A vision lies behind every infrastructure we design, build and operate: to create a future where mobility and sustainability travel together.
For the ASTM Group, environmental protection is not a goal, but a daily path made up of concrete and measurable actions to create positive impacts on the territories where it operates.
ASTM Group intends to play a leading role in the ecological transition of mobility.
That is why we are committed to decarbonising our operations, reducing consumption, investing in renewable energy and involving our partners in the transition to a low-carbon future.
In 2021, we became the first European motorway operator – as well as the largest, in terms of km managed in the world – to set science-based targets for the reduction of emissions by 2030 validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi), meaning they are in line with the reduction trajectories set out by the Paris Agreement, most recently updated in 2023.
The ASTM Group’s Climate Transition Plan reaffirms our commitment to combating climate change and reinforcing the integration of climate objectives within the Group’s strategy. By 2050, we envisage an ambitious reduction in direct and indirect emissions, considering any offsetting initiatives only with the purpose of neutralising residual emissions and completing the Net Zero pathway.
The Free Flow system is a toll collection method that allows people to pay without stopping or slowing down at barriers, and it forms part of the ecological transition strategy promoted by the ASTM Group, thereby contributing to the reduction of emissions.
Together with IONITY, the ASTM Group inaugurated the first motorway charging station in Italy dedicated exclusively to electric vehicles, responding to the growing demand for low-emission mobility and, at the same time, guaranteeing an essential service to those travelling along a major international junction.
A resilient infrastructure resists, adapts to climate change and protects people and territories from climatic hazards, thereby ensuring continuity of service.
At ASTM Group, we are committed to ensuring that our works are designed and operated to adapt to the challenges posed by climate change. To do this, we have policies, processes and tools in place to improve the safety and durability of our works and to take timely action to maintain their functionality.
The SHM platform makes it possible to monitor the health of infrastructures in real time, automating the data collection and processing steps.
A solution for monitoring and managing road systems, detecting faults and ensuring planned and corrective maintenance.
Each new work is an opportunity to promote environmental protection.
Each new project starts with an analysis of the area and results in solutions that incorporate appropriate measures to protect biodiversity and ecosystems.
As part of the 2016-2026 10-year agreements stipulated by SATAP with the University of Turin, activities to develop trial systems for green areas continue to redevelop the landscape and re-naturalise areas affected by work sites.
In 2024, the EcoRodovias Group developed its “Biodiversity Strategic Plan”. This aims to mitigate the impacts of contact between wildlife and domestic animals and to promote the restoration of forests along all the motorways under concession to the EcoRodovias Group, encouraging an integrated approach to sustainability and to biodiversity conservation.
Preserving natural resources means planning and building with responsibility and foresight.
Reduce, reuse, recycle: these are the principles by which we are inspired in every project, with the aim of maximising the reuse and recycling of resources.
The project is a concrete example of the adoption of circular economy principles. 100% of the milled material comes from existing pavements and the reuse of concrete materials from demolition has been maximised on site.
Thanks to its extensive waterproof surface, the motorway system represents an extraordinary asset to intercept water resources which are channelled through a specific collection and management system and stored in vats for future applications.
