ROME (ITALPRESS) – The Eni Supply Chain Day 2024 “Energies in Transition” was held at the Gazometro Complex in Rome Ostiense, the concluding event of a series of meetings with companies from the main production sites, which brought together more than 10,000 entities including institutional representatives, large companies, SMEs and startups.
The focus of the day was on the theme of competitiveness, the key role the supply chain plays in achieving energy transition goals, and discussion of strategies and opportunities. “The world of energy is evolving, the supply chain that accompanies Eni in this transformation has a key role and must change itself to support this change,” says Costantino Chessa, Head of Procurement at Eni.
“We are using an approach that is in Eni’s DNA and is, as always, systemic and inclusive; already in past years we have made tools available to companies, especially SMEs, that could help them create the conditions for greater competitiveness,” he adds. “We want to add new elements and will soon launch a program called ‘supply chain energy’ to enable companies to have a check-up so that they can understand what their strengths are and the areas in which they should invest, and gather financial resources to support these investments. The goal,” Chessa continues, “is to work on competitiveness, because we believe it is essential for the industrial system as a whole. This is precisely why we have come up with an initiative aimed at our suppliers and our supply chain. We plan to increase the range of tools that we are already providing to accompany them on this path.”
Also among those present was Undersecretary for the Economy, Federico Freni. “I believe that those who, like me, deal with economics and finance must try to lower abstract concepts into concrete reality. The theme of sustainability, especially addressed to an audience of SMEs, is too often declined in the abstract,” Freni observed, “because if we want to maintain adequate levels of competitiveness, if we want to maintain an adequate rate of growth, we cannot not confront the issue of sustainability. The sustainability of the financial system is the compulsory driver of tomorrow’s growth, but also today’s because it is necessary to ensure that our companies do not fall behind.”
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