Institutions

Group companies maintain relationships with local, national and supranational authorities in a spirit of full and active cooperation and transparency that does not compromise their independence, economic targets or the values enshrined in this Code (Article 5 of the Ethical Code).

Active co-operation and transparent dialogue with Institutions, together with the firm respect of the different existing cultures also allows a full and sustainable integration with the local communities where the Group operates.

Pirelli maintains a stable channel of interaction with both national and supranational bodies, including Governments, the European Commission, diplomatic organizations, central, regional and local government agencies and other public bodies.
The principal objective is to constantly provide information to the Group's various institutional stakeholders regarding presentation of the Group and its different companies, especially in regard to its industrialisation projects inside and outside Italy. Preventive and cooperative attention to the requests and demands made by institutional bodies, coupled with punctual monitoring of relations, makes it possible to prevent any criticalities from arising and to undertake projects that are fully shared and supported by those institutions.

In Italy, Pirelli operates in a system where numerous institutional bodies have a voice. At the parliamentary level, the Group monitors all legislative activity of interest to it, concentrating particu larly on the work of the standing committees in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate responsible for matters affecting its business, and occasionally appearing at individual committee hearings in support of the parliamentary information gathering process that precedes the drafting of bills.
At the governmental level, the Group cultivates ongoing relations with the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministers of Economic Development, Transport, Environment, Labour and Foreign Affairs.
The issues that received the most attention during meetings with Ministers were the Group's projects on road safety, reducing the energy impact of the transport sector, employment in areas hit by the economic crisis, incentives for businesses committed to re-industrialisation and other forms of financing for investment projects and scientific, technological and socio-economic research.

At the international level, continuous contact is maintained with institutional and diplomatic representatives in the various countries where the Pirelli Group's presence is already consolidated or in those where new installations are being planned.
In view of the new industrial installation to be opened in Russia, a visit by the Italian Minister of Economic Development and the Russian Federation Minister of Industry and Trade was organised at Pirelli Group headquarters in Milano-Bicocca.
The Group also collaborated on setting up the Italo-Egyptian Business Council on logistics realised by the Italian Foreign Trade Institute and the Italian and Egyptian Ministries of Transport, where a major bilateral agreement between the two countries was signed.

The activities conducted by Pirelli include identifying and monitoring the legislation and procedures defined by specific national and European laws and regulations. Such an activity is also performed through Pirelli Tyre's Membership in ETRMA, the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers' Association) of which Francesco Gori, CEO and General Manager of Pirelli Tyre, is the President, as well as through the Group's active Membership in the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

A strong interaction between Pirelli and EU bodies also arises from the Group's:
- Partnership with the European Agency for Health and Safety at Work (EU-OSHA) for the 2008/2009 European Risk Assessment campaign,
-Adhesion to the European Alliance for CSR since 2007. This initiative is promoted by the European Commission to encourage the spread and exchange of the best sustainability practices amongst businesses. Thus far, Pirelli has focused its active participation in the Alliance through the European Workshops for the Alliance, coordinated in Italy by the Sodalitas Foundation (Pirelli has a seat on its Executive Committee).

Also of particular importance was the signing of the European Road Safety Charter in Brussels on 27 April 2007 by the CEO and Managing Director of Pirelli Tyre, as the ETRMA President. The charter is a part of the European Commission's objective to reduce by half the number of roadway fatalities by 2010.

Cooperation and dialog often lead to local development projects in areas in which Pirelli operates.

The following are just some of the most recent such projects:
In June 2008, the project to promote Italian culture in Slatina, Romania, was presented.
Promoting cultural exchange between Italy and Romania is the goal of the project, which was presented at the Pirelli facilities in the presence of Daniele Mancini, the Italian Ambassador to Bucarest, who sponsored the event, as well as the mayor of Slatina, Darius Valcova, and the Dean of Modern Languages at the University of Craiova, Gabriel Cosoveanu.

In April 2008, a new teaching post was created at Politecnico di Milano, i.e. "The Chemistry of Rubber and Compound Technology", a collaboration between the university and the Pirelli Group.

The Group has also promoted and financed a partnership between the Niguarda hospital in Milan and the Slatina hospital for the training and development of doctors, nurses and technicians. The project includes a training contribution for personnel at the Slatina hospital, including through professional exchanges and training periods both in Milan and in Slatina.