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Other initiatives in North America included: smoke prevention and the education of smokers about its
adverse effects; the involvement of children in the 2015 employees' calendar, with a theme of physical well-
being; a personal health assessment that assessed, on an anonymous basis, the lifestyles of the Group's
employees; a competition among the employees of the Telecom and Energy areas based on the quantity of
food donated to the food bank; the organisation and financing of engineering projects for students at local
schools.
Argentina
In confirmation of the Group's desire to strengthen its relations with public institutions at local level, Prysmian
Argentina treated the renewal of its IT equipment as an opportunity to donate more than 50 used computers
to schools and local police departments with limited resources.
China
In August, a group of Prysmian volunteers took part in a day of activities in support of the orphanage at the
village of Tianjin Sun, China. Located in the Beichen district, this home looks after the orphaned children of
Chinese convicts and, at this time, has 24 residents aged from just a few months to 24 years old. The
volunteers from the Tianjin factory helped to cultivate the fields, repair roads and feed the animals.
The Group also donated 1,400 metres of 16 mm
2
cable and 970 metres of 4 mm
2
cable, to improve the
lighting system at Tianjin Sun. The Prysmian volunteers also helped to save some of the stray animals that
live there.
Employees at the other two factories also took part in similar charitable initiatives. Suzhou volunteers helped
to modernise the facilities at the Yucai School, while Wuxi employees made efforts to improve the living
conditions of children at a welfare house situated close to the factory.
COMMITMENTS FOR THE FUTURE
During 2016, Prysmian will analyse a number of the Group's corporate citizenship and philanthropy initiatives
using the Social Return on Investment (SROI) methodology. This methodology makes it possible to measure
the social, environmental and economic impact of the activities assessed, using monetary values that
highlight the relationship between the investment made in an initiative and the return on that investment.