ESG indices and recognitions
Over the last three years, Poste Italiane has undertaken an important sustainability path aimed at promoting the distinctive elements of its corporate strategy, transforming market challenges into opportunities for the creation of shared value and contributing to the development of the company’s reputation.
The value of reputation and the Sustainability Indices in which Poste Italiane is present
In the current context, the creation of value is increasingly based on intangible resources; therefore, Poste Italiane considers reputation to be a fundamental asset capable of guiding the decisions of its stakeholders. A good corporate reputation not only reinforces trust in the Company but also increases its competitiveness.
Thanks to Poste Italiane's significant commitment and the effectiveness of the strategic choices made to consolidate the Group's image and reputation, the Company has received numerous awards and recognitions in recent years.
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Poste Italiane has been named a Top Employer Italy 2025, receiving the award for the sixth consecutive year. This prestigious recognition was granted by the Top Employers Institute, the global authority on certifying excellence in HR practices. |
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Poste Italiane has once again been included in the Brand Finance Global 500 ranking
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The ranking, which lists the 500 most valuable brands worldwide, places Poste Italiane at 227th position in 2025, marking an improvement of four places compared to the previous year. |
The largest company by number of employees to receive the “EQUAL-SALARY” certification.
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The certification, issued by EQUAL-SALARY, an independent, non-profit Swiss organisation working in partnership with the University of Geneva, allows companies to verify and publicly disclose pay equity for equal roles within their organisational structure. Poste Italiane is the first FTSE MIB-listed company in the insurance sector (and the largest employer overall) to receive the EQUAL-SALARY certification. The recognition reflects its rigorous implementation of gender-neutral pay policies and its broader commitment to building an inclusive work environment and a corporate culture grounded in respect and equal opportunities for career advancement. |
UNI/PdR 125:2022 Gender Equality Certification
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In 2023, Poste Italiane was awarded the UNI/PdR 125:2022 certification for its ability to ensure gender equality in the workplace. The certificate, which is valid for three years, was issued by IMQ, an international certification body, in recognition of Poste Italiane’s capacity to guarantee tangible conditions of equality across the planning, management, supervision, coordination, and delivery of Postal, Logistics, Financial, Insurance, and Digital Services. |
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Postepay Product of the Year
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In 2025, Postepay was awarded the 'Voted Product of the Year' title. The recognition was twofold: for the Postepay automatic top-up service in the 'Payment Financial Services' category, and for the cardless withdrawal via app in the 'Financial Services' category. This award represents an important acknowledgement for Poste Italiane, reaffirming its leading role in driving innovation in digital services. |
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As part of the 28th edition of the ‘Webranking Europe 500’ research, conducted by Lundquist in collaboration with the Swedish firm Comprend, which assesses the quality and transparency of corporate digital communications, Poste Italiane secured a place on the podium, ranking second overall. |
The NC Awards honour Poste Italiane’s advertising campaigns.
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At the 2024 NC Awards, Poste Italiane was awarded a Gold prize for its advertising campaign promoting the PosteCasa Ultraveloce and Ultraveloce Start fibre offer. The award, which celebrates the best Italian digital communication projects, was granted in the ‘Video Strategy’ category. |
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Poste Italiane has won the ‘Sustainability Report’ award for the second consecutive year in the Large Companies category. The recognition was granted for the quality of its non-financial reporting and for the effective integration of comprehensive ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) principles into its business activities and corporate processes. |
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Poste Italiane received a prestigious award for innovation and excellence at the 2024 AIFIn Awards, achieving first place as the Most Innovative Financial Institution of the Year in the ‘Other Financial Institutions’ category. The AIFIn ‘Financial Innovation – Italian Awards’, promoted by AIFIn (a think tank dedicated to financial innovation), celebrates the best innovation initiatives in the Italian financial sector. |
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The Chief Executive Officer of Poste Italiane, Matteo Del Fante, was honoured at the 16th edition of the Guido Carli Award 05/2025. The award was presented in recognition of his contribution to innovation, growth, and the development of corporate skills, further highlighting the strong bond between Poste Italiane and local communities. |
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12/2024, the NoidiPoste intranet was awarded first place in the category Best Internal Communication Digital Platform and ranked third in the category ‘Best Overall Internal Communication Strategy/Campaign’. The Grand Prix is organised annually by the European Association of Internal Communication (FEIEA), which brings together the leading national associations from across the continent. |
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In 2024, Poste Italiane was recognised in the ‘Sustainability’ category of the first Italian edition of the EY Risk Transformation Awards. Promoted by Ernst & Young, the awards honour Italian companies that have demonstrated outstanding capabilities in innovation and risk management, transforming uncertainty and complexity into opportunities for growth. |
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The new Poste Italiane app was named Product of the Year 2024 in the ‘App – Simple Experience’ category. It was also among the winners of the MF Banking Innovation Award in the ‘Value Proposition for Private Customers’ category and of the Digital Experience Awards in the ‘Best Mobile App Experience’ category. Moreover, it ranked first in downloads among finance apps across app stores. |
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Poste Italiane has consolidated its presence in key sustainability indices, which serve as valuable benchmarks both for communicating results to stakeholders and for assessing and potentially improving the Group’s internal performance.
Sustainability indices play a dual role: on the one hand, they are used by shareholders and stakeholders as reference tools to evaluate the Company’s sustainability performance in comparison with other market players; on the other, they support internal analyses conducted by corporate management to develop the Group’s sustainable investment plans.
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In 2024, the Group was confirmed for the sixth consecutive year in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class World and Europe Indices. Poste Italiane ranks first in Europe for sustainability within the insurance sector and second worldwide. The Group has consolidated its leadership in sustainability, maintaining its presence in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class World Index and in the more selective Dow Jones Best-in-Class Europe Index for the sixth year in a row. |
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Poste Italiane received a score of 4.3 from the FTSE Russell ESG Rating agency. For the fifth consecutive year, the company has been included in the prestigious FTSE4Good sustainability indices. The FTSE4Good Europe and FTSE4Good Developed indices comprise companies that excel in transparent management and the application of ESG criteria. Poste Italiane stood out particularly for its performance in the Social and Governance dimensions. |
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For the fourth consecutive year, the Company has been placed in the 'Leadership' band with an A– rating in the annual ranking compiled by CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project). Poste Italiane stood out in particular for the quality of its disclosure on risks and opportunities, its risk management system, and the integration of climate-related objectives into its business strategies. |
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In 2024, Poste Italiane achieved a score of 79 out of 100 in Moody’s ESG Overall Score, further consolidating its presence in the Euronext Vigeo-Eiris World 120 index, as well as in the regional Euronext Vigeo Eurozone 120 and Europe 120 indices. |
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Since October 2021, Poste Italiane has been included in the new Euronext MIB ESG index, ranking among the top-performing companies. The MIB ESG is Italy’s first blue-chip index dedicated to sustainability, combining economic performance with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) values. |
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Since November 2022, the Group has been included in the 'Euronext Equileap Gender Equality Eurozone 100' index, which recognises the 100 companies in the Eurozone that have demonstrated a strong commitment to advancing gender equality in the workplace. |
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In March 2025, the Company received an ESG Risk Rating of 16.2 (Low risk) from Sustainalytics, within the Banks sector. |
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In 2024, Poste Italiane was recognised by Sustainalytics as a Top ESG Performer, receiving the 2024 Industry Top-Rated Badge. |
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Poste Italiane has been assessed by Equileap for its performance in the area of gender equality. The Group was particularly recognised for its commitment to supporting both paternity and maternity, the achievement of the Equal Salary certification, and its policies on workplace safety and employee protection. |
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Poste Italiane has confirmed its inclusion in the 2025 edition of the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook, which assesses the ESG performance of leading companies worldwide. The Group ranks among the top 5% of the 7,690 companies evaluated for entry into the Sustainability Yearbook, falling within the 'Top 5% S&P Global ESG Score 2024' rating band. |
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In 2024, the Poste Italiane Group confirmed its ESG rating of 1, the highest possible score, across the Environmental, Social and Governance pillars, according to the assessment conducted by Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS). |
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In 2024, Poste Italiane confirmed its corporate sustainability performance and sector leadership by receiving an 'AA' rating from MSCI, one of the leading rating agencies, in recognition of the significant progress made in the social dimension. |
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In 2024, Poste Italiane maintained its inclusion in the STOXX Global ESG Leaders Index for the second consecutive year. This index comprises approximately 400 global leaders in corporate sustainability and is structured based on the STOXX Global 1800 universe. |
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For the second consecutive year, Poste Italiane ranks among the top three companies in the 2024 'Integrated Corporate Index (ESG-ICI)', which measures the extent to which sustainability policies are integrated into corporate strategies. |
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In 2024, Poste Italiane, retained the prestigious EcoVadis Platinum Medal, which assesses corporate sustainability across the supply chain, further improving its position from last year’s Gold Medal by ranking within the top 1% of companies evaluated by the international team of experts. |
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Scope Ratings ha confermato a settembre 2024 il rating "BBB+" su Poste Italiane. Le prospettive sul rating per i prossimi trimestri sono "stabili". In September 2024, Scope Ratings reaffirmed Poste Italiane’s 'BBB+' rating, with a 'stable' outlook for the coming quarters. The rating agency acknowledged the company’s strategic integration with the Italian State, its diversified corporate structure, strong financial management, low debt levels, and substantial liquidity reserves. |