INSIGHT 03 | 2015

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Prysmian included in the FTSE4Good
Prysmian Group, the world leader in the
energy and telecom cables and systems
industry,
Global Index, which is made up of the
companies that stand out for their
ethical, transparent management and
implementation of proper sustainability
policies in company processes.
FTSE4Good benchmark and tradable
indices have been designed to measure
the performance of companies that
meet globally recognised social
responsibility standards, helping
to facilitate investment in those
companies.
Prysmian has satisfied most of the
stringent requirements, going well beyond
the ‘Good Practice’ score set by FTSE
Group. In particular, the Group received
excellent evaluations by the Index’s panel
The global index evaluates
the performance of companies
globally recognised for having
the highest CSR standards.
Doing business
Record density fibre
cable deployed in Sydney
BendBrightXS fibre recognised by Frost & Sullivan
Prysmian Group has supplied
the highest fibre density in a
high fibre count cable to Vocus
for a ‘one shot’ installation
for a data centre in Sydney.
Vocus, the leading supplier
of telecommunications, data
centre and high bandwidth
connectivity solutions in
Australia and New Zealand,
needed a very high fibre count
cable for a special customer
data centre install. The nature
of the installation meant that
they needed to install the
largest number of fibres that
they could fit into the available
duct space – 1728f in 23mm –
due to the ‘one shot’ nature of
the installation.
Prysmian Group was awarded the 2015
European New Product Innovation Award
for its BendBrightXS optical fibre by Frost
& Sullivan, the world leader in growth
consulting and the integrated areas of
technology research and market research.
Every year in London, it presents this award
to the company that has developed an
innovative product by leveraging leading-
edge technologies. The award recognises
the value-added features and benefits of
the product and the increased ROI it offers
of independent experts, thanks to the high
standards we provide for our employees.
This was due to our Diversity and Inclusion
policy, which is based on themost effective
international standards, a process aimed
at fostering the development of individuals
by creating a common identity, and
various talent management programmes
in a highly multicultural environment.
The Code of Business Conduct
Another point of merit relates to the
considerable attention devoted by
Prysmiantotheentiresupplychain,thanks
to the Code of Business Conduct aimed
at spreading and ensuring responsible
business practices throughout the supply
chain. The FTSE Group introduced the
FTSE4Good Index in 2001 in response
to the increasing focus on corporate
social responsibility amongst investors
constantly searching for performance
indicators of the proper implementation
of environmental, social and governance
criteria. In this way, the FTSE4Good Index
also aims to provide concrete guidance to
the foremost global investment players,
who are increasingly interested in
understanding the relationship between
CSR policies and the creation of value for
shareholders.
Oil & Gas: Aker
and Kvaerner choose
Prysmian
Prysmian Group has been
awarded strategic frame
agreements by Aker Solutions
and Kvaerner that encompass
the supply of offshore cables
for Aker’s oil platforms and of
power cables for Aker subsea
solutions, with the scope of
activating close cooperation
over two years and with local
support coming from Norway
and Brazil. The agreement
with Kvaerner covers the
supply of both offshore and
onshore cables and focuses
on a two-year collaboration,
involving local Norwegian
activity.
to customers, which in turn enhances end-
customer acquisition and overall market
penetration potential. BendBrightXS fibre,
initially designed for FTTH deployment, has
nowopened an innovative stairway formany
new cable solutions applicable to a variety
of network configurations. It combines
an unprecedentedly low macro-bending
sensitivity(G.657.A2compliant)andindustry
referencemicro-bendingperformance, while
still preserving all the features of regular
singlemode fibre (G.652.D compliant).
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