Eni Next, Eni’s Corporate Venture Capital company, focuses on accelerating a low-carbon future by investing in innovative, disruptive technologies and startups. It integrates corporate research with open innovation, providing early-stage financing and capital increases for companies developing low-carbon energy production, industrial efficiency, and digital solutions. Eni, its parent company with 31,000 employees across 69 countries, operates across the energy value chain, including oil and gas, renewable energy, bio-refining, and circular economy processes. Eni is committed to carbon neutrality by 2050 through initiatives like CO2 capture and storage, blue and green hydrogen, and forest conservation (REDD+). Eni Next supports this by fostering creative, long-term partnerships to drive decarbonization and innovation. The company’s Board of Directors sets annual guidelines, supported by an External Advisory Committee for strategic guidance.