Community Relations

Since 1953, thanks to the vision of its founder Enrico Mattei, Eni has had a strategy for its relations with producing countries that aims to promote and pursue the business in a sustainable manner, based on a precise commitment to integration with the local context.
In addition to constant vigilance to minimise potential damage deriving from the specifics of the business, Eni invests great effort in establishing effective and positive relations with host communities, through constructive contributions to the territory and the capacity to provide new energies and opportunities for development.
It is an approach that recognises the prime importance of constant and lasting dialogue based on reciprocal trust, built also on an analysis of the contexts in which it operates and the network of relations that Eni continuously develops at both a global and local level. This has resulted in the existence of solid cooperation agreements that are lasting and continuous with the main producing countries and a stable presence in more than 70 countries around tee world and a vision of reciprocity and active citizenship.

Eni aims to realise concrete projects and sustainable initiatives in host countries to benefit local communities and that can continue and develop autonomously in the social context. Examples of this strategy include:

• activities for the promotion of local content,
• constant dialogue with the stakeholders,
• involvement in local development programmes.

Eni is also active in the territories through the Eni Foundation , an autonomous philanthropic foundation with the mission of supporting the company in its efforts to help local communities, with special reference to the protection of health of vulnerable groups, such as the aged, women and children.

Over the last five years Eni has invested more than €318 million in local development. In 2010 expenditure for the territories (including investment on communities, donations, association fees, sponsorships, and contributions to the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei and the Eni Foundation) came to around €108 million.

In this section:

• The way we work with local communities
• The systematic EIA/ESIA standards for all projects and the adoption of the new ESHIA standard
• The Guidelines for Preparation of Procurement Strategy and the Vendor Management System
• Eni's initiatives in the different continents