In 2015 the Group expanded its Afumex Green line of cables. This included the Afumex
Green 1kV – currently the most sustainable and safest cable on the market thanks
to the replacement of its traditional petroleum-derived polyethylene insulation, with
bio-polyethylene, a material developed from sugarcane. It’s 100% renewable, has
international certification, and reduces CO2 emissions.
Progresses made
in responsible supply chain
The implementation of our Code of Business Conduct has helped to spread responsible business practices and enhance screening initiatives, by including sustainability principles in the process of selecting and approving new suppliers.
The year of the COP 21 Paris
Climate Conference
Prysmian continued to focus closely on its impact on the environment through initiatives aimed at reducing energy consumption, waste generation and water use. At year-end, emissions of substances harmful to the ozone layer had decreased by 7.8%, with ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications also awarded to 91% and 63% of our facilities, respectively.
Joining forces with Electriciens
sans Frontiéres
Prysmian Group has signed a three-year partnership agreement with Electriciens sans Frontières (ESF). Founded in 1986, this non-governmental organisation (NGO) is committed to improving the living conditions of some of the world’s poorest populations through access to, and the sustainable development of, energy and water. With around 1,000 volunteers working across 136 ongoing missions and projects in 35 countries, it puts its expertise at the service of other NGOs to secure their electrical installations worldwide. Prysmian and ESF’s first joint project took place in Saponé, Burkina Faso, where the NGO is currently addressing Solidarité Santé Brest’s request to improve and strengthen energy supply to the area’s 27 Medical Centers with Surgical Antenna (CMAs). The material supplied by Prysmian will be used in the second stage of the project for upgrading and securing the electrical installations of the buildings.
Helping UNHCR to aid Ecuador
Prysmian Group is cooperating once again with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), to quickly provide protection and assistance to the Ecuadorian victims of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the country’s Pacific coast in April 2015. The worst affected localities were Chamanga and Pedernales in Ecuador’s northwestern Esmeraldas, where the quake caused thousands of deaths and injured more than 4,000 people. As we did for Nepal, Prysmian invited all its employees to contribute by donating a choice amount from their paychecks, which was matched by the Group. Our decision to collaborate with UNHCR is consistent with the Group’s recently introduced Corporate Citizenship and Philanthropy Policy, whereby Prysmian actively supports populations who have suffered losses as a result of natural disasters.
