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PIRELLI THE WORLD LEADER AND GOLD CLASS COMPANY IN THE 2015 SUSTAINABILITY YEARBOOK FOR THE EIGHTH YEAR IN A ROW

For the eighth consecutive year, Pirelli has been declared the ‘Auto Components’ sector leader in sustainability at a world level and a Gold Class Company in the prestigious 2015 Sustainability Yearbook published by RobecoSAM.

Their Sustainability Yearbook is one of the most complete and authoritative reference instruments for sustainability finance operators. It only includes the world’s top sustainability-scoring companies, amounting to 15% of those companies belonging to 59 industries assessed by RobecoSAM within the Dow Jones Sustainability Assessment.

The “Sustainability Yearbook 2015” can be accessed here, on a dedicated microsite.

Pirelli Voronezh: New life for forest

Voronezh Tyre Plant partner of a campaign
for the safeguard of forests

In order to enlarge Russia’s green treasures, Pirelli acquired 5,000 young oaks to be planted in one of the forestry near Voronezh. About 20 employees of Voronezh factory including VTP General Director and Heads of production, R&D and HSE functions took part in the campaign. Some employees joined with their children.

5,000 little oaks were planted on an area of 2.3 hectares previously affected by fires and drought. Due to the closed root system planted oaks have good adaptability and suitable for planting at any time of the year.

“Although such social initiatives are usual for Pirelli it was the first time when Voronezh Tyre Plant took part in such campaign, – said Yuri Gribanov, VTP General Director. – The company supports plenty of charitable and social projects around the world. Developing production in Voronezh we plan to support social responsibility values not only among our employees but we also intent to involve local community into various social projects.”

PIRELLI IS THE WORLD TYRE SECTOR LEADER IN THE DOW JONES SUSTAINABILITY INDEX FOR THE 8TH YEAR

For the eighth consecutive year, Pirelli has been nominated the world leader in the ATX Auto Components sector of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, with a score of 85 points compared with a sector average of 48 points.

The results of the annual Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) review were announced today by S&P Dow Jones Indices, one of the world’s largest providers of financial market indices, and RobecoSAM, the investment specialist focused exclusively on Sustainability Investing. Launched in 1999, the DJSI were the first global indices to track the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide.

The DJSI follow a best-in-class approach, including companies across all industries that outperform their peers in numerous sustainability metrics. The sustainable performance evaluation comprises the 2,500 companies with the largest free-float on the S & P Global Broad Market Index and 59 relative sectors in 47 countries.

The Corporate Sustainability Assessment provides an in-depth analysis of financially material economic, environmental and social practices, such as innovation or supply chain management, climate strategy and Stakeholder engagement and places a special focus on industry-specific risks and opportunities.