INWIT’s sustainability is based on three pillars: Environment, Social, and Governance, which are integrated into the business strategy in order to generate long-term value. Based on the Digital Infrastructure Company model, the company has defined its 2025-2030 Sustainability Plan, an integral part of its Business Plan, which sets out concrete objectives and lines of action consistent with the UN 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
We build and manage digital and shared infrastructure that enables technologies and voice and data connectivity between people and objects, with efficient and innovative solutions that benefit operators and the communities in which we operate.
Sustainable Cities and Communities
Industrialization, innovation and infrastructure
Partnership for the goals
We are looking ahead to 2040 with a clear goal: to achieve Net Zero Carbon and progressively reduce our environmental footprint. The path to this goal is based on a circular economy approach and targeted actions ranging from efficient carbon, energy, and resource management to the use of renewable sources and the protection of biodiversity.
Our commitments include digitizing the country and reducing the digital divide to promote the economic, social, and cultural development of the communities in which we operate. At the same time, we put our people first, promoting their involvement, well-being, professional growth, and safety. Our actions range from enhancing indoor and outdoor coverage to spreading digital skills to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Health & Safety programs.
We want to consolidate a solid and responsible governance system, geared towards sustainable success to ensure long-term value. This commitment translates into constant dialogue with stakeholders, the promotion of ethics, transparency, and anti-corruption practices, a sustainable supply chain, and the enhancement of corporate identity. The neutral host model further strengthens this path, promoting growth and inclusion in the digital infrastructure sector.
Tackling climate change is a priority responsibility for us. Our climate strategy is outlined in the Environment section of our Sustainability Plan, with the ambitious goal of achieving Net Zero by 2040, a target validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). This commitment is also outlined in our Climate Transition Plan, a plan for transitioning to a +1.5°C world, in line with the objectives set by the Paris Agreement.
Biodiversity, i.e., the variety of ecosystems, species and genetic heritage, finds one of its richest hotspots in Italy. The main threats come from human activity and land consumption, which is why its protection is a key issue for INWIT and its stakeholders. With over 25,000 towers, the company has analysed the impact of its infrastructure on different environments, assessing not only the impact but also the opportunities to contribute to the protection of biodiversity, with a view to tower as a service.
Telecommunications towers throughout the country
Towers located within Natura 2000 sites
INWIT has carried out an assessment of the impacts and opportunities of our infrastructure on biodiversity.
“Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.”
233 habitats protected.
Fauna species in Italy.
The theoretical values relating to the estimated impact of the infrastructure indicate that there will be no significant impact.
Installation of IoT sensors, drones and smart cameras on towers for environmental monitoring and fire prevention purposes.
To seize these opportunities, we have established partnerships with leading environmental organizations, such as WWF and Legambiente, putting our towers and the necessary technology at the service of protecting the environment.
We have chosen to put our network of towers at the service of nature, protecting it from the risk of fire, one of the main threats linked to climate change. Together with WWF Italy, some Italian nature reserves have been equipped with prevention systems that transform the towers into sentinels capable of detecting fires in real time, through the use of smart cameras and gateways with AI software. With Legambiente, our commitment to fire monitoring through our infrastructure has been extended to several protected areas in the Apennines and two urban parks in Rome.
Another important project with Legambiente involved our towers in five areas of the central Apennines. The IoT sensors installed on the towers are capable of measuring air quality by monitoring environmental parameters such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and fine particulate matter. The aim is to assess their effects on biodiversity and encourage the adoption of corrective measures by the public and private sectors.
In 2023, in the municipality of Inverno e Monteleone (PV), we built a circular platform on top of a telecommunications tower to house the nest of a pair of storks. The storks return every spring to nest, demonstrating how infrastructure can integrate with the environment and support biodiversity. This first nesting was followed by storks also nesting on towers in Cura Carpignano (PV) and Osasco (TO). In 2025, we expanded this project and supported the nesting of kestrels, a species of falcon that inhabits wooded areas and residential neighborhoods, with a project to install nest boxes on six towers in Rome and its province.
