Partnership

In November 2025, the third PartnerShip Summit, “Spark. Disrupt. Evolve.”, brought together more than 300 companies to exchange ideas, build meaningful connections, and discuss the strategic levers identified by Fincantieri to foster mutual growth across the supply chain. On this occasion, the second edition of the Supplier Awards was held, recognizing 10 partners in the areas of ESG, Safety, and Strategic Business Projects. These awards celebrate outstanding organizations and initiatives that have demonstrated excellence in areas of strategic importance for the Group.

In 2024, the Supplier Summit “Charting New Waters”, attended by senior executives from our strategic suppliers and key institutional stakeholders, provided an opportunity to update our partners on the Industrial Plan and discuss supply chain perspectives. The event brought together more than 300 companies and marked the launch of the Fincantieri Supplier Awards, created to recognize excellence throughout the supply chain. A total of 11 best practices were awarded across three categories: Strategic Business Projects, Health & Safety, and ESG. Within the ESG category, in addition to the overall sustainability top performer, specific awards were granted to SMEs that excelled across the three ESG pillars, highlighting the quality of their sustainability journey and demonstrating the presence within our supply chain of companies already achieving high standards of responsibility and performance. The Summit also featured a dedicated networking area, where suppliers had the opportunity to connect with program partners, including companies, associations, and organizations that support our journey through strategic collaborations and dedicated services for the supply chain. Following the event, Fincantieri signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Simest to establish a collaboration aimed at supporting the growth and international competitiveness of companies operating within the naval industry supply chain, while encouraging new investments aligned with the Group’s industrial objectives.

In 2023, at the Genoa Aquarium, we brought together more than 200 of the 5,000 companies that work with us every day. This initiative marked the beginning of a long-term engagement journey, creating a new channel for dialogue and a forum for sharing ideas and projects that will enable both Fincantieri and its supply chain to lead the digital and green transition of the shipbuilding industry.

Throughout 2025, the PartnerShip Roadshow continued with events held at the Marghera and Muggiano shipyards, engaging more than 70 local suppliers. These initiatives strengthened regional dialogue and promoted the sharing of the Group’s priorities in sustainability, innovation, and safety. Both events included discussions on the supply chain development program, with a focus on ASSE.CO certification for labour compliance and on the transformation of Operations aimed at continuous improvement and achieving Net Zero objectives.

In 2024, a Roadshow was held at the Palermo shipyard, focusing on ESG topics, sharing the Group’s strategic direction and showcasing initiatives and programs linked to the shipyard and its surrounding ecosystem.

In 2025, the ESG webinar “Building a Responsible Future: the Value of the Sustainability Questionnaire” engaged more than 80 suppliers and focused on the strategic role of Procurement as a driver and enabler of sustainable supply chain growth through ESG Assessment. In the financial area, the webinar “Resources that Make the Difference: Solutions for Business Development”, organized in collaboration with the Genoa Chamber of Commerce and the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), explored funding opportunities and tools made available by the European Union, with a particular focus on sustainability investment projects. The event attracted the interest of more than 130 suppliers. These initiatives were complemented by the launch webinar for the Digital Assessment Project for the Fincantieri supply chain, developed in collaboration with the Confindustria Campania Digital Innovation Hub. The event involved more than 50 suppliers and introduced the operational framework for assessing digital maturity, with the objective of supporting companies through a tailored growth and development journey.

In 2024, through the webinar “Leading Towards a Sustainable Supply Chain”, we provided guidance on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and launched the ESG Journey, a continuous support and engagement program designed to help suppliers address ESG topics. The initiative involved more than 180 companies. Also in 2024, we hosted the thematic session “Cyber Resilience in Fincantieri’s Supply Chain”, aimed at updating suppliers on key cybersecurity regulatory trends, as well as Fincantieri’s strategy and approach in this area. The program was highly successful, attracting more than 400 participants.

In December 2023, the first supplier engagement initiative was launched through a series of thematic webinars covering topics of strategic relevance. The first session, “Fincantieri Supply Chain Finance”, engaged more than 140 suppliers and focused on credit support instruments, developed in collaboration with leading national financial institutions including CDP, Simest, SACE, and SACE FCT.

Awareness-raising activities continued through initiatives dedicated to social themes, including the workshop “S Factor - Human Rights, Working Conditions and DEI”, focused on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and organized in collaboration with SCS Consulting. Starting from current regulatory requirements, the initiative enabled more than 30 suppliers to gain practical insights and tools for implementing these topics within their organizations.