted the "Sustainable Supply Chain Framework", a governance mechanism that combines corporate objectives, regulatory requirements, targets, and specific action plans that impact the procurement process and, more broadly, the supply chain. This framework manifests in comprehensive oversight across various sustainability dimensions, with a focus on priority ESG topics periodically identified based on the corporate strategic plan and the evolving regulatory landscape.
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measurement and improvement toolslike Open-es, a platform that, through a path based on standard metrics aligned with regulatory developments, allows companies to measure their ESG maturity, benchmark against industry standards, access personalized development plans, and solutions offered by specialized ESG entities;
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financial support programssuch as the "Basket Bond - Sustainable Energy" and the "Sustainable Supply Chain Finance" initiative, which allows suppliers to request early payment of invoices without impacting credit lines, incentivizing the improvement of the company’s ESG profile through synergy with the Open-es platform;
- initiatives such as the Safety & Sustainable Supply Chain Award to share ESG best practices with suppliers and reward companies best performer in their performance and innovative projects.
We define and monitor targets and action plans with our suppliers to guide the common path towards a fair and sustainable transition.
To learn more about the transformation path undertaken by Eni, the commitments made, the main achievements, targets and SDG's to which we contribute, download the Annual Financial Report and our Sustainability Report.- Processes with ESG assessment for 85% of Italian procurement spent and around 20% of foreign procurement spent
- Strengthening of the Open-es system initiative with 20partners and more than 20,000 companies, 4,400 of which are Italian suppliers
- €23 million mini-bonds financed through the Sustainable Energy - Basket Bond programme
- “Competenze ESG” training programme open to companies in the Open-es Community
- Assessment of the sustainable development path for 100% of Eni's strategic suppliers by 2025.
- Processes with ESG assessment up to 90% of Italian procurement and 50% of foreign procurement by 2024
- Onboarding of 2,000 foreign local suppliers on Open-es by 2024
- 65% of the total value of active contracts awarded to suppliers registered on Open-es by 2025
- Keeping the ESG profile up-to-date: constant monitoring of its environmental, social and governance performance, periodic updating of data on these areas on the Open-es platform.
- Implementing the actions in their Development Plan to improve ESG positioning: adopting concrete practices and strategies, monitoring the effectiveness of these actions in improving ESG positioning.
- Actively participating in training initiatives on sustainability issues (seminars, workshops and training sessions).
- Involving their supply chain in sustainable growth and its measurement
Learn more about aspects of Eni strategy within which our suppliers play a key role.
"We want to achieve a fair and sustainable energy transition with a pragmatic and systematic approach that involves industry and finance in achieving shared and achievable goals. It is essential that large companies play a leading role, supporting their supply chain on a path of operational and technological improvement that strengthens competitiveness"
Costantino Chessa, Head of Procurement di Eni