24
GETTING THINGS DONE
With a score of 55 points out of 100,
Prysmian was ranked 62
nd
at the 18
th
annual edition of the ranking compiled by
Comprend’s Webranking, the most well-
known analysis of corporate and Fnancial
communications in Europe, carried out in
collaboration with Lundquist. The ranking
evaluated the 500 largest European
companies by market capitalisation.
Prysmian
jumped
from
127
th
in the
previous edition, climbing the FT Europe
500 ranking. The Group was also ranked
in the top 10 of Italian companies included
in Webranking FT Europe 500, jumping
from 60
th
position last year to 10
th
position this year, as reported by Italy’s
CorrierEconomia and Forbes.
Prysmian
Group’s
commitment
to
supporting strategic projects for the
development of renewable energy and
o±shore wind farms is mirrored in recent
enhancements of its installation capability.
The Group has invested more than €30
million in the past few years to upgrade
its cable-laying ship, ‘Cable Enterprise’,
which is now fully geared to work.
Prysmian can now rely on two cable-laying
vessels: the ‘Giulio Verne’, the cable ship
with the largest operation capacity in the
world, and the ‘Cable Enterprise’ which is
speciFcally designed for the installation
work required for the interconnections on
o±shore wind parks.
Good results achieved by Prysmian – along with a top-10 position in Italy.
Climbing the European web ranking
The research evaluates the ability of the
largest European listed companies to meet
the growing expectations of stakeholders –
rigorously tracked through annual surveys
– in terms of transparency and dialogue
through digital channels. It also assesses
a company’s ability to distinguish itself in
an increasingly competitive environment,
while being able to state the company’s
position on corporate issues within digital
channels, build social media engagement
and respond to potential crises.
Prysmian
Group
also
achieved
good
results in the 2014 Webranking of the
largest Italian listed companies, which
assesses the Italian companies’ ability to
meet stakeholders’ growing expectations
Spending into
installation capacity
in terms of transparency and dialogue
through digital channels. The Group ranked
16
th
among around 70 Italian companies,
jumping from 23
rd
place in the previous
edition. According to Lorenzo Caruso,
Prysmian Group Corporate & Business
Communications Director,
“The Group
succeeded in achieving such great results
thanks to its efcient and exhaustive
approach to communications, and the
distinctive way in which it presents
content, integrating it across websites
and social media channels.”
