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5.
EFFICIENCY CONTINUOUSLY INCREASING
PRYSMIAN GROUP
2015
YEARLY OVERVIEW
Once again during 2015, significant
variables and indicators continued
to be tracked in order to assess the
effectiveness of HSE performance
in areas such as compliance with
occupational health and safety
standards, energy consumption,
waste management, water usage
and atmospheric emissions of
greenhouse gases. In particular,
with reference to greenhouse gas
emissions, the Group has improved
the process of collecting energy
consumption data to track both
“direct” emissions (deriving from
production processes) and “indirect”
emissions (deriving from purchased
energy). Monitoring and reporting
have enabled the Group
to participate, once again in 2015,
in the Carbon Disclosure Project
(CDP), an international initiative
which seeks to contribute to the
pursuit of the objectives agreed
in the Kyoto Protocol regarding
the global reduction of greenhouse
gas emissions.
Constant monitoring
AT PRYSMIAN
VALUE IS GREEN
A commitment that for Prysmian is
expressed not only in the product’s intrinsic
characteristics,butalsoinhowitsproduction
systems are managed, with the focus on
prevention and reduction of environmental
impact through efficient use of resources,
optimisation of logistics and responsible
waste management.
The Health Safety & Environment function
worked with other functions to establish the
Group’s 2015 environmental objectives and
targets, numerical and otherwise, which
were endorsed by the Board of Directors.
During the year, HSE further consolidated its
scope of action at various levels within the
Group (corporate, country or region, business
unit, production unit), by centralising
activities and coordinating the work of the
local HSE teams. Group policies for Health,
Safety and Environment, as well as the
related Operating Procedures and Technical
Commitment to the environment and the conservation of natural
resources is essential to create sustainable value, benefiting both
the Group and its stakeholders.
Inspections and audits
During the year a total of some 160
inspections were carried out at the various
plants, including certification audits
and audits for maintenance of existing
certifications, of which about one quarter
by qualified Prysmian personnel and the
remainder by auditors from independent
certifying bodies.
In addition to these, there were 17 energy
audits, as well as other internal audits on
specific matters and periodic inspections by
local independent certifying bodies.
Standards,weremaintainedandextendedto
other operating units and, with support from
the Group audit team, the effectiveness and
proper application of the HSE rules at local
level were periodically tested.