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CONSOlidaTEd FiNaNCial STaTEmENTS >
DIRECTORS’ REPORT
Commitment to environmental protection and to the
conservation of natural resources is essential for the Group to
create environmentally sustainable value added, that benefits
both the business and its stakeholders. This approach is
expressed not only in the product’s intrinsic characteristics,
but also in the management of the Group’s production
systems, where the focus is on prevention and reduction of
environmental impact through, for example, efficient use
of natural resources, replacement of polluting materials,
optimisation of logistics and responsible waste management.
During 2012, the integration between the Prysmian and Draka
HSE functions really got underway, with an updating of the
Group’s procedures for its environmental management, health
and safety systems. One of the main activities involved in
this update, led by the parent company’s HSE function, was
to upgrade the information system that gathers and reports
HSE data and information, with the dual purpose of analysing
and comparing the different Group entities resulting from the
merger so as to align their practices and operating procedures,
and of developing consolidated reports to document and
monitor significant HSE indicators at Group level.
The indicators for monitoring HSE include energy
consumption, waste management, the use of water resources
and atmospheric emissions of greenhouse gases. These
indicators are reported in the Group’s Sustainability Report, in
some cases as early as in the 2012 edition. In particular, with
regard to greenhouse gas emissions, the Group has started
to collect energy consumption data to keep a track of “direct”
emissions (arising from the production process), and “indirect”
ones (arising from bought-in energy); this process will allow
Prysmian to participate in 2013 in the Carbon Disclosure
Project (CDP), an international initiative that aims to
contribute to the achievement of the Kyoto Protocol’s targets
for worldwide reduction in greenhouse gases.
PRYSMIAN FOR
THE ENVIRONMENT
The integration between the Prysmian
and Draka Health, Safety and Environment
functions gained momentum, with the
updating of procedures and alignment of
operating practices and methods.
