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emissions, its strategies for their reduction, the risks relating
to climate change and the areas to target to improve energy
efficiency.
The Group promotes the development of its employees by
providing ongoing training and fostering career progression
within an international working environment. In fact,
the Prysmian Group Academy, an international school of
managerial and professional education whose mission is to
consolidate and develop management expertise, carried on its
activities during the course of the year.
As part of its drive towards greater corporate sustainability
and aware of the effects of its activities on the countries and
economies in which it does business, Prysmian has decided to
adopt a Corporate Citizenship Policy concerning those actions
it can take to benefit the community. The policy addresses
activities aimed at satisfying the needs of the community and
general public and intends to define rules for such actions and
associate them with the business activities of the Group.
Prysmian’s steadfast commitment to sustainability is also
reflected in transparent, structured communication to all its
stakeholders. Its annual Sustainability Report offers every
reader the chance to learn about the policy promoted by
Prysmian and its economic, environmental, social and product
performance.
The Group’s sustainability reporting follows global best
practice, namely the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)’s
“Sustainability Reporting Guidelines” (version G3.1 dated
2011). The GRI Reporting Framework is a universally accepted
model for sustainability reporting; it includes common
practices for different types of organisations and contains
topics of a general nature as well as industry-specific
ones with the aim of communicating an organisation’s
sustainability performance.
The continuous process of improving the Sustainability
Report’s qualitative and quantitative disclosures is reflected
in the goal of reaching GRI Application Level B+. The report
is also audited by a recognised external company to provide
all stakeholders with assurance as to the reliability of the
information contained therein. Reference should be made to
the 2013 Sustainability Report for a complete account of the
Group’s economic, environmental, and social performance.
Sustainability therefore represents an omnipresent approach
to the way that it manages its business and processes. This
approach is evident in the development of human resources,
in the ongoing search for sustainable customer-oriented
solutions, in integrated management of the supply chain
and in the attention to protecting the internal and external
environment.
