Indena's Guiding Principles

PROUD OF THE PAST, RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FUTURE
Indena has contributed to Italy’s growth by fostering professional skills, creating development and representing the country’s excellence in the world. Our past not only makes us proud but also propels us towards the future, motivating us to constantly invest in new challenges and seize new opportunities.

A WHOLE NEW KIND OF FAMILY-RUN BUSINESS
The Della Beffa family was Indena’s origin and inspiration, the engine of its development and a crucial source of internal cohesion. Yet, the company has always been aware that establishing a structured corporate governance would provide the opportunity to innovate the typical relationship between family and business that is widespread in Italy – opening up to new, competitive challenges.
The Della Beffa family has always had a long-term vision for the company’s growth. For this purpose top management figures were entrusted with leading the organization. This is a key success factor that allowed Indena to grow and succeed.

COMPETING ON THE GLOBAL MARKET
To lead and succeed on the international level, we have built a presence that is global in scale and able to adjust to aggregation and growth processes through the most suitable forms of consolidation and integration.

BEST PRACTICES FOR HEALTHY COMPETITION
We know competition and market challenges are a crucial driver to grow and improve. That’s why we have always pursued a virtuous balance able to promote healthy competition in an increasingly exploited market.

INNOVATION AS A REQUIREMENT
Endless innovation in products, processes, technology, commercial practices, logistics and organization is an integral and inescapable part of Indena’s corporate culture, of our interest in continuous learning and of our constant ability to engage in dialogue with the market.

RELATIONSHIPS AT THE CORE OF RESPONSIBILITY
Indena interacts with a plethora of internal and external stakeholders, nurturing relationships that are mutually beneficial for the company, its interlocutors and the territories where it operates. A strong network built with clients, suppliers, personnel and local communities allows us to access valuable knowledge and, most importantly, to constantly exercise our corporate responsibility.

HEALTH FIRST
Indena devotes great effort and resources to protect the health and safety of its employees and of the communities who come into contact with its activities, at its production sites and beyond. As part of its long-term “health first” strategy, the company has defined new methods to analyze and reduce process risks, intervening in any critical sector.

QUALITY AS A PROJECT DRIVER
Indena’s comprehensive quality system is based on continuous learning and improvement.
We reject the idea that quality is a special, stand-alone project meant to merely comply with regulations. Quality to us is an overarching business approach, a daily activity, a core factor to validate each and every product, process, technology and solution.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT
Indena is an eco-conscious company by its very nature. We have set the necessary conditions for a progressive and comprehensive approach to environmental sustainability, promoting it both locally and globally in compliance with the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda. We embrace circularity as the main paradigm that can create true, full wealth by bringing together Nature, Technology and People. With our business, we uphold the underlying pattern of health and resilience that makes our planet a place where life can flourish and people can live.

SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD FOR PRODUCERS IN OUR SUPPLY CHAINS
Indena closely monitors its supply chain and develops specific project to improve its social impact at producers’ level.

WELFARE AND EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
To successfully attract and retain skilled human resources, Indena works with determination to empower its staff, improve internal information flows, respect a positive balance between work, family and leisure, enforce equal pay and career prospects, and champion professional integration and safety at the workplace.

PEOPLE AND TRAINING
People and their skills represent Indena’s most valuable asset, as a crucial factor in our competitive edge and value in the market.
Therefore, it is with the strongest commitment that we strive to motivate and stimulate our employees’ professional growth – first and foremost by making available to them an efficient training system leading to true qualifications.