Prysmian has announced new social ambition targets to sit alongside its existing climate ambition targets.
The main areas of focus of the group’s new social ambition goals include commitments to improving diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I), digital inclusion, empowerment of communities and employee engagement and upskilling.
New 2030 targets support delivery of Prysmian’s social ambition objectives and further align the group with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Prysmian CEO Valerio Battista said: “At Prysmian we are committed to promoting the development of our employees and making a positive impact on local communities across our global markets and to be courageous in addressing the economic, societal and environmental challenges which they face.
“The launch of our social ambition targets confirms and further strengthens Prysmian’s commitment to bold and necessary action.”
Chief sustainability officer Maria Cristina Bifulco said: “Just as we want to play an active role in the energy transition, we want to actively promote the transition towards a more equal, diverse, inclusive and enriched working environment and to positively impact on the development of the communities and societies in which we operate.
“Our investors are increasingly focused on the social aspect of ESG sustainability.
“Combined with the governance commitments we announced with formation of our new Board in March, the pledges we are announcing today are not only aligned with our own values but with international best practice and the requirements of ESG focused investors.”