2017 Sustainability Overview | Prysmian Group

THE HUMAN ASSETT PRYSMIAN GROUP 2017 SUSTAINABILITY OVERVIEW In 2017, Prysmian Group inaugurated its Training Centre at its new Milan headquarters, which this year alone hosted more than 1,000 participants for a total of 150 training days. The inauguration follows the opening of the Manufacturing Academy in 2016 in Mudanya, Turkey, and of the Academy of Product, Innovation & Technology in Lexington, USA, also in 2017. Prysmian is one of the first major Italian companies to found its own "Corporate University". The Academy is organised into three distinct but synergistic schools. Directly connected to systems of measuring and developing potential, is established in partnership with SDA Bocconi and a network of 10 major international Business Schools: ESADE, FUDAN, SMU, STENBEIS, CORVINUS, SSE, FGV, ESSEC, USC, UFS. In 5 years welcomed 710 participants and already issued 439 diplomas, with continuous ambition for growth in 2018. The Supply Chain function continued the process of training the logistics-manufacturing personnel who work for the Group's affiliates around the world. Implemented over a period of several days and using internal lecturers, the objective is to facilitate networking, enhance the professional standing of the individuals and share ways to improve the Group's logistics making them more efficient. In particular, a section dedicated to the importance of sustainability throughout the supply chain was provided in the annual session of the Professional Supply Chain course. Linked with the P3 programme, is organised into function academies -- Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Purchasing, R&D, Product & Sales, IT, HR and Cross-functional -- and centres of expertise -- Manufacturing, Technology, Sales. Has trained over 1,500 employees over the past five years, involving more than 200 experts and with plans to involve the same number in 2018 as well. Considered one of the main projects of the Academy, is always in step with the evolution of business learning offers. A range of digital training initiatives create high quality virtual learning spaces for a wide audience and implement technological innovations in terms of learning thanks to the JAM platform. About 600 employees were involved in 2017, with some key products, such as the Compliance training program, aimed primarily at sales managers. School of Management Supply Chain Academy Professional School Digital School ONE ACADEMY, FIVE SYNERGISTIC SCHOOLS In July 2017, the Compliance arm of Prysmian, in co-operation with SDA Bocconi and the Group Academy, launched the Integrity First professional training programme, with a focus on anti-bribery and anti-trust issues. Over the six planned editions, training involves around 200 sales managers from different corporate regions. The Digital Academy has also launched online courses focused on antibribery and anti-trust issues for Italian affiliated companies. Among the topics of the courses, close attention will be paid to the issue of data protection, as in 2018 the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect. The participants to the programme will then act as change agents, as Integrity First will help them to understand and embrace the need for high ethical standards in connection to Group strategy, which is a prerequisite for an effective change process. Digital training for all sales people are also in the pipeline on the same topics. FIRST INTEGRITY TRAINING PROGRAMME Is the Group's international professional andmanagement education and training school that over the past five years has specifically addressed purchasing. In 2017, more than 40% of Prysmian purchasing personnel around the world have received training in this area. A section dedicated to understanding the importance of sustainability matters, entitled “Purchasing & Sustainability”, has been included since 2015. The lesson relates to the supply chain and purchasing and guides buyers to take full account of sustainability when scouting for and selecting suppliers. Purchasing Professional Academy