39 80
39
Relations with local communities represent
the starting point for the creation of value
around Prysmian.
Once again in 2015, the Group pursued its
commitment through specific initiatives. In
addition to direct economic contributions
and donations in kind as allowed by the
"Corporate Citizenship and Philanthropy
Policy", Prysmian indirectly helps to
support social projects via the hours paid to
employees involved in charitable activities.
With a viewto defining common, shared rules
within the Group for identifying corporate
citizenship and philanthropy initiatives,
since 2014 Prysmian has updated its policy
regarding activities that benefit local
communities.
The Group believes that, in the twenty-
first century, access to energy and
telecommunications is a fundamental
prerequisite for the economic and social
development of local communities. This is
why corporate citizenship and philanthropy
activities promoted by the Group must be
primarily directed at supporting initiatives
that facilitate access to energy and
telecommunications by local communities,
especially those in developing countries.
The Prysmian Group is aware
of the importance of the people
and local areas in which it operates
and undertakes to pursue socially
responsible business by supporting
the economic, social and cultural
development of such areas.
IN THE HEART OF COMMUNITIES
Energy and telecommunications for growth
thanks to work in Italy, Britain, Finland,
Sweden, Germany, Spain, Romania, Estonia,
Hungary, North America, Argentina and China.
Prysmian worked with UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees)
to provide rapid assistance to the victims of the earthquake that hit Nepal
on 25 April 2015. The Group invited its some 20,000 employees to make a
donation, even of a symbolic nature, which it then matched for the same amount.
These donations allowed the purchase of 19,000 plastic tarpaulins to provide
immediate shelter to the earthquake survivors and 8,000 solar-powered lamps,
needed because the earthquake had not only destroyed homes, offices and public
buildings, it had also disrupted the electricity supply in the worst hit areas.