1 Sustainability Report 2013 FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA GIUOCO CALCIO © FIGC 2013 all rights reserved © FIGC 2013 Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio Italiana Giuoco Federazione Allegri 14 Gregorio Via Roma 00198 Italia www.figc.it 2013 FIGC Sustainability Report 2 CONTENTS LETTER BY THE PRESIDENT 05 METHODOLOGICAL NOTE 07 IMPROVEMENT GOALS 08 TERMINOLOGY 09 PART ONE: IDENTITY AND GOVERNANCE 11 PART TWO: ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES 63 PART THREE: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 127 PART FOUR: CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 155 PART FIVE: MAIN EVENTS 2013 171 GRI CONTENT INDEX 178 EDITORIAL STAFF 185 2013 FIGC Sustainability Report 4 LETTER BY THE PRESIDENT LETTER BY LETTER BY THE PRESIDENT The Sustainability Report of the Italian Football Association (FIGC) has now The success gained by the first edition encouraged the FIGC to pursue even reached its second edition and sets out to follow up its attempt to portray more ambitious goals and new challenges. In this connection, there has been Italy's multifaceted and constantly changing football environment. This an increase in the awareness of the value of uprightness and transparency edition outlines the highlights of 2012, which proved to be an extremely principles and the importance to measure and own the ethical and social important year for our Association. From a sports perspective, emphasis values of the activities carried out. In this document, the FIGC aims to is placed on the outstanding results achieved by the National Teams that report the activities carried out in 2012, from the commitment towards the culminated in the second place won by the A National Team at the European development of grassroot activities to the enhancement of its technical, Championship in Poland and Ukraine. From an internal organisation cultural and historical assets, these being issues on which the organisation as perspective, the coming into force of the new By-laws was most significant, a whole focuses on a daily basis. Special attention was paid to the activities as it resulted in the adoption of a more effective and flexible organisational of FIGC Sectors, Club Italia, Safety and Integrity – both being crucial to the model that also proved to be more in line with the By-laws and Core growth of the football system – partnerships with non profit organisations, Principles of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI). From a Social the fight against any form of discrimination, the human capital who will have Responsibility perspective, 2012 was a particularly intense year for the FIGC, to pick up the value-related challenge in order that football may continue considering both the National Team's commitment, with its significant visits to play the role it has always played in the sports and non sports history to Auschwitz and Medolla, and the profitable co-operation with institutions of our country. In addition to providing an overview of the efforts made committed to fighting all forms of violence. A further evidence of the efforts in 2012, the 2013 edition recalls important moments that lent value to our made to spread football-related values - one of the novelties introduced Association’s operations in 2013, the hearing granted by Pope Francis being in 2012 - is to be found in the launch of awareness campaigns promoted the most fulfilling and exhilarating of them all. The 2013 edition also features by the Italian FA to support major social issues by using the National Team information about the activities carried out by the Leagues and Technical players’ image, which were circulated through the media, the Association’s Bodies, as they form an integral part of the Association’s endeavours while website and social media. The campaigns to end violence against women providing a vital contribution to the running of the football system in Italy. and against racism are a proof of such efforts. The 2012 Sustainability Report Short and long-term goals include continuing to improve the Association’s represented a key innovation driver within international football which met operations reporting process, together with a clearer definition of the the approval of FIFA and UEFA, becoming best practice for many Italian dimensions that help assess the levels of performance reached, and an football organisations as well as an effective reporting tool not only for increasingly greater integration of Social Responsibility in the Association's football operators but also for fans and families alike. operations and governance. 5 2013 FIGC Sustainability Report 6 METHODOLOGICAL NOTE METHODOLOGICAL METHODOLOGICAL NOTE REFERENCE GUIDELINES Reporting PRINCIPLES The 2013 Sustainability Report (hereinafter the “Report”) of the Italian The reporting principles applied in the preparation of the Report follow the Football Association (hereinafter the “FIGC” or “Association”), now reaching aforementioned guidelines drawn up by the GRI and are listed below: its second edition, has been drafted in accordance with version 3.1 of the Inclusiveness, Materiality, Sustainability Background – Following an Sustainability Reporting Guidelines prepared by the Global Reporting accurate stakeholder mapping, the relations, involvement actions and related Initiative (GRI), with a level C application. outcomes as well as the contents to be included in the Report were identified. Suggestions made by the Association’s stakeholders after the publication SYSTEM, PROCESS AND Reporting PRINCIPLE of the 2012 Sustainability Report regarding more in-depth and enriched The Report is the result of a multifarious effort made by a working group information to be conveyed were also considered and implemented. consisting of FIGC personnel from different offices representing all the Balance - Data is presented in an objective and systematic manner. The areas of interest related with the Sustainability Reporting of the Association. indicators accounting for the results reflect performance measurement Moreover, given the complexity of the task, PricewaterhouseCoopers regardless of improvement or decline compared to previous periods. provided assistance in outlining the relevant background. Clarity and Comparability - With a view to ensuring readability, upon defining the editorial approach to the document it was decided to adopt a language REPORTING PERIMETER as straightforward as possible and present data with images, charts and This Report shows year-end data pertaining to 2012, as detailed earlier, and tables that would make the document all the more intelligible. Indicators are is called Sustainability Report 2013 because the Association deems the date compared with those of previous years. Where no comparison is provided, of disclosure to be important. Moreover, in order to ensure consistency with it means that either changes in previous years’ data are not significant or other publications that now play an "institutional" role (e.g. ReportCalcio), previous years’ data is not available. the indication of the year of publication was also preferred. The data and Accuracy - Data was screened by relying on an internal audit and approval information shown in the Report refer to the activities of the FIGC and its process that involved the heads of the various Association’s departments subsidiary Federcalcio Srl during the financial year from 1 January 2012 to 31 and offices. The FIGC also dealt internally with the sourcing of the data December 2012, and, where available, data from previous years for comparison and drawing up of the texts intended for the Sustainability Report, thereby purposes. Information pertaining to the main projects undertaken in 2013, ensuring a greater accuracy of the information and revising the whole which will be detailed in the next edition of the Report, was also included. document prior to its final approval. Information pertaining to sporting events refers to the 2011-2012 season and, Timeliness and Reliability - The Sustainability Report is published on a yearly where available, to previous seasons for comparison purposes. Any departure basis and is circulated through the usual channels of communication used by from the aforementioned criteria will be stated in the relevant sections. the FIGC. Financial data was sourced directly from the FIGC financial statements. Circulation – The Sustainability Report has been provided in Italian and in English and is available on the FIGC’s institutional website. 7 2013 FIGC Sustainability Report IMPROVEMENT GOALS By publishing the 2013 Sustainability Report, the Italian Football Association and identify guidelines, as well as gaining an in-depth understanding of the aims to continue the transparency process started with the 2012 edition Association’s operating environment by strengthening trust relationships. to provide accurate and complete information to its stakeholders, while In 2012, the Association’s management also approved a CSR (Corporate providing thorough information to the general public regarding its Social Responsibility) Strategy Plan development scheme that identifies the organisation, activities and performance as related to its stakeholders. Social Responsibility areas that are most relevant to the FIGC and provides, The FIGC identified some improvement actions to be developed during the based on the expected impact, an effective management of the underlying following year, thereby making the Sustainability Report a constantly evolving issues. One of the improvement goals being pursued for the next edition is tool. Such actions include, but are not limited to, constantly improving the completion