SASB Report 2020

Environmental dimension The Group strives actively to safeguard and protect the environment and conserve natural resources, in order to create sustainable value for the benefit of both the organization and our stakeholders. The Group’s commitment to safeguarding the environment and conserving natural resources is expressed both by the intrinsic characteristics of our products and by how our production systems aremanaged. In particular, thepreventionand reductionof their environmental impact areachieved, for example, by the efficient use of natural resources, the optimization of logistics flows and the responsible management of waste. This commitment is reflected, above all, in application of the Group’s Health, Safety, Environment and Energy policy. This policy was updated in 2020 to better present the Group’s vision and commitment to consolidating a culture of Health, Safety and Environmental protection, not least by safeguarding biodiversity at Group locations and managing Energy in a systematic manner, as a prerequisite for the achievement of our objectives and the creation of value for all Group stakeholders. The activities of the HSE function in this area were heavily restricted during 2020 because of the emergency, whichpeaked at different times in all geographical areas of Groupoperations. Nevertheless, Prysmian Group made considerable efforts in terms of central coordination, planning, support and reporting on all initiatives and actions at central and local level, with a view to achieving, step by step, the environmental objectives set for 2022. Inparticular,greatattentionhasbeendedicatedtothereductionofenergyconsumptionandgreenhouse gas emissions (GHG) at Group level, the improvement of waste management in order to increase the recycled portion, and the maintenance and improvement of the Health, Safety, Environment and Energy management systems implemented at plant level. In addition, the Group has introduced an internal product assessment criterion (Eco-Cable), based on sustainability criteria that are recognised internationally. In view of this, during 2020 the Prysmian Group again participated in the CDP - Climate Change section, reporting on our 2019 greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). At Group level, the percentage of certified Prysmianplants is essentially unchangedwith respect to 2019 at 83% 1 for ISO 14001. With a view to certifying the environmental management systems of all Group plants, the HSE function coordinates and updates periodically the ISO 14001 certification program, which will involve many former General Cable plants over the next 3 years. The commitment of Prysmian and the improvement initiatives launched over the years, with a view to using resources more efficiently and reducing the environmental impact of production processes and products, have already resulted in environmental benefits and cost reductions and, accordingly, the Groupwill continue efforts to improve continuously its HSEperformance. Inparticular, theHSE function, with the cooperation of other central functions and the operating units, will endeavour to ensure: y the reporting of increasingly precise and reliable data and information, at Group level, about consumption and greenhouse gas emissions; y the growing involvement of Group suppliers in monitoring and quantifying the impacts of climate change associated with the Prysmian supply chain; 1 Data only refer to production sites; however, in addition to these, other types of organisation within the Group are also certified, such as R&D, installation activities, kitting and distribution centres. SASB Report 2020