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The ENEL STAKECAP®© 
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The ENEL STAKECAP®© MODEL was created to meet the needs of an increasingly interconnected world committed to achieve full sustainability, in which companies will thrive only if they are able to create and distribute value to all stakeholders.

Integrated Strategy
We have embraced an integrated approach, leveraging value integration of power businesses, to create safe, affordable and sustainable energy systems towards clean electrification.
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Glossary

ACT

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ACT
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Actual – when associated with one or more items of data, the term describe results that have been achieved, as opposed to estimated or forecast results. In a full reporting system, “actual” data are generally compared with “budget” data (see “BDG”).

AIFIRM

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AIFIRM
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Associazione Italiana Financial Industry Risk Managers - an association representing Italian-based risk managers from the financial, banking and insurance sectors.

AM

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AM
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Adjustment Market - a trading venue where producers, wholesalers and end-customers can change the input/withdrawal programs established on the Day-Ahead Market (DAM): it was superseded by the Intra-Day Market (IDM) on November 1 2009.

APA

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APA
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Advanced Pricing Agreement - a type of agreement widely used in OECD countries, under which one or more tax-paying entities and one or more tax authorities establish, in advance, the criteria and technical procedures for applying the principle of free competition to intercompany transactions (Transfer Pricing), so as to prevent disputes over transfer pricing. An APA can be unilateral, bilateral or multilateral, depending on how many financial administrations are involved in the agreement.

API indices

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API indices
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All Publications Index - a price index for hard coal. API 2: A price index for hard coal with a calorific value of approximately 6,000 kcal/kg imported into North-West Europe (Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp). The financial quotation is shown including CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight) and NAR (Net As Received) in US$ per tonne. API4 - An FOB (Free On-Board) price index for hard coal deliveries to the Richards Bay hub (South Africa) API6 - An FOB price index for Australian hard coal.

ARA

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ARA
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Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp – refers to the ports of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp, where transactions for refined products are used as indicators for the North-West Europe market.

ARS

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ARS
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Argentine peso.

B2B

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B2B
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Business to Business - commercial transactions between companies, as opposed to commercial transactions between companies and other categories of customer. It represents the relationships that a company has with its suppliers for the purposes of procurement, production planning and monitoring, or product development, or the relationships that the company has with professional customers, i.e. other companies at different points in the production chain.

B2C

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B2C
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Business to Consumer - describes the relationships that a commercial company has with its customers for the purposes of sales and/or support.

B2G

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B2G
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Business to Government - describes commercial transactions between businesses and government bodies. Also known as Business to Administration (B2A).

BDG

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BDG
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Budget - a management and accounting tool for planning and controlling operational, economic and financial activities in a company's first year of planning.

BESS

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BESS
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Battery Energy Storage System - a battery-based system for storing energy. BESS systems are used to store energy and release it at times of peak energy demand or when renewable energy sources are unavailable. BESS systems can also provide frequency and voltage regulation services in the power grid.

BEV

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BEV
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Battery Electric Vehicle. A type of vehicle powered by a battery-operated electric motor. Unlike internal combustion vehicles, which burn fuel to produce energy, BEVs do not emit pollutants into the environment.

BRL

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BRL
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Brazilian real.

BSO

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BSO
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Build, Sell and Operate. In the renewable energy industry, this means selling assets in order to generate revenue, while remaining responsible for their operation and operational management.

Brent

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Brent
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“Brent” is the term used to describe crude oil extracted from the North Sea. The name derives from the Brent oil field, off the coast of Scotland, which was one of the first oil fields discovered in the region. Brent crude has become a major benchmark for global oil prices and is seen as a high-quality oil with a low sulfur content and a relatively high density.

Business Line

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Business Line
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An umbrella term referring to a more specific area in which a company performs its services.

Business model

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Business model
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A business model defines the logic of how companies create, convey and acquire value in economic, social, cultural or other contexts. Each company has its own specific business model that, in the course of work organization, can undergo major transformations due to both innovation and change.

CAGR

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CAGR
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“CAGR” stands for “Compound Annual Growth Rate” and indicates the growth in value of an investment or business asset over a specific period of time.

CBAM

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CBAM
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Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism – forming part of the framework of the European Green deal, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is a European Union Regulation, proposed by the European Commission in 2021 and provisionally agreed by European legislators in December 2022, concerning environmental customs duties on the importation of products with high greenhouse gas emissions into the European Union. EU importers will purchase carbon certificates corresponding to the carbon price that would have been paid if the goods had been produced under EU carbon pricing rules. Conversely, where a non-EU producer can show that they have already paid a price for the carbon used in the production of the imported goods in a third country, that cost can be fully deducted for the EU importer. The CBAM will help reduce the risk of carbon leakage (i.e. the transfer of production to countries with laxer emissions constraints) by encouraging producers in non-EU countries to green their production processes.

CCGT

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CCGT
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Combined Cycle Gas Turbine – a gas-fired combined cycle power plant, in which two thermodynamic cycles (a gas cycle and steam cycle) take place in series, thus increasing thermodynamic efficiency compared to a scenario where both cycles take place independently, and making more effective use of the fuel.

CCIRS

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CCIRS
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Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap - a swap contract in which the parties exchange payments at two different rates and in two different currencies.

CCS

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CCS
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Carbon Capture and Storage – a technology used to prevent the release of large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, by separating the carbon dioxide from the emissions and injecting it into geological formations.

CDM

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CDM
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Clean Development Mechanism – defined in article 12 of the Protocol, the CDM allows a country with an emission-reduction or emission-limitation commitment under the Kyoto Protocol (Annex B Party) to implement an emission-reduction project in developing countries. Such projects can earn saleable certified emission reduction (CER) credits, each equivalent to one tonne of CO2, which can be counted towards meeting Kyoto targets.

CDP Climate

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CDP Climate
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Carbon Disclosure Project - the CDP is an international non-profit organization that provides companies, local authorities, governments and investors with a global system of environmental measurement and reporting. The CDP provides a system for measuring, recording, managing and sharing global climate-change information.

CDS

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CDS
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Clean Dark Spread - the CDS is the difference between the wholesale price of electricity and the cost of the coal and carbon needed to produce 1 MWh of electricity. It refers to the power (earnings side) and coal/CO2 (cost side) exposure arising from generating energy with a coal-fired power plant.

CER

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CER
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Certified Emission Reduction - A tradable emissions unit issued under the UN’s Clean Development mechanism (see CDM).

CF@R

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CF@R
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Cash Flow at Risk - a risk metric for measuring the maximum potential decrease in expected cash flows resulting from market volatility and correlation, with a given confidence level, over a given period of time (holding period).

CFC

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CFC
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Controlled Foreign Companies - a concept used by EU tax systems to prevent tax avoidance. It is part of a tax regime designed to counter the fictitious allocation of significant earnings to controlled foreign companies registered in low-tax countries, especially for companies that do not systematically distribute dividends.

CFD

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CFD
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Contract For Difference - CFDs are a financial instrument whose price derives from the value of other types of investment instruments. Instead of involving the physical trading or exchange of a financial asset, a CFD is a transaction in which two parties – a seller and a buyer – agree to exchange money based on the change in the value of the underlying asset between the time the transaction is opened and the time it is closed. If the value of the underlying asset increases, the buyer makes a profit and the seller makes a loss. Conversely if its value decreases, the seller makes a profit and the buyer makes a loss.

CGE

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CGE
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Computable General Equilibrium - a macroeconomic theory that attempts to explain how demand, supply and prices for different products are interrelated and simultaneously determined by market forces according to a mechanism known as "general equilibrium".

CLP

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CLP
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Chilean peso.

CME

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CME
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange - a global derivatives market based in Chicago. The CME is currently the largest open-interest options and futures exchange in the world (by number of contracts in place). The CME trades various types of financial instruments, including interest rates, shares, currencies and commodities. In 2008, its shareholders approved a merger with the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).

CO2

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CO2
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Carbon dioxide - a colorless, odorless gas, produced naturally by animals during respiration and through the decay of biomass, and used by plants during photosynthesis. Although it accounts for only 0.04% of the atmosphere, it is one of the most important greenhouse gases. The burning of fossil fuels is increasing the concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which is believed to contribute to global warming.

CO2 equivalent

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CO2 equivalent
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A standardized unit of measurement of greenhouse gases other than CO2, determined by converting amounts of these other gases to the equivalent amount of carbon dioxide with the same global warming potential, where CO2 equals 1. Under the Kyoto Protocol, the following greenhouse gases must be taken into consideration: carbon dioxide (CO2, hence the term “carbon footprint”), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6). This parameter can be used to determine the environmental impacts of emissions on anthropogenic climate change.

COP

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COP
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Colombian peso.

CPI

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CPI
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Consumer Price Index - a statistical measurement calculated by averaging the weighted prices of a specific basket of goods and services. This basket is based on the purchasing patterns of an average consumer. The most widely used consumer price index is the index number that measures the change over time in the weighted average of prices paid in transactions relating to consumer goods and services traded between economic operators and private end-consumers (free-of-charge transactions, intermediate transactions and transactions involving public bodies are not taken into account when determining the index). This type of index therefore measures the increase in the general level of prices, i.e. consumer inflation for the period concerned (measurement of the cost of living for the specific period).

CSR

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CSR
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Corporate Social Responsibility - corporate policies and practices designed to harmonize economic goals with the social and environmental goals of the geographical area concerned, with a view to promoting sustainability. It is a voluntary form of responsibility that companies tend to assume in relation to their main stakeholders.

CSS

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CSS
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Clean Spark Spread – the CSS is the difference between the wholesale price of electricity and the cost of the coal and carbon needed to produce 1 MWh of electricity. It refers to the power (earnings side) and gas/CO2 (cost side) exposure arising from generating energy with a gas-fired power plant.

CSV

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CSV
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Creating Shared Value - the CSV approach involves reconciling the company perspective with the social, economic and environmental needs of the community in which a company operates, with a view to identifying choices that generate value for both parties.

CapEx

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CapEx
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CAPital EXpenditure. In business economics, “CapEx” denotes capital outlays on investments in non-current assets for operational purposes. In practice, this means funds used by a company to acquire, maintain and implement physical assets such as buildings, land, plants or equipment.

Carbon Footprint

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Carbon Footprint
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“Carbon Footprint” is a parameter used to estimate greenhouse gas emissions from a product, service, organization, event or individual, generally expressed in CO2 equivalent (i.e. by converting amounts of other gases to the equivalent amount of carbon dioxide with the same global warming potential, where CO2 equals 1).

Carbon Neutral

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Carbon Neutral
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The term “carbon neutral” describes a situation where an entity’s CO2 emissions are fully offset by its carbon removal processes.

Circular economy

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Circular economy
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A concept linked to the definition of business models aimed at decoupling economic and industrial activities from resource consumption (although, in public opinion, it has been mainly and improperly associated with the issue of waste recycling). Leveraging a major institutional recognition, which occurred with the EU’s 2015 Circular Economy Package, it subsequently became one of the cornerstones of the European strategy in 2020 with the Green New Deal (Circular Economy Action Plan).

Climate Neutral

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Climate Neutral
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The term “climate neutral” describes a state of equilibrium between greenhouse gas emissions and the absorption of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.

Consolidated income statement

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Consolidated income statement
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A document that is part of the Consolidated Financial Statements and consists of a classification of costs according to their nature, with a separate presentation of the net profit (loss) from continuing operations and discontinued operations attributable to shareholders of the Parent Company and to third parties.

D&A

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D&A
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Depreciation & Amortization – a component part of the cash flow calculation intended to exclude from EBITDA the share of costs incurred in a given year but attributable to subsequent years, and the share of future charges attributable to a given year but which have not yet been paid.

DAM

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DAM
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Day-Ahead Market - the venue where electricity sales and purchases are negotiated on the Italian free market. It enables eligible producers, wholesalers and end-customers to sell or buy electricity for the next day.

DPS

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DPS
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Dividend Per Share - the sum of the declared dividends issued by a company for each ordinary share in circulation.

DSM

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DSM
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Dispatching Services Market - the market on which Terna S.p.A. (Italy’s TSO) procures the necessary resources for managing and controlling the system (resolving intra-zone congestion, creating an energy reserve and real-time balancing). On the DSM, Terna acts as a central counterparty and pays for accepted offers at the price quoted by the bidder (pay-as-bid).

DSR

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DSR
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Demand-Side Response - in the energy market, the term “DSR” describes active participation in the market by demand-side entities, i.e. major industrial consumers and aggregated – and duly regulated – groupings of consumers (industrial, commercial). These consumers can modulate their energy consumption, upwards or downwards, in response to market signals, in exchange for an economic benefit. This service helps modulate peaks in supply or demand, thus enhancing the flexibility and stability of the grid.

Direct Emissions

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Direct Emissions
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Direct greenhouse gas emissions are emissions from sources owned or controlled by the reporting entity. These emissions can also be referred to as scope 1 emissions.

E2E

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E2E
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End-to-End - under the end-to-end principle, where two applications communicate over a network, all the specific functions and operations required by those applications, such as error checking, must be fully implemented and executed at the end nodes (or end points) and not at the intermediate nodes of the network.

EA

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EA
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Equivalent Asset – a functional unit, specific to a Business Line, assumed to represent organizational complexity from an environmental point of view and the related business volumes: For GPG: 500 MW of installed capacity. For GIN and ENEL X: million hours worked.

EBIT

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EBIT
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Earnings Before Interest and Taxes - represents operating income before the deduction of financial expense and taxes. Also known as Operating Income Before Taxes.

EBITDA

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EBITDA
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Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization - represents gross operating margin and is an indicator of operational performance. It is the sum of “operating income” and “depreciation, amortization and impairment losses”.

EBT

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EBT
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Earnings Before Taxes - represents income before the deduction of taxes.

ECB

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ECB
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European Central Bank - The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the European Union and is responsible for Euro Zone monetary policy.

ECB

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ECB
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European Central Bank - The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the European Union and is responsible for Euro Zone monetary policy.

EDF

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EDF
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Électricité de France.

EDP

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EDP
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Energia de Portugal.

EGM

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EGM
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Extraordinary General Meeting - a general meeting of all company members, held to discuss important matters that cannot be deferred until the next annual general meeting.

EIA

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EIA
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Energy Information Administration - the statistical and analytical agency of the United States Department of Energy. The EIA collects, analyzes and disseminates independent, impartial energy information to promote rational policy-making, efficient markets and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment. EIA programs cover data on coal, oil, natural gas, electricity, renewable energy and nuclear energy.

EM

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EM
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Emerging Markets - an emerging market (or an emerging country or an emerging economy) is a market that has some of the characteristics of a developed market, but does not fully meet its standards. This includes markets that may become developed markets in the future or have been developed markets in the past. The term "frontier market" is used to describe developing countries whose capital markets are smaller, riskier or less liquid than those of "emerging" countries. Since 2006, the Chinese and Indian economies have been considered the largest emerging markets. The nine largest emerging and developing economies by nominal GDP or PPP-adjusted GDP are the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), along with Indonesia, South Korea, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

EMIR

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EMIR
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European Market Infrastructure Regulation - EU Regulation no. 648/2012 concerning OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories.

EPS

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EPS
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Earnings Per Share - the earnings a company has generated, divided by the number of shares it has issued.

ERU

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ERU
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Emission Reduction Unit - a tradable emissions unit issued under the UN’s Joint Implementation (JI) process.

ESG

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ESG
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Environmental, Social, Governance - denotes the three key criteria for measuring the environmental, social and governance impact of companies with a view to maintaining sustainable business practices. In economics and finance, these criteria are used to denote all activities relating to responsible investment that pursue the typical goals of financial management, while taking account of environmental, social and governance aspects.

ESMA

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ESMA
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European Securities and Markets Authority - the aim of the ESMA is to improve investor protection and promote stable and orderly financial markets.

ETR

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ETR
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Effective Tax Rate - the total tax burden on pre-tax profit in percentage terms (taxes/pre-tax profit). For calculation purposes, account is only taken of the income taxes that apply to the total amount allocated to the income statement (current taxes, deferred taxes, withholding taxes, etc.).

EU

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EU
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European Union - a supranational political and economic organization, comprising 27 Member States.

EU ETS

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EU ETS
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European Union Emissions Trading System - a system for greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading aimed at reducing emissions in the most energy-intensive sectors (electricity, cement, steel, aluminum, brick and ceramic, glass, chemicals, aviation, etc.) in the European Union.

EUA

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EUA
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European Union Allowances - CO2 emissions allowances under the European Union Emissions Trading System.

EV

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EV
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Electric Vehicle - a means of transport propelled by an electric motor, which is normally powered by rechargeable batteries, but which can also be connected to overhead power lines, conductive rails or power strips for lateral sliding contacts. Depending on design needs or characteristics, electric vehicles can be equipped with 1, 2, 3, 4 or more wheels. Electric vehicles include road and rail vehicles, surface and underwater vessels, electric aircraft and electric spacecraft.

European Union taxonomy

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European Union taxonomy
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The European taxonomy (adopted by the European Union in Regulation (EU) 2020/852) defines six environmental objectives for identifying sustainable economic activities from an environmental perspective: climate change mitigation; climate change adaptation; sustainable use and protection of waters and marine resources; transition to a circular economy; prevention and reduction of pollution; protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems.

FCF

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FCF
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Free Cash Flow - the cash flow available to a company, i.e. the difference between cash flow from operating assets and cash flow for capital expenditure.

FCT

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FCT
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Forecast - a tool for monthly re-forecasting of economic and financial targets for the current financial year.

FFO

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FFO
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Funds From Operations - the figure used by Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) to calculate the cash flow from their operations. More specifically, FFO is intended to describe trends in monetary revenues and expenses arising from the management of the fund in question. FFO is calculated on the basis of pre-tax profit (profit for the period), plus current taxes, changes in depreciation and amortization, the net change in the market value of property and any write-downs. The ratio of FFO/Revenues is frequently used as an indicator in this sector because it provides the percentage of fund revenues that actually turn into cash flows for holders of shares in the fund.

FS

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FS
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Fuel Switching – the practice of replacing one energy source with another to meet the needs of heat, power and/or electricity generation.

FTE

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FTE
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Full-Time Equivalent - the number of full-time resources needed to carry out a given activity, or employed by a company, in relation to the total number of resources used or employed, where some resources are employed on a part-time basis.

FWD

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FWD
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Forward - a trading contract, on the over-the-counter (OTC) market, relating to an underlying physical or financial asset (energy, commodities, etc.). It is a symmetrical derivative contract because both parties to the contract are obliged to perform a service on maturity. The long party undertakes to purchase the underlying asset on the agreed date at the agreed price, whereas the short party undertakes to sell the underlying asset on the same date and at the same price.

FX

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FX
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Forex or FOReign EXchange - the exchange rate can be defined as the number of units of a foreign currency that can be purchased with one unit of national currency.

FX HR

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FX HR
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Foreign Exchange Hedge Ratio - the portion of gross debt not exposed to exchange rate variations, taking account of hedging derivatives and the natural hedging arising from Funds From Operations (FFOs), to provide a measurement of the impact of exchange rate fluctuations on financial expense (interest payments and capital repayments).

FY

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FY
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Fiscal Year - the fiscal year is a designated twelve-month period used for the purposes of budgeting, accounting and all other financial reports for businesses.

Financial Report

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Financial Report
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The document that reports the items on the Income Statement and those on the Balance Sheet, explaining where the company’s liquidity is generated and where it is absorbed. The Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow is prepared by using the indirect method, with separate presentation of cash flow from operating assets, investment activities and financing activities associated with discontinued operations.

GCC

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GCC
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Gas Combined Cycle - technology for gas-fired thermoelectric power plants.

GDP

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GDP
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Gross Domestic Product - GDP is a macroeconomic metric for measuring the aggregate value, at market prices, of all finished goods and services (i.e. excluding intermediate products) produced in a given country over a given period of time (normally the calendar year, but other time-frames are also used).

GHG

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GHG
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Greenhouse Gases - gases in the earth’s atmosphere that trap heat and are the main contributors to climate change. They are emitted into the atmosphere by human activity, especially combustion processes (but there are others). The main greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6). Greenhouse gases do not include water vapor, the main contributor to the natural greenhouse effect, which is essential for life on Earth (see also CO2 equivalent).

GME

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GME
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Gestore dei Mercati Energetici - the company responsible organizing and managing the electricity market in Italy, as well as providing the economic management of an adequate reserve of power.

GNI

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GNI
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Gross National Income - GNI is calculated by adding or subtracting, depending on the type of flow, various cross-border income streams to or from gross domestic product (GDP). Or Group Net Income - the net income of the Enel Group.

GPP

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GPP
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Green Public Procurement - the integration of environmental considerations into the purchasing procedures of government bodies, in other words, a means of choosing "goods and services with a lower or reduced impact on human health and the environment than other goods and services used for the same purpose". (U.S. EPA 1995). 'Green procurement' therefore means buying a good/service partly on the basis of the environmental impacts it may have throughout its life-cycle, from extraction of the raw material to the disposal of waste (i.e. "from cradle to grave"). Green Public Procurement practices involve setting environmental qualification criteria in the specifications that public bodies issue when purchasing goods and services, with a view to reducing their environmental impact, while also nudging the market as a whole towards more environmentally-friendly products. Public procurement accounts for about 17% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Italy and about 14% across the rest of the European Union.

GRI Content Index

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GRI Content Index
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The GRI Content Index sets out the references and reporting tools used to prepare the report in accordance with the relevant GRI Industry Standards and Electric Utilities Sector Disclosure.

Green Bond

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Green Bond
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The term “green bonds” refers to any type of bond from which the proceeds are to be used exclusively to finance or refinance eligible new and/or existing green projects, either partially or in full.

Green Deal

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Green Deal
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An integrated European action plan that leverages digital technology and innovation to promote efficient use of resources, restore biodiversity and reduce pollution.

Green Loan

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Green Loan
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Any type of loan made available for the sole purpose of financing or refinancing eligible new and/or existing green projects, either partially or in full. The crucial distinguishing feature of a Green Loan is that its proceeds must be used for “green projects”.

Group ordinary net income

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Group ordinary net income
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Defined as the “Group net income” attributable exclusively to ordinary operations, it is equal to the “Group net income”, net of any tax effects and effects on third-party interests, of the items previously discussed in “Ordinary operating income”.

HDD

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HDD
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Heating Degree Day - a measurement used to quantify demand for heating energy.

HEV

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HEV
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Hybrid Electric Vehicles – an HEV is a vehicle equipped with a drive system based on two or more components, such as an electric motor with a combustion engine, that work in synergy with each other.

HH

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HH
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Henry Hub - a natural gas distribution hub in Earth, Louisiana, owned by Sabine Pipe Line LLC, a subsidiary of EnLink Midstream Partners LP. Because of its importance, it has given its name to the price point of forward contracts on natural gas traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and OTC swaps traded on the InterContinental Exchange (ICE).

HR

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HR
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Human Rights - the fundamental human rights recognized by the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

HR DD

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HR DD
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Human Rights Due Diligence - a process for monitoring the implementation of human rights policy and adherence to the guiding principles of the United Nations and the OECD Guidelines on Responsible Business Conduct.

ICE

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ICE
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InterContinental Exchange - a US-based financial company founded in 2000, which operates in Internet-based markets and trades futures and energy, commodities and financial derivatives in over-the-counter markets. Initially the company focused mainly on energy products (crude and refined oil, natural gas, etc.) but has since extended its activities to commodities, such as sugar, cotton and coffee, and foreign exchange. Or International Currency Exchange - a global currency exchange company based in London. The ICE is one of the largest retail exchange operators in the world.

ICE Vehicles

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ICE Vehicles
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Internal Combustion Engine - conventional vehicles powered by internal combustion engines.

ICMA

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ICMA
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International Capital Markets Association - a self-regulatory organization for capital market participants. Although the name suggests that its remit is global, its focus is in fact European. The stated objectives of the ICMA are to promote high standards of market practice, appropriate regulation, commercial support, education and communication. It produces standard documentation for transactions such as share and debt issuance and repurchase agreements.

IDM

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IDM
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Intra-Day Market - the IDM provides 7 sessions (IDM 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7) in which producers and wholesalers can change the input programs established on the DAM (the IDM superseded the Adjustment Market [AM] in 2010).

IEA

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IEA
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International Energy Agency - An intergovernmental organization of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) based in Paris and established as an international research institute on energy policy and the environmental impact of energy sources.

IFRS

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IFRS
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International Financial Reporting Standards - a set of international standards, used in the EU, for the preparation of annual and consolidated financial statements. Their purpose is to increase transparency for the benefit of investors.

IMF

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IMF
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International Monetary Fund - the IMF is a public international organization of a universal nature, composed of the national governments of 190 countries. Together with the World Bank Group, it forms part of the Bretton Woods system, which is named after the place where the conference that endorsed its creation was held.

INECP

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INECP
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Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan – a plan drawn up jointly by Italy’s Environment Ministry and Infrastructure and Transport Ministry and submitted to the European Commission pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (December 2018). It sets out the national targets for 2030 for energy efficiency, renewables and CO2 emission reductions, as well as targets for energy security, interconnections, the single energy market and competitiveness, and sustainable development and mobility. For each field, it outlines the measures that will be taken to achieve the target concerned.

IPCC

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IPCC
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - the leading international body for evaluating climate change. The IPCC was established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) in order to provide the world with a clear and scientifically founded view of the current state of knowledge on climate change and its potential environmental and socio-economic impacts.

IR HR

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IR HR
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Interest Rate Hedge Ratio - the portion of gross debt not exposed to interest rate variations, taking account of hedging derivatives, to provide a measurement of the impact of interest rate fluctuations on interest payable.

IRR

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IRR
Definition
Internal Rate of Return – a metric used in financial analysis to determine how attractive a particular project or investment may be, and to help choose between possible projects or investment options under consideration. In general, an investment project is attractive if the IRR is higher than the opportunity cost of the capital (or other reference rate, chosen on the basis of considerations relating to the specific investment and/or on the basis of the WACC).

Incentives system

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Incentives system
Definition
Systems that, within the broader Total Reward management framework, link the recognition of a variable proportion of remuneration to the achievement of certain results, in line with the remuneration policy defined by the company. The purpose of this policy is to: (i) promote corporate performance and sustainable success, which is based on the creation of long-term value to the benefit of its shareholders, taking into due consideration the interests of other relevant stakeholders, so as to encourage the achievement of strategic goals; (ii) attract, retain and motivate people with the skills and professionalism required for the delicate managerial tasks assigned to them, taking into account the compensation and working conditions of the company’s employees; (iii) promote the company’s mission and values.

Indirect Emissions

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Indirect Emissions
Definition
Indirect GHG emissions are a consequence of the activities of the reporting entity, but occur at sources owned or controlled by a different entity. For example, emissions from the consumption of purchased electricity, heat or steam (scope 2) and emissions from the extraction and production of purchased materials and fuels; activities relating to transport by vehicles not owned or controlled by the reporting entity; activities relating to electricity (e.g. T&D losses), outsourced activities, waste disposal, etc.

Industrial Plan

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Industrial Plan
Definition
A multi-year planning tool used to translate objectives for future financial years into economic and financial terms.

JCC

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JCC
Definition
Japan Crude Cocktail - the informal nickname given to the crude oil price index used in most East Asian countries. Published by the Petroleum Association of Japan, the JCC represents the average price of customs-cleared crude oil imports into Japan. Historically, the JCC was the main index for pricing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) contracts, as there was no global benchmark. However, as the JCC is based on oil prices as opposed to gas, there have been growing objections to its use. In Europe and most North American countries, LNG pricing has shifted away from the JCC to gas-based indexes (e.g. Henry Hub).

JKM

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JKM
Definition
Japan Korean Marker - a virtual market in which natural gas is traded in Japan, South Korea, China and Taiwan. As an index, it is a benchmark price for liquefied natural gas (LNG).

JV

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JV
Definition
Joint Venture - an agreement between companies, whether of the same or different nationalities, to undertake a given project, within a limited time-frame, while sharing the risks and profits.

KPI

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KPI
Definition
Key Performance Indicator - an index of the performance of a business process.

KRI

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KRI
Definition
Key Risk Indicator - a risk indicator that measures the probability or foreseeable (and unforeseeable) impacts of the risk, by means of a quantitative approach (“what if” and scenario analysis or probabilistic approaches).

LCOE

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LCOE
Definition
Levelized Cost of Energy - the LCOE is an indicator of the competitiveness of different electricity generation technologies, diversified by type of energy source and average plant life. It provides an economic estimate of the average cost of financing and maintaining a power plant over its useful life, in relation to the total amount of energy generated over the same time period. The Levelized Cost of Energy is therefore a benchmark value for setting the per-unit price at which the generated energy must be sold, in order to achieve an adequate economic return on the costs of financing and maintaining the plant throughout its life cycle.

LME

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LME
Definition
London Metal Exchange - the world’s largest metal exchange, based in London. The average maturity of the futures traded on a daily basis is 3 months, although longer-term contracts and spot contracts are also established. It is currently seen as the global benchmark in the metals market.

LNG

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LNG
Definition
Liquefied Natural Gas - LNG is obtained by cooling and then condensing natural gas (NG), after first purifying and dehydrating it. It should not be confused with GTL, the acronym for Gas to Liquid, which refers to processes for obtaining liquid hydrocarbons from NG. The resulting product is an odorless, transparent liquid consisting mainly of methane, mixed with smaller quantities of ethane, propane, butane and nitrogen, with a boiling point of approximately -160°C at atmospheric pressure.

MAR

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MAR
Definition
Market Abuse Regulation - EU Regulation no. 596/2014 on market abuse.

MBO

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MBO
Definition
Management By Objectives - a method for evaluating personnel on the basis of the results they achieve in relation to the targets set.

MFF

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MFF
Definition
Multiannual Financial Framework - a seven-year reference framework governing the EU’s annual budget. It is established by a unanimously adopted European Council Regulation with the approval of the European Parliament. The financial framework establishes the maximum amount of expenditure from the EU budget each year for broad investment areas (known as "headings") and sets an overall annual ceiling for allocations and payments. The MFF for the period 2021-2027 has a budget of 1,074.3 billion euros to address the EU’s long-term priorities. It complements the Next Generation EU recovery package (NGEU), worth 750 billion euros in grants and loans for the period 2021-2024, to address the socio-economic challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 30% of overall MFF and NGEU expenditure is earmarked for climate-related initiatives.

Management and Corporate Governance

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Management and Corporate Governance
Definition
Rules constitute an essential instrument to ensure an efficient and successful management and a reliable control tool of the activities carried out by the company, aiming at the creation of value for shareholders.

Mark-to-Market

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Mark-to-Market
Definition
A method used for measuring items in forward contracts at current market prices.

MiFID II

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MiFID II
Definition
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive - EU Directive no. 2014/65 on financial instruments markets.

NBP

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NBP
Definition
National Balancing Point - a virtual market for trading natural gas in the UK.

NCC

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NCC
Definition
Net Connect Gas - a virtual market for trading natural gas in Germany.

NES

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NES
Definition
National Energy Strategy - Italian legislation establishes various planning/guidance tools relating to energy, which are also aligned with European directives and regulations. Art. 7 of decree-law 112/2008, converted by law 133/2008 (Chamber Act 1386), assigned the Government the task of establishing a “National Energy Strategy” (NES) as a general framework to help guide and plan national energy policy, to be issued following a National Energy and Environment Conference. The aim was to set out short- and long-term priorities aimed at using market mechanisms and other levers to achieve the goals of diversifying energy sources and procurement areas, upgrading infrastructure, promoting renewable sources and energy efficiency, building nuclear power plants in Italy and enhancing research in the field of energy and environmentally sustainable energy generation and use. The strategy was last updated in 2017 with a view to attracting additional total investments of 175 billion euros by 2030, including 30 billion for gas and electricity grids and infrastructure; 35 billion for renewable sources.

NYMEX

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NYMEX
Definition
New York Mercantile Exchange - the world’s leading market for futures and options on energy products, such as oil and natural gas; precious metals, such as silver, gold, palladium and platinum; and industrial metals, such as aluminum and copper.

Net-Zero

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Net-Zero
Definition
Net-Zero involves reducing greenhouse gas emissions in line with the latest climate science and the 1.5°C trajectory, with the remaining emissions offset by carbon removal credits. .

OECD

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OECD
Definition
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development - an international organization whose purpose is to conduct economic studies for its member states, all of which are developed countries with market economies. The organization acts primarily as a consultative assembly that provides the opportunity to exchange political experiences, with a view to solving shared problems, identifying commercial practices and coordinating the local and international policies of its member states. It is based in Paris.

Offsetting emissions

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Offsetting emissions
Definition
The process of removing GHG emissions by means of compensatory instruments (CCS, forestation) or by purchasing “certificates” (emission allowances) on the ETS or voluntary markets.

Opex

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Opex
Definition
OPerating EXpense - the cost of managing a product, business, or system, also known as operating costs.

Ordinary gross operating margin

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Ordinary gross operating margin
Definition
This is the “gross operating margin” minus all items relating to extraordinary transactions such as company acquisitions or disposals (e.g. capital gains and losses).

Ordinary operating income

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Ordinary operating income
Definition
This is “Operating income” minus the effects of extraordinary transactions, such as company acquisitions or disposals (e.g. capital gains and losses), as well as any significant impairment losses recognized on assets as a result of impairment tests or classification as “Assets held for sale”.

PEC

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PEC
Definition
Primary Energy Consumption - gross domestic energy consumption, excluding all non-energy uses of energy carriers (e.g. natural gas used to produce chemicals, rather than for combustion). This parameter is an important instrument for measuring actual energy consumption and comparing it with Europe 2020 targets. The “percentage saved” is calculated using these 2005 values and its forecast for the 2020 targets set out in Directive 2012/27/EU; the Europe 2020 target is achieved when this value reaches 20%.

PEN

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PEN
Definition
Peruvian sol.

PHEV

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PHEV
Definition
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle – a type of vehicle whose batteries can be charged by connecting them to an external power source, even without the aid of the vehicle’s internal combustion engine. These vehicles share the characteristics of conventional Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs). PHEVs differ from HEVs because they have a battery charger, which charges the battery with the aid of the Battery Management System (BMS).

PPA

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PPA
Definition
Power Purchase Agreement - a long-term electricity supply agreement between two parties, usually an electricity producer (seller) and an electricity consumer or distributor (buyer). PPAs set down full details of the terms and conditions for the sale and purchase of electricity, including the volume of electricity to be supplied, the prices agreed, the balance between production and consumption and the penalties applicable in the event of non-fulfillment of the contract. As PPAs are bilateral agreements, they can take various forms and be tailored to the needs of the parties. Electricity supplies can either be physical or take place through balancing groups.

PV

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PV
Definition
PhotoVoltaic – the term used to describe the conversion of light into electricity, using semiconductor materials. The photovoltaic effect is put to commercial use for the generation of electricity by means of photovoltaic plants. The term can also refer to a photovoltaic plant or the solar modules (panels) of which it consists.

PaR

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PaR
Definition
Profit at Risk - a risk metric that measures the maximum potential loss of profit that could be caused by a change in the price or volume of raw materials over a given period and for a pre-determined level of probability.

RAB

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RAB
Definition
Regulatory Asset Base - a primary benchmark value for determining the annual revenues, i.e. attributable to the income statement, of multiple companies operating in regulated sectors. The RAB is therefore the value of the net capital employed, calculated on the basis of the rules laid down for service providers subject to the regulation of ARERA (Autorità di Regolazione per Energia Reti e Ambiente) for the purpose of determining the revenues concerned.

RAF

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RAF
Definition
Risk Appetite Framework - an integrated, formalized set of elements designed to provide a structured, consistent approach to managing, measuring and controlling key risks.

RAS

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RAS
Definition
Risk Appetite Statement - within the Risk Appetite Framework (RAF), the Risk Appetite Statement, which is updated periodically and reviewed at least once a year, presents key tools for managing and controlling risk, mainly by setting out the risk strategy and identifying key performance indicators (KPIs), key risk indicators (KRIs) and trends in them at the single risk level.

RCP

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RCP
Definition
Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) – a greenhouse gas concentration (not emissions) trajectory adopted by the IPCC. Four pathways were used for climate modeling and research for the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) in 2014. The pathways describe different climate futures, all of which are considered possible depending on the volume of greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted in the years to come. The RCPs – originally RCP2.6, RCP4.5, RCP6.0, and RCP8.5 – are labeled after a possible range of radiative forcing values in the year 2100 (2.6, 4.5, 6.0 and 8.5 W/m2 respectively). Radiative forcing describes the increase in energy content in the system with resulting rise in temperature. With the sixth update of the report (AR6), published between 2021 and 2023, the IPCC produced an updated set of five future climate projection scenarios, obtained by associating the RCPS to the Shared Socio-economic Pathways (SSP). These scenarios model climate response from 2015 to 2100 on the basis of a series of future emission scenarios that depend also on socio-economic hypotheses and climate mitigation levels. These five scenarios replace the previous Representative Concentration Pathways used in AR5 and are the following: • SSP1-1.9 and SSP2-2.6: scenarios associated with very low and low greenhouse gas emissions, respectively, in which CO2 emissions decrease to net zero around or after 2050. Mean global surface temperature is likely to be higher by 1.0°C-1.8°C in SSP1-1.9 and by 1.3°C-2.4°C in SSP2-2.6 by 2100 with respect to pre-industrial levels (1850-1900). • SSP2-4.5: scenario with a slower reduction of GHG emissions, in which carbon emissions remain more or less the same as today until about 2050. In this scenario, the increase in global surface temperature is in the range of 2.1°C to 3.5°C. • SSP3-7.0 and SSP5-8.5: scenarios associated with high and very high GHG emissions, respectively. In SSP3-7.0, CO2 emissions approximately double by 2100 with respect to current levels and global surface temperature is likely to increase by 2.8°C-4.6°C by the end of the century with respect to the pre-industrial period. In SSP5-8.5, instead, carbon emissions approximately double by 2050 and the increase in temperature is in the range of 3.3°C to 5.7°C.

REMIT

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REMIT
Definition
Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency - EU Regulation no. 1227/2011 concerning the integrity and transparency of the wholesale energy market.

RES

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RES
Definition
Renewable Energy Sources.

ROIC

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ROIC
Definition
Return On Invested Capital - an indicator of how effectively, or otherwise, a company is using its money. The following formula is one of the ways of calculating ROIC: (Net Income – Dividends) / Total Capital. Comparing a company’s return on invested capital with its weighted average cost of capital (WACC), shows whether the capital employed is being used effectively. This metric is also known simply as "return on capital".

RPA

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RPA
Definition
Robotic Process Automation – a “Robot Software” that, when suitably trained, is capable of interacting autonomously with applications in the same way as a human.

RUB

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RUB
Definition
Russian ruble.

SAIDI

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SAIDI
Definition
System Average Interruption Duration Index - an indicator commonly used by electricity companies as a metric of reliability. The SAIDI represents the average duration of interruptions for each customer served.

SAIFI

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SAIFI
Definition
System Average Interruption Frequency Index - an indicator commonly used by electricity companies as a metric of reliability. The SAIFI is the average number of interruptions that a customer experiences.

SAM

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SAM
Definition
Social Accounting Matrix - an economic analysis tool derived from the better-known Leontief Input-Output Matrix ("I-O Matrix"). The SAM can be used as a starting point for building models of general economic equilibrium, which, unlike others, include the distribution of income within the economic process, while at the same time making it possible to view this distribution as the cause and effect of income-forming processes.

SASB

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SASB
Definition
SASB standards enable organizations to provide industry-based sustainability information about risks and opportunities that can affect business value.

SBTi

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SBTi
Definition
Science Based Targets Initiative - a joint initiative between the CDP, the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) aimed at increasing companies' ambitions for climate action by enlisting companies to set GHG emission reduction targets consistent with the level of decarbonization required by science to limit warming to less than 1.5ºC / 2°C compared to pre-industrial temperatures. Launched in 2015, the initiative defines and promotes best practices in setting science-based targets, provides resources and guidance to reduce barriers to adoption, and independently assesses and approves business targets. SBT is developing industry-specific methods and is currently working on developing a reference framework and a guide for the financial sector, with a focus on scope 3 emissions.

SDG-linked bonds

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SDG-linked bonds
Definition
Bonds launched by Enel on October 10 2019 for the European market, linked with achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). More specifically, the SDG-Linked Bond, which is the first of its kind in the world, is tied to pursuing two of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the UN in 2015: affordable and clean energy and combating climate change. A distinctive feature of the SDG-Linked bond launched by Enel is that the interest rate will remain unchanged until maturity, but could be stepped up year by year if Enel is unable to meet its sustainable economic goals by 2021. The interest rate will increase by 25 bps starting from the first interest period subsequent to the publication of the assurance report of the auditor. The “sustainable” bond reflects Enel’s commitment to contributing to the achievement of SDG 7.2, i.e. “Increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix by 2030”. Following the launch of this bond by Enel, the ICMA included this type of instrument in its definitions under the name Sustainability-Linked Bond, which includes SDG-Linked Bonds.

SDGs

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SDGs
Definition
Sustainable Development Goals - a series of 17 interconnected goals, set by the United Nations as a strategy designed "to achieve a better and more sustainable future for everyone". They are set out in the document entitled “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” (known as Agenda 2030), launched in 2015, which acknowledges the inextricable link between human well-being, the health of natural systems and the existence of common challenges for all countries. The sustainable development goals are intended to address a wide range of issues relating to economic and social development, including poverty, hunger, the right to health and education, access to water and energy, employment, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, climate change and environmental protection, urbanization, models of production and consumption, social and gender equality, justice and peace.

SHFE

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SHFE
Definition
Shanghai Futures Exchange - currently the largest metal futures exchange in China and the third largest of its kind in the world, the SHFE specializes in metals, energy, and chemicals. Based in the city of Shanghai, its geographical location bridges the time gap between the London Metal Exchange and the New York Mercantile Exchange, thus giving operators throughout the world round-the-clock access to non-ferrous metal futures contracts.

SMEs

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SMEs
Definition
Small and Medium Enterprise - companies whose size falls within certain employment and financial limits.

SNP

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SNP
Definition
Single National price – the benchmark price of electricity in Italy purchased on the stock exchange and published by the Gestore dei Mercati Energetici.

SRI

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SRI
Definition
Sustainable and Responsible Investment - the aim of SRI is to generate value for the investor and society as a whole by means of a medium/long-term investment strategy that combines financial analysis with environmental, social and good governance analysis in the evaluation of companies and institutions.

SSP

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SSP
Definition
Shared Socio-economic Pathways are scenarios of global socio-economic changes forecast up to 2100. They are used to determine greenhouse gas emission scenarios under different climate policies. SSPs provide descriptions of alternative socio-economic developments and qualitatively represent the logic that interconnects the factors involved in the various scenarios. In quantitative terms, they provide data to accompany the scenarios, in relation to national population, urbanization and GDP (per capita).

Scope 1 emissions

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Scope 1 emissions
Definition
Direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions deriving directly from the activities of an organization or activities under its control. These include on-site fuel combustion, such as in gas boilers; fleet vehicles and air conditioning leaks. For Enel, they mainly represent the sum of emissions from burning fossil fuels for generating electricity from conventional sources, and emissions from the “operational” activity of Enel and its employees (e.g. emissions from the company vehicle fleet).

Scope 2 emissions

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Scope 2 emissions
Definition
Indirect emissions deriving from the purchase and use of electricity by the organization for its business. For the reporting purposes of electricity distribution companies, this category also includes emissions from energy dissipation due to technical losses along their distribution network.

Scope 3 emissions

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Scope 3 emissions
Definition
All other indirect emissions arising from significant activities upstream and downstream of the organization, emitted from sources that are neither owned by nor under the direct control of the organization. This category includes emissions associated with an organization’s supply chain (such as extraction and transport of fossil fuels), as well as emissions associated with business travel or employees commuting between home and work. For Enel, the significant share originates from emissions caused by final customers using the electricity and gas it sells.

Sustainability bonds

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Sustainability bonds
Definition
Bonds from which the proceeds are to be used exclusively to finance or refinance a combination of green and social projects.

Sustainability indicators

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Sustainability indicators
Definition
A tool to measure company performance and report on the achievement of the goals defined within the corporate sustainability plan.

Sustainability-linked bonds

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Sustainability-linked bonds
Definition
Bonds whose financial and/or structural characteristics are indexed to the achievement of predefined sustainability targets.

Sustainability-linked loans

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Sustainability-linked loans
Definition
All types of lending instruments that give the borrower an incentive to meet ambitious, predetermined sustainability targets.

Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (PAI) Content Index

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Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (PAI) Content Index
Definition
Table linking the issues and information required by the European Regulation that governs disclosures in the field of sustainable finance (SFDR, Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation) with content provided in the Sustainability Report, indicating the specific chapter of reference in the document.

Sustainable finance

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Sustainable finance
Definition
Sustainable finance raises public and private capital, by channelling it into sustainable investments to accelerate the achievement of the related development goals.

Swap

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Swap
Definition
An agreement between two parties for the exchange of future payment flows. The transaction is strictly financial; there is no physical exchange of material. The agreement defines how payments will be charged and when they will be made.

TCFD

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TCFD
Definition
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure - the TCFD was established in December 2015 by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) – the international body responsible for monitoring and promoting financial market stability. It consists of 32 members from financial institutions, insurance companies, major corporations, consulting companies and ratings agencies from all over the world. The recommendations are designed to provide financial actors with a comprehensive and effective framework of information with which to make appropriate investment decisions and, more generally, to measure the exposure of financial markets to climate-change risks.

TCO

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TCO
Definition
Total Cost of Ownership – the total cost of owning an asset. TCO not only consists of the fixed costs (purchase, interest, rental, residual value, etc.), but also all the variable costs (maintenance, user training, etc.) involved in using the asset concerned.

TSI

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TSI
Definition
Total Societal Impact - a business strategy development method that measures the Enel Group’s commitment to promoting the value of the economic, social and environmental system, as an inclusive actor in the economy, capable of meeting the fundamental needs of all stakeholders.

TSO

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TSO
Definition
Transmission System Operator - an entity responsible for the transmission of energy in the form of natural gas or electricity, using appropriate infrastructure, at national or regional level. This is the definition used in Europe, but a similar definition applies in the United States, where the terms "Independent System Operator" (ISO) and "Regional Transmission Organization" (RTO) are used.

TSR

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TSR
Definition
Total Shareholder Return - an indicator of the return yielded by a security over the period for which it is held. The return includes the appreciation of the capital of the security and the dividend earned on the security. The TSR for one year is calculated by adding the change in share price to the dividend received, dividing the sum of the two by the share purchase price and expressing the result as a percentage.

TTC

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TTC
Definition
Total Tax Contribution - a model for measuring a company’s total tax contribution to the public finances, on the basis of the payments made over the course of the year. The model classifies the different taxes into categories and draws a distinction between taxes that constitute an expense for the company (taxes borne) and those that the company pays due to rebate mechanisms, substitution etc. (taxes collected). Enel has been publishing this data since 2018 in the form of a Total Tax Contribution Report for Italy and the other main countries in which it operates. The purpose of the report is to expand the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility, while at the same time highlighting the value of the social function associated with the tax contribution.

TTF

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TTF
Definition
Title Transfer Facility - the virtual market for trading natural gas in the Netherlands; it is one of the largest markets of its kind in continental Europe. It is also the benchmark for gas pricing in northern Europe.

Tax Shield

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Tax Shield
Definition
A tax saving arising from the existence of a tax-deductible cost, calculated on the basis of the specified rate of deductibility applicable in the taxpayer’s country of residence.

UNGC

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UNGC
Definition
United Nations Global Compact - a United Nations initiative established in 1999 to encourage companies around the world to adopt policies that embrace sustainability and corporate social responsibility and to publish the results of their actions. It is a framework incorporating ten principles in the areas of human rights, employment, environmental sustainability and measures to combat corruption. Under the Global Compact, companies work with United Nations agencies, trade union groups and civil society.

USD

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USD
Definition
United States dollar.

VBP

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VBP
Definition
Virtual Balance Point - a virtual market for trading natural gas in Spain.

VC

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VC
Definition
Venture Capital - VC is capital provided by an investor to finance the start-up or growth of a business in a sectors with high development potential.

VEP

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VEP
Definition
Virtual Exchange Point – a virtual market for the wholesale trading of natural gas in Italy; as a price index, it is the main meeting point between supply and demand in Italy’s gas market.

VaR

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VaR
Definition
Value at Risk. VaR is a statistical metric, often expressed in percentage terms, that measures the level of risk of a financial investment. In more practical terms, the VaR indicates the maximum risk to which capital is exposed when invested in a particular financial asset or combination of financial assets. In the latter case, the VaR refers to the entire investment portfolio.

WACC

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WACC
Definition
Weighted Average Cost of Capital - WACC is a widely used tool for evaluating strategies for buying or selling assets or deciding whether or not to launch a possible industrial project. It enables a company or investor to determine the cost of capital by analyzing all its component parts, thus making it possible to determine whether the expected return on an investment is acceptable or not.

WEO

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WEO
Definition
World Energy Outlook - an analysis published annually by the International Energy Agency (IEA) that provides a snapshot of global energy generation and consumption patterns, charts them and formulates projections for future years.

WTI

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WTI
Definition
West Texas Intermediate - also known as Texas Light Sweet, WTI is a type of oil produced in Texas and used as an oil price benchmark on the NYMEX futures market.

World Economic Forum

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World Economic Forum
Definition
A non-profit foundation that organizes an annual meeting of leading international political and economic figures with selected intellectuals and journalists, in the city of Davos, Switzerland, to discuss the most urgent issues facing the world, including health and the natural environment. As well as this annual meeting, the World Economic Forum holds other meetings each year, produces a series of research reports and engages its members in specific sectoral initiatives.

YTD

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YTD
Definition
Year to date - the period of time starting on the first day of the current calendar or fiscal year up to the current date. YTD information is useful for analyzing business trends over time or comparing performance data.

YoY

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YoY
Definition
Year on Year or Year over Year – denotes a method for comparing two or more data results for a given period that are comparable on an annual basis.

Zero Emission

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Zero Emission
Definition
Describes motors, processes or energy sources that do not emit waste products that pollute the environment or alter the climate.
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