FTSE4GOOD: PIRELLI SCORE IS 100/100

Pirelli is once again confirmed as the only Italian company in the Automobile&Parts sector to be included in the FTSE4Good Index.

The six monthly revision conducted by the independent agency EIRIS has reconfirmed Pirelli in the share indices for responsible investment of the London Stock Exchange FTSE4Good (FTSE Global and FTSE4Good Europe) with a score of 100 points out of 100, a further increase on the 99 points of March 2012 and the 98 of September 2011. Pirelli, which has been part of the FTSE4Good indices since 2002, has also been reconfirmed as the only Italian company in the Automobile&Parts sector to be included in the indices.

The FTSE4Good indices only include those companies which, on the basis of an independent evaluation conducted by the British agency EIRIS, respond to the stringent criteria of sustainable economic, social and environmental performance.

As well as other company characteristics, the evaluation includes the sustainable management of the supply chain, the regulations and instruments adopted for corporate governance, environmental management and performance as well as the policies put into effect and results achieved in the area of relations with each of its stakeholders.

Pirelli P1 wins the tyre sector’s most coveted recognition in China

On 2 August in  Shanghai, the magazine Motor Trend bestowed on our Cinturato P1 the  ‘2012 Environmentally Friendly Tyre of China’ title,  attributing to the tyre totally unique characteristics of efficiency and sustainability.

During voting, issues were examined such as how the tyre can carry out an important role in reducing harmful emissions and how the tyre manufacturers can optimise their ethical and social responsibility practices to best help a ‘sustainable circulation’ of traffic.

PORSCHE HONOURS PIRELLI WITH 2011 SUPPLIER AWARD

We have won the 2011 Porsche Supplier Award for the great results we have achieved as the company’s supplier. In Munich, Pirelli was presented with its award in the Material for Production category for its commitment and reliability in the management of new projects.

Jewel in the crown of development of the latest versions of the Porsche Carrera and Boxster, the extraordinary flexibility of Pirelli in the fulfilment of requests was underlined in the citation.

“We are very pleased with this award and proud to be among the best suppliers to Porsche”, said Pirelli’s chief technical officer Maurizio Boiocchi. “It is recognition that gives us great motivation, especially in the pursuit of our objective of becoming world leader in the premium segment by 2015”.