Diversity and Equal Opportunities

The valorisation of diversity and the protection of equal rights are explicitly embedded in Eni's Code of Ethics and are at the centre of the Group's Sustainability Model, as they make an effective contribution to the creation of value for all of the company's stakeholders.
For Eni, an emphasis on diversity means:

• Developing to the maximum the talents and competences of all the men and women who work in the company, also through a recognition of gender differences and through the effective protection of equal rights for all.
• Maintaining and developing an international business culture that is able to integrate the cultural differences of people, communities and countries.
• Promoting the wellbeing and internal cohesion of the organisation, creating opportunities for the young and attributing value to experience, while respecting generational differences. 

In 2008 a research project, carried out by Eni in collaboration with SDA Bocconi, was completed in the  context of the  Harmony Laboratory entitled "Diversity: structure, practice and organisational culture" .

The research focused on gender diversity, cultural diversity, so-called "age diversity" and was organised in three phases:

• an organisational analysis, aimed at identifying organisational characteristics within Eni with regard to the attribution of roles and to analyse the main human resources management practices from the point of view of promoting diversity;
• an analysis of the organisational culture, to record the prevalent behaviour and culture with regard to diversity and to highlight the existence of eventual stereotypes and prejudices towards different the categories of diversity examined;
• the elaboration of an action plan to improve areas identified by the research.

In the area of gender diversity, Eni has also taken part in WIST, the Women in Science and Technology Project, promoted by the European Union ,  which aims to encourage the valorisation of the presence of women involved in scientific or technological activities in industry.

Employees by gender and professional category 2008