Quality policy, health and safety, and eco-sustainable management.

Pordenone Fiere is a joint-stock company operating and having its headquarters in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Viale Treviso No. 1 in Pordenone. Founded as a public economic institution in 1961, with roots dating back to 1947, Pordenone Fiere has been registered in the ordinary section of the Companies Register since November 18, 1996, and has been a joint-stock company since 2003.

The company’s purpose is to contribute to the economic, social, and cultural development of the region in which it operates. To this end, it organizes, directly or through third parties, trade fairs, including general fairs, specialized fairs, market exhibitions, and any other cultural, sporting, and recreational event aimed at displaying, promoting consumer awareness, and increasing sales of goods and services in general. It also fosters innovations in various sectors, thus facilitating and increasing the activity of industry, agriculture, crafts, commerce, tourism, and the service sector, particularly in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region.

The company is managed by a board of directors vested with the broadest powers regarding the company’s ordinary and extraordinary administration. The shareholder structure is composed of:

• Municipalities of Pordenone, Cordenons, Fontanafredda, Porcia, Roveredo in Piano, San Quirino and Zoppola
• Chamber of Commerce, Pordenone-Udine
• Confindustria Alto Adriatico (High Adriatic Federation of Italian Employers)
• Intesa San Paolo Bank

The Board of Directors, the President (Senior Management), and all employees and collaborators are aware that the values of service quality, occupational health and safety, eco-sustainability, and respect for the environment must be paramount in the services offered and in their daily operations.

Adherence to the principles and provisions of the ISO 9001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, and ISO 20121:2024 standards aims at confirming a daily operation focused on constant attention to the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of all company processes, the health and safety of workers, and the sustainability of events to protect citizens and the local community in terms of traceability, accessibility, and social impact.

In adopting and implementing the Integrated Management System, Pordenone Fiere defines objective and measurable quality, safety, and environmental sustainability objectives, taking into account its core values, including:

• Enhancement and satisfaction of human resources and personal integrity.
• The need to act legally and honestly.
• Fairness and impartiality towards stakeholders.
• Commitment to workplace safety and environmental sustainability.
• Confidentiality, transparency, and completeness of information.
• Quality of customer service.

In implementing, maintaining, and continually updating this policy, the Top Management of Pordenone Fiere is committed to:

• Developing and enhancing its role in line with local and national policies related to national and international trade fairs;
• Growing integration with service users and stakeholders, enabling us to better understand and analyse their needs and take appropriate action to meet them, including through timely information and sharing of results;
• Compliance with mandatory regulatory and contractual requirements;
• Developing and strengthening an organizational culture aimed at continuously improving performance and the corporate climate, involving all those working at Pordenone Fiere in full compliance with the values and principles set forth;
• Identifying precise and measurable performance indicators and improvement objectives for key business processes and for environmental and workplace safety issues;
• Constant commitment to planning, implementing, and monitoring activities aimed at continuously improving its services;
• Analyse aspects of its operations through risk assessments to adequately identify aspects related to environmental sustainability and workplace safety, defining the objectives and strategies to be adopted;
• Actively involve personnel in process improvement, environmental sustainability, and workplace safety programmes for events by reducing the overall risks of the Integrated Management System;
• Make this Integrated Policy available to personnel, collaborators, customers, suppliers, the public, and the local community.

In implementing this Quality, Health and Safety, Eco-sustainable Management Policy, the Board of Directors undertakes to allocate adequate the adequate economic, technological, and logistical resources necessary for its complete implementation.

Pordenone Fiere SpA, with over thirty years of history and support for the local community, has undertaken a development plan by obtaining ISO 9001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, and ISO 20121:2024 certifications, verified for applicability by a third-party body.

These certifications were introduced to support Pordenone Fiere in improving the quality of its products and services, protecting the health and safety of its workers, and providing and monitoring environmental impact during the planning, delivery, and monitoring of its events.

Our “Quality, Safety, and Sustainability Policy” is based on shared values, rules, and behaviours based on the principles of:

• INCLUSIVITY through engagement practices in the planning and management of events by local institutions and organizations (stakeholders)
• EQUAL ACCESS AND RESPECT for all groups, especially the most vulnerable and disadvantaged, to our premises, services, facilities, and opportunities, in full compliance with ethical principles
• ECO-SUSTAINABILITY AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY through the adoption of sustainability principles
• TRANSPARENCY: communicating clearly, accurately, and timely to all communication professionals, exhibitors, and visitors
• RECOGNITION AND ENHANCEMENT of human resources, and constant attention to motivation, satisfaction, and integrity
• FAIRNESS: The need to act legally and honestly

We have focused on reusing and recycling our stands, reducing non-recyclable materials by 5%, increasing reusable stands by 10%, using polypropylene in graphic elements, and completely eliminating PVC. To address waste management, we support responsible waste management by placing an adequate number of recycling bins throughout the event area.

Halogen lamps in pre-fitted stands were completely replaced with LED lamps, resulting in an estimated reduction in energy consumption for stand lighting of over 60% compared to traditional technology.

Starting in 2022, the existing lighting fixtures within the exhibition halls, historically equipped with outdated discharge lamps, were also replaced with LED lamps. This intervention is estimated to have resulted in a 59% reduction in energy consumption per kWh.

Strategic collaborations and ongoing dialogue, starting with Pordenone Fiere SpA member municipalities, with local stakeholders, including specific organizations dedicated to promoting and disseminating Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development, associations, trade associations, operators, businesses, and schools, encouraging the participation of all people in events, including the most fragile and vulnerable groups and children.

Special attention is paid to involving students from local schools, through the activation of PCTOs and internships for students from middle and high schools, the ITS Alto Adriatico Foundation, and the Pordenone University Consortium, as well as university students from various universities.

In 2025, Pordenone Fiere held 104 The CareGiving EXPO, the first trade fair dedicated to the care and assistance of the elderly, frail, and disabled.

Special attention is paid to event accessibility, through the continuous elimination of architectural barriers.

The company provides visitors and exhibitors with mobility limitations with suitable aids and vehicles, including three wheelchairs and two light electric quadricycles (Birò). It also offers a qualified accompaniment service for visually or hearing-impaired visitors.

The Zuliani Conference Room is equipped with an assistive system to improve hearing for the hearing impaired. The system connects to a compatible hearing aid and is activated when the person enters the room.

We promote the territory and local businesses and encourage the use of accommodations in Pordenone and the surrounding area, with a particular focus on certified facilities, holiday farms, and multi-purpose hotels.

Mobility inside the exhibition centre is managed via an electric golf cart and BIRO’. Birò is a four-wheeled, two-seater electric vehicle manufactured and distributed by the Italian company Estrima, based in Pordenone.

Four electric charging stations are also available for visitors in the Pordenone Fiere parking lot.