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The following table provides an overview of the data presented for each category of product and the related methods of
presentation:
parameters included in the report and units of measurement
energy sector
telecom sector
area affected
parameter
power cables
accessories
(8)
telecom cables
optical Fibre
Energy
(1)
Consumption (total)
Consumption/units produced
GJ
GJ/t produced
(5)
GJ
GJ
GJ/km produced
(7)
GJ
GJ/km fibre
(6)
Hazardous waste
(1)(2)(3)
Quantity disposed (total)
Quantity disposed/units produced
kg
kg/t produced
(5)
kg
kg
kg/km produced
(7)
kg
kg/km fibre
(6)
Non-hazardous waste
(1)(2)
Quantity disposed (total)
Quantity disposed/units produced
kg
kg/t produced
(5)
kg
kg
kg/km produced
(7)
kg
kg/km fibre
(6)
Water
(1)(3)
Consumption (total)
Consumption/units produced
m
3
m
3
/t produced
(5)
m
3
m
3
m
3
/km produced
(7)
m
3
m
3
/km fibre
(6)
Ozone-depleting substances Quantities present at
production locations
kg
(4)
kg
(4)
1) The 2012 information for the Power Cables category includes combined data for the Telecom and Energy operating units at the Jakarta factory (since the
Telecom section was closed at the end of 2012, the data for 2013 relates solely to the production of Power Cables), while the related information for both
2012 and 2013 includes all the data for the Telecom, Energy and Accessories operating units at the Oulu factory (available information only relates to the
factory as a whole). The quantities produced in relation to such information have been normalised, so the telecom cables produced by the above operating
units are identified in weight terms (rather than in km, as in the “telecom cables” category).
(2) Hazardous and non-hazardous waste: the information for the power cables category includes combined data for the Telecom and Energy operating units at
the Bishopstoke factory, since this factory does not accumulate separate details for each unit (available information relates to the factory as a whole).
(3) Water consumption and hazardous waste: the information for the power cables category includes combined data for the Accessories and Energy operating
units at the Gron factory, since this factory does not accumulate separate details for each unit (available information relates to the factory as a whole).
(4) The information is significant at sector level. In fact, the quantity of ozone-depleting substances does not relate to production activities and, accordingly, it
is reported separately in total for the Energy and Telecom sectors.
(5) For the purpose of normalising the environmental parameters, the volume of “power cables” produced is expressed in tonnes, being the sum of the weights
of the cables produced in the years concerned (2012 and 2013) and the related compounds produced by Prysmian, excluding the compounds purchased in the
marketplace and simply added to the products.
(6) For the purpose of normalising the environmental parameters, the production in km relates to finished optical fibre, excluding any semi-finished fibre sold
as such by the “optical fibre” factories considered in this Report.
(7) The production of “telecom cables” is expressed in km and obtained by summing the production of cables made from optical fibre, quantified in fibre km,
and with those made from copper, quantified in pair km. The decision to use km rather than tonnes to quantify the total production of telecom cables was
taken due to the fact that the unit of measure expressed in length reflects the production process (and the related impact of environmental parameters)
more closely than the unit of measure of production expressed in weight terms.
(8) Only absolute amounts are reported for Accessories, since normalised units of production are not available for this category. In particular, the nature of
production included in this category various considerably (connectors for cables, accessories for lifts etc.).
