Background
Edison is Europe’s oldest energy company, and one of the industry leaders in Italy and Europe. Today we operate in several countries around the world and have a staff of about 5,000 people in our two main areas of business: electric power and hydrocarbons exploration and production (natural gas and crude oil). At the date of this report, Edison is a subsidiary of Électricité de France (EDF).
Legal framework
The article 42 of the Directive 34/2013/EU states that “Member States shall require large undertakings and all public-interest entities active in the extractive industry or the logging of primary forests to prepare and make public a report on payments made to governments on an annual basis...”
In Italy, EU Directive 34/2013/EU has been transposed with Legislative Decree 139/2015, with effective date of January 1st , 2016.