2012 SuStainability RepoRt
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prysmian's leadership of the cables sector i further confirmed by the
Group's membership of the principal and most strategic global trade
associations. participation in technical round-table discussions
means that prysmian can play a prominent role in the definition of
guidelines, and in debates with partners and competitors.
europacable
founded in 1991, the members of this association represent about
85% of the european cables market. the major global players in the
sector are all members, together with 200 SMes with a high degree
of specialisation.
friends of the Supergrid (fOSG)
this association promotes the development of a large scale,
pan-european offshore electricity grid, to benefit from the
energy generated from renewable sources. foSG brings together
technology firms specialised in electricity transmission systems
and firms that develop, install, own and manage the related
infrastructure.
Norstec
this association represents the leading global operators in
the energy sector, with a view to supporting the production of
renewable energy by offshore wind farms in the north Sea. further
information is provided in the box to the side.
Medgrid
this project was started in 2009 to study the feasibility of an
electricity link across the Mediterranean, between europe and the
wind and solar farms established in north africa. 20 of europe's
leading operators in the energy sector are participating in this
project.
ftth council
this non-profit organisation was founded to accelerate the
adoption of fibre to the home (ftth) technology. Members include
manufacturers, system designers, consultancy firms and academic
organisations. the main aim of the ftth council is to exercise its
influence with regulators and other bodies, such as the european
union, in order to create a regulatory environment that favours
the adoption of this technology. the prysmian Group is an active
member of the ftth council in europe, north america, the Middle
east, north africa, latin america and asia-pacific.
in addition, during 2012 prysmian participated, through its
hSe representatives, in the work of the iec (international
electrotechnical commission), a regulatory body, and in important
round-table discussions at both national and european level.
these included participation in the activities of the environmental
working party of the aice (italian trade association for the cables
industry and member of confindustria, confederation of italian
industry), the ecoe (environmental committee of europacable),
and the “Reach”, “environmental product” and “energy efficiency”
task forces of orgalime (the european association of engineering
equipment Manufacturers).
the related activities, carried out with a key contribution from the
prysmian Group, are designed to examine regulatory requirements
in detail for the benefit of members and promote various initiatives.
among these:
• analysis of the various European and Italian environmental
regulations (by the aiceworking party) that could affect
members of the sector represented, such as the european
directives that place restrictions on hazardous substances
(RohS), and those on waste, serious accidents, volatile organic
substances (Voc), integrated pollution prevention and control
(ippc) and energy efficiency;
• contribution to the development of industry standards that
contain environmental requirements;
• specific initiatives, such as the Environmental Product
declaration (epd);
• in-depth examination and dissemination of the European
Reach Regulation (Registration, evaluation, authorisation
and Restriction of chemicals),
• in order to address the many requirements and obligations
envisaged.
Via the various working parties, the trade associations develop and
disseminate tools for the management of legislative requirements
and for the development for sector-specific initiatives, such as the
environmental declaration required for cables.
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