Iren SpA is a holding company, which engages in the provision of multi-utility services. The company is headquartered in Reggio Nell'Emilia, Reggio Emilia and currently employs 11,311 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2000-12-01. The firm is engaged in the sector of electricity, thermal energy for district heating and gas, and in the management of integrated water services, environmental services and technological services. The firm is responsible for strategic, development, coordination and control activities, while the four Business Units have been entrusted with the coordination and direction of the companies operating in their respective sectors: Networks, which works in the areas of integrated water cycle, gas distribution and electricity distribution; Waste Management, which carries out waste collection, urban hygiene, treatment and disposal activities; Energy, operating in the sectors of electric and thermal energy production, district heating, energy efficiency and technological services, public lighting and traffic light networks; Market, active in the sale of electricity, gas and heat for district heating, among others.