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SKF Group has fully electrified the heating and cooling systems at its Massa factory in Italy, replacing gas-fired boilers with reversible heat pumps. This transition, integrated with a digital monitoring system, has reduced operational energy demand and lowered costs, despite high electricity prices in Italy. The factory sources 100% of its electricity from renewable sources, utilizing a virtual power purchase agreement for a solar plant in Spain and Guarantees of Origin. This project is part of a broader SKF Group strategy that has seen similar electrification and decarbonization efforts across eleven other global factories.

Enel, Italy's largest power utility, has implemented a just transition framework and the Futur-e program to repurpose 23 power plants and one mine by 2030. The strategy focuses on avoiding layoffs through social dialogue with trade unions, early retirement incentives, and reskilling programs. While Enel reports that all affected workers from closed sites were voluntarily relocated as of 2019, the program faces challenges regarding the economic feasibility of site redevelopment and indirect socio-economic impacts on local communities.