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Prysmian Group – 2015 Sustainability Report
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ENVIRONMENT
Notes on the scope and methods of reporting
The environmental indicators presented in this Report derive from a system of reporting that, compared with
the scope of reporting stated in this Report, do not include data relating to the R&D laboratories or the
offices, as their environmental impact is low. Two recently-acquired production units in Oman (Muscat and
Sohar) and a factory in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), no longer under Prysmian control, are also not included in
the data, together with certain production units whose data collection methods are not fully aligned with
those of the Group, being: Wuhan (China); Pune, Chiplun (India); Grombalia (Tunisia). The environmental
data for the production sites not included in this analysis is not thought to be significant, considering the low
number of sites excluded with respect to the total (5% maximum) and the limited extent of production at
those locations.
On the other hand, the data reported does include an Italian site (Ascoli) and a Spanish site (one of the two
factories at Vilanova y la Geltru) that were closed during 2015.
Environmental data is not yet reported in relation to the installation of terrestrial and submarine cables (the
environmental aspects and methods of management differ greatly from those of the operating units), since a
project is currently in progress for the future collection and reporting of representative indicators, using
dedicated tools.
The environmental performance indicators relating to energy, greenhouse gas emissions, waste, water and
ozone-depleting substances have partly been derived from estimates, in view of the deadlines for the
preparation of this Report. Actual data might therefore be subject to insignificant changes.