Pirelli ESG Investor Briefing

A PRI – UN Global Compact initiative

13 March 2013 – 9:00 PDT – 12:00 EDT – 16:00 GMT – 17:00 CET

On 13 March 2013, Pirelli will host its ESG Investor Briefing, as part of a joint PRI-UN Global Compact initiative designed to improve company-investor communications on ESG information, following the model of traditional financial quarterly calls.

During the 1-hour webcast conference call Mr. Marco Tronchetti Provera, Chairman and CEO, and Mr. Maurizio Sala, Head of Planning & Control Department and Filippo Bettini, Head of Sustainability & Risk Governance will present the company’s ESG value drivers using a framework developed in collaboration with Global Compact LEAD companies and PRI investors, followed by a 30 minutes Q&A session for participating investors.

The Pirelli ESG Investor Briefing is a part of a series of 10-15 pilot presentations by Global Compact companies in 2012-2013 designed to test and refine the ESG Investor Briefing concept and develop a framework complementary to sustainability reporting for corporate communication with the investor community on strategic ESG risks and opportunities.

If you are interested in participating in Pirelli’s ESG Investor Briefing, and you are a a PRI signatory, you can directly register here. If you are not a PRI signatory, please contact Danielle Chesebrough, Manager of Investor Engagements with the UN Global Compact at Danielle.Chesebrough@unpri.org, who will register you and provide you with a link for the webinar and dial-in details.

Open the PRI-UN Global Compact – Pirelli invitation (PDF Version, 256 KB)

Pirelli China awarded for outstanding sustainability

Pirelli China won “2011-2012 sustainability development in China” Outstanding Case award

Pirelli China has been selected and won “2011-2012 sustainability development in China” Outstanding Case award. This selection was organized by the Chinese Economic Observer.

Organizers evaluated the enterprises in the implementation in China from three core dimensions: economic performance, eco-environmental protection and social responsibility. In particular, our contribution to continuously research and development of green high-performance tyres has been unanimously affirmed.

The Economic Observer is considered to be one of the top three economic-focused newspapers in China and is well regarded for its in-depth special features and commentary，which is much inspired by the British Financial Times. The theme of this selection was “Vision decides the Future”, to look at how, as a public citizen, enterprises can optimize their ethical and social responsibility practices to better help society and vehicles achieve a harmonious coexistence.

The jury agreed that the Pirelli China has made an outstanding contribution from 2011-2012 on the research and development of the green tyre, improving the ecological environment, promoting enterprise and local social harmony, promoting local education and cultural development.

Pirelli Top of Mind

The question is: “What is the first brand that comes to mind when talking about tyres?”

In Brazil, the 42% of the consumers involved in the Datafolha Institute survey answered ‘Pirelli’.

That’s how we won for the 10th consecutive year, the Folha Top of Mind Award in the category Tyres.
The prize was awarded on the evening of October 24th at HSBC Brazil in Sao Paulo. The winners were presented ​​by Brazilian actors Dan Stulbach and Nivea Stelmann.
Additionally, we also achieved the Top of Mind award in the male category: we are the most remembered brand from all sectors by the male public.