External Community

Group companies encourage and, where necessary, provide support for social, cultural and educational initiatives geared towards promoting personal development and improving standards of living (Article 5 of the (Article 5 of the Ethical Code ).


The role in promoting the civil and cultural progress of communities in which Group companies operate has always been a focal point in Pirelli's entrepreneurial culture.

Pirelli is engaged in numerous countries with a number of Projects concerning Education, Culture, Solidarity, Research, Sport

This commitment goes above and beyond a principle of business ethics or solidarity to become a veritable business positioning strategy that makes Pirelli one of the most fully integrated and active international companies in the various local communities in which it operates.

The Group Chairman, Marco Tronchetti Provera, put it in a recent interview: "This is a necessary and constant commitment, working at a business as well as at an ethical level. The business lives with its human and financial resources, with its suppliers, customers and competitors, and will only enjoy enduring growth and success if it is integrated within a balanced social setting. ……We are Brazilians in Brazil, Argentineans in Argentina and Italians in Italy".

Contributions and donations made by Pirelli & C. Group in 2005 and 2006, subdivided by category. It may readily be seen that the contributions and donations made in 2006 are mainly in line with the previous year.

	Year 2006	Year 2005
Area of Intervention	(thousands of euro)	(thousands of euro)
Education	1,246	799
Culture	5,188	5,533
Sport	244	450
Research	339	290
Solidarity	739	914
Other	282	445
Total	8,038	8,431