Environmental Responsibility

SUSTAINABILITY

Environmental Responsibility

Prysmian is actively committed to safeguarding and protecting the environment and conserving natural resources, creating sustainable value for the benefit of both the organization and our stakeholders. The Group firmly believes that measurement of its environmental impacts can boost competitiveness and transparency, rather than being a mere question of compliance.

 

Given the significance of the impacts to which Prysmian is linked, the aspects considered are: energy consumption, water consumption, waste generation, raw material consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

 

Prysmian’s environmental governance is based on a comprehensive multilevel framework, guided by the Health, Safety, Environment and Energy (HSEE) Policy. This integrates environmental sustainability into business strategy and decision-making processes. This is distributed to all Group companies via the Intranet and HSEE Management Systems. The Policy applies to all the company’s operations and employees, in addition to contractors, agency workers or anyone under the company’s supervision.

 

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Energy Management, Consumption and Programs

Energy consumption means energy consumed within the organization. This value is expressed in MWh and includes both purchased and self-produced energy.

The HSEE Policy commits Group companies to energy management systems that comply with international standards and with a commitment to continuous improvement of processes. Energy Management involves different functions both at local and Group level, at HQ level Prysmian Top Management has nominated a Corporate Energy Team and has launched an Energy Audit Plan aiming at assessing energy uses and identifying areas of improvement.

 

Corporate Energy Team

To accelerate Prysmian’s energy transition and strengthen regulatory compliance across our operations, Prysmian established a dedicated Corporate Energy Team, as the central governance body for energy management and efficiency initiatives. The team was officially appointed a few years ago by the Group CEO, within the framework of the certified HQ Energy Management System and in line with ISO 50001 principles, and it brings together expertise from Manufacturing, Engineering & Investments, HSE and Procurement, while leveraging both internal and external specialists to support implementation, technical assessments and performance monitoring.

 

In 2025, the energy team was assigned extended responsibility, aiming at promoting and implementing a systematic approach to energy management, at Group level.

 

The Corporate Energy Team operates at both HQ and global coordination level, providing strategic direction, standards, methodologies and technical guidance to sites worldwide. Its responsibilities include defining energy-management practices, coordinating the execution of audits and training activities across the organization, the definition and monitoring of performance indicators, promoting best available technologies, and ensuring that energy efficiency is integrated into investment and design decisions from the earliest project phases. By championing an “efficiency-by-design” approach, the team supports Prysmian locations across the globe in reducing energy consumption, improving operational excellence, and embedding energy awareness into everyday decision-making, thereby contributing to the Group’s long-term sustainability and decarbonization objectives.

 

The Energy Audit Plan is a multi-year plan targeting the most energy-intensive sites within the European perimeter and across the Transmission Business Unit, including our cable-laying vessels. The program foresees the execution of complementary and harmonized energy audits over a two-year cycle, fully aligned with the principles and requirements introduced by the EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EU) 2023/1791, which places a stronger focus on systematic energy management, identification of significant energy uses, and continuous performance improvement. The initiative has been designed to provide Regional organizations with a robust framework for compliance, while at the same time enabling Corporate to deploy a single governance model and dashboard for monitoring energy performance across facilities. Through a common methodology, the program identifies and benchmarks significant energy uses by plant, technology, process and production type, creating a consolidated view of energy consumption patterns throughout the Group. This data-driven approach supports the prioritization of high-impact efficiency projects, facilitates the sharing of best practices, and contributes to the reduction of energy consumption, operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions, ultimately strengthening Prysmian’s sustainability performance and competitiveness. The long-term ambition is to progressively extend the auditing framework and energy-performance dashboard to all Prysmian sites worldwide, including operations outside the European Union.

 

In 2025, the expansion of photovoltaic installations (both leasing and CAPEX), primarily at the Schwerin (Germany), Balassagyarmat (Hungary), and Iberia sites, generated approximately 8,000 MWh of additional renewable electricity compared to 2024. This resulted in an estimated economic benefit of €1.6 million and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of approximately 4,000 tCO₂. At the same time, energy efficiency initiatives targeting natural gas consumption at the Montereau, Quattordio, NSW, and Nuremberg sites (including heat recovery systems, air destratification, boiler upgrades, and other measures) delivered savings of approximately 8,000 MWh of thermal energy, corresponding to an estimated economic benefit of €0.8 million.

Energy consumption by source (37., 38., AR 34.) - MWh 2025 2024
38. (a) Fuel consumption from coal and coal products - -
38. (b) Fuel consumption from crude oil and petroleum products 376,101 275,479
38. (c) Fuel consumption from natural gas 717,838 717,344
38. (d) Fuel consumption from other fossil sources - -
38. (e) Consumption of purchased or acquired electricity, heat, steam or cooling from fossil sources 1,159,251 1,214,607
37 (a) Total energy consumption from fossil sources 2,253,190 2,207,429
AR 34. Percentage of fossil sources on total energy consumption 76.96% 79.71%
37. (b) Total energy consumption from nuclear sources 73,712 41,699
AR 34. Percentage of consumption from nuclear sources on total energy consumption 2.52% 1.51%
37. (c) i. Fuel consumption for renewable sources including biomass (also comprising industrial and municipal waste of biological origin), biofuels, biogas, hydrogen from renewable sources, etc. 1,046 1,038
37. (c) ii. Consumption of purchased or acquired electricity, heat, steam and cooling from renewable sources 561,294 506,423
37. (c) iii. Consumption of self-generated non-fuel renewable energy 38,501 12,792
37. (c) Total energy consumption from renewable sources 600,841 520,253
AR 34. Percentage of consumption from renewable sources on total energy consumption 20.52% 18.78%
37. Total energy consumption 2,927,743 2,769,382

During the year, Prysmian continued to implement its energy efficiency program across its operational sites, reaffirming its commitment to reducing the environmental impacts of production activities. Despite these efforts, the 2025 energy consumption figure shows an increase compared to the previous year. This change is mainly attributed to two factors: higher production volumes, which resulted in greater energy demand, and the expansion of the reporting perimeter.

Greenhouse gas emissions

Prysmian’s GHG emissions, measured in tCO₂e, include those generated directly and indirectly by the company’s activities and are calculated using the latest international standards. The updates calculation model and the more ambitious STEP scenario have led to a reduction in emissions over the life cycle of sold products. The acquisition of Encore Wire in 2024 has altered the company’s scope of reporting and value chain, affecting Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions through the integration of production activities, energy consumption and changes in the supply and distribution chain.

GHG Emissions (34. a, 34.b, 48., 49., 51., 52.) 2025 2024 YoY change
Absolute value (tCO₂e) 263,302 227,215 +16%
Percentage of Scope 1 GHG emissions covered by regulated emissions trading systems 0 0 n.a.
Scope 1 biogenic emissions (tCO₂e) 306 0 n.a.
GHG Emissions (34. a, 34.b, 48., 49., 51., 52.) 2025 2024 YoY change
Absolute value (tCO₂e) 442,173 474,155 -7%
GHG Emissions (34. a, 34.b, 48., 49., 51., 52.) 2025 2024 YoY change
Absolute value (tCO₂e) 360,085 393,573 -9%
GHG Emissions (34. a, 34.b, 48., 49., 51., 52.) 2025 2024 YoY change
Absolute value (tCO₂e) 705,476 701,370 +1%
Emission Intensity based on revenue (tCO₂e per Euro MLN) 35.9 41.2 -13%
GHG Emissions (34. a, 34.b, 48., 49., 51., 52.) 2025 2024 YoY change
Absolute value (tCO₂e) 623,387 620,788 0%
Emission Intensity based on revenue (tCO₂e per Euro MLN) 31.7 36.5 -13%
GHG Emissions (34. a, 34.b, 48., 49., 51., 52.) 2025 2024 YoY change
Absolute total value (tCO₂e) 100,355,816 111,344,092 -10%
Emission Intensity based on revenue (tCO₂e per Euro MLN) 5,107.2 6,539.7 -22%
GHG Emissions (34. a, 34.b, 48., 49., 51., 52.) 2025 2024 YoY change
Purchased goods and services 13,009,868 11,747,429 +11%
Capital goods 479,853 324,258 +48%
Fuel- and energy-related activities (not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2) 207,031 199,625 +4%
Upstream transportation and distribution 515,515 443,212 +16%
Waste generated in operations 26,616 19,692 +35%
Business travel 30,107 23,102 +30%
Employee commuting 55,434 52,508 +6%
Upstream leased assets 1,345 660 +104%
Downstream transportation and distribution 17,282 23,703 -27%
Use of sold products 85,983,219 98,350,097 -13%
End of life treatment of sold products 11,638 46,847 -75%
Investments 17,909 112,960 -84%
GHG Emissions (34. a, 34.b, 48., 49., 51., 52.) 2025 2024 YoY change
Absolute value (tCO₂e) 101,061,292 112,045,462 -10%
Emission Intensity based on revenue (tCO₂e per Euro MLN) 5,143.1 6,581 -22%
GHG Emissions (34. a, 34.b, 48., 49., 51., 52.) 2025 2024 YoY change
Absolute value (tCO₂e) 100,979,203 111,964,880 -10%
Emission Intensity based on revenue (tCO₂e per Euro MLN) 5,138.9 6,576.0 -22%
GHG Emissions (34. a, 34.b, 48., 49., 51., 52.) 2025 2024 YoY change
Revenue value (Euro M) 19,650 17,026 +15%

Pollution

Prysmian is responding to the global challenges of pollution and climate change with an ongoing commitment to reducing emissions and substances of concern, both in production processes and in the use of sold products.

  • Mitigation of environmental impacts: prevention, control and monitoring of air, water and soil.
  • Reduction of substances of concern: progressive removal and safe use throughout the production cycle, in line with the HSEE Policy and continuous improvement.

 

Actions

Prysmian uses a structured approach to reduce environmental impacts, based on long-term initiatives and advanced systems such as Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR), which reduces the nitrogen oxides produced by vessels during combustion by up to 90%.

  • Monitoring of emissions: procedures established from 2025 to measure air and water pollutants, with only NOx emissions being material at Group level.
  • Substances of concern: ongoing plans to substitute lead, PFAS, MCCP and TPO coating, driven by R&D and materials qualification, with a time horizon of 2028.
  • Management and targets: each unit sets environmental targets based on the HSEE Policy and 96% of sites are ISO 14001 certified, with future plans to strengthen the monitoring and reporting of ESG performance.
ESRS 2-4 Pollution of air, water, and soil Unit of measurement Total 2025 Total 2024
28. (a) Emissions of pollutants into the air Ton 2,848.5 5,337.5
NOX Ton 2,848.5 5,337.5
SOX Ton N/A N/A
NMVOCs Ton N/A N/A
28. (a) Emission of pollutants into water Ton N/A N/A
28. (a) Emission of pollutants into the soil Ton 0 0

Resource use and circular economy

In a global context increasingly focused on sustainability, Prysmian views the circular economy as a strategic lever for reducing its environmental impact and optimizing resource use. In 2025, the Group consolidated a structured approach to governing circularity, integrating it into decision-making processes and the sustainability strategy. The Strategy and Sustainability teams define priorities, goals and KPIs designed to reduce the use of virgin raw materials and optimize production processes and waste management. Local teams work with Sustainability, R&D, and Procurement on implementation of circularity projects in the Group’s main plants.

Prysmian’s strategy focuses on the product life cycle, prioritizing the use of recyclable materials, the recovery of scrap materials, design for durability and recycling. This involves the safe management of waste, based on centralized criteria and applicable regulations. The Group uses monitoring tools and integrated reporting to ensure the traceability of materials and is constantly seeking improvement opportunities.

 

Actions

  • Design for Sustainability (D4S) and Sustainability for Business (S4B): the integration of E Path criteria into R&D and commercialization to increase sustainability initiatives (up 6% in 2025).
  • Design-to-Cost (DTC): the optimization of materials use and processes to reduce environmental impact, with over 1,400 projects completed and €50 million in savings in 2025.
  • Recycled and low-carbon materials: increased use of recycled polyethylene, copper and low-carbon aluminum; the development of bio-based plastics with a reduced carbon footprint.
  • P-Laser technology: fully recyclable cables, with an estimated 34% reduction in the product’s carbon footprint, industrial expansion in Europe and North America.
  • Reuse of reels: 53% of reels were reused in 2025, supported by the Alesea™ digital platform to optimize logistics and circularity.
  • Waste management and Zero Landfill: targeted plans in all plants, with major progress in Latin America (Heredia and Bogota) and extension of best practices to other sites.

MAIN KPIs AND RESULTS IN 2025

The objectives associated with the circular economy are as follows:

ENTITY-SPECIFIC KPI 2022 baseline 2025 results 2025 target 2028 target
Share of recycled content in PE jackets and copper 10% 21.3% 13.4%–15.7% -
Sustainability-linked revenues 30% 44.2%⁵⁶ 40% 55%

Waste Management

Most of the waste Prysmian generates comes from processing copper, aluminum, plastic, rubber and insulating materials. Significant waste for the sector includes non-ferrous metal residues, plastic waste and production scrap, which are managed according to specific environmental regulations to ensure proper management and effective recovery or disposal.

Resource outflows (E5-5c) - kg 2025 2024
Diverted from disposal
37. (b) Total 148,785,040 171,490,574
37. (b) Hazardous waste 6,925,912 7,283,844
37. (b) i. Preparation for reuse - -
37. (b) ii. Recycling 6,925,912 7,283,844
37. (b) iii. Other recovery operations - -
37. (b) Non-hazardous waste 141,859,128 164,206,730
37. (b) i. Preparation for reuse - -
37. (b) ii. Recycling 141,859,128 164,206,703
37. (b) iii. Other recovery operations - 27
Directed to Disposal
37. (c) Total 114,191,637 69,863,077
37. (c) Hazardous waste 8,429,329 6,889,484
37. (c) i. Incineration 2,689,462 3,141,623
37. (c) ii. Landfill 3,299,698 1,433,621
37. (c) iii. Other recovery operations 2,440,169 2,314,240
37. (c) Non-hazardous waste 105,762,308 62,967,007
37. (c) i. Incineration 16,624,239 13,252,419
37. (c) ii. Landfill 83,377,307 43,969,659
37. (c) iii. Other recovery operations 5,760,762 5,744,929
37. (d) Non-recycled waste 114,191,637 69,848,417
37. (d) Percentage of non-recycled waste 43.42% 28.94%
37. (a) Total waste 262,976,677 241,347,065
Resource outflows (38., 39., RA 28., 40.) - (kg) 2025 2024
39. Total amount of radioactive waste 0 0
39. Total amount of hazardous waste 15,355,241 14,173,328

Prysmian’s approach to assessing risks from hazardous substances

Prysmian’s risk assessment methodology for hazardous substances is a cornerstone of its HSE strategy. By combining regulatory alignment, scientific evaluation, operational controls and long term substitution plans, the Group aims to ensure that potential impacts on human health and the environment are systematically identified, assessed and mitigated. This approach strengthens Prysmian’s ability to operate responsibly, transparently and sustainably across all regions and business segments, in line with its zero tolerance appetite for HSE risks.

The assessment mainly covers substances contained in products or used in manufacturing processes.

 

Core elements of the assessment:

  • Regulatory monitoring of relevant international and local requirements, ensuring alignment with evolving obligations and supporting continued market access.
  • Operational assessment across manufacturing sites, focusing on the safe management of substances throughout handling, storage and disposal activities.
  • Product portfolio review supported by internal tools that provide visibility on materials used and substances potentially present in products.
  • Risk characterization for each substance, considering potential impacts on workers, product safety and the environment, in normal operating conditions and in case of abnormal or emergency situations.
  • Business relevance analysis to understand how substances relate to the company’s activities and to support prioritization of mitigation actions.

 

Mitigation and continuous improvement

Based on the assessment results, Prysmian defines targeted actions that may include as substitution with safer alternatives, limited usage, phase out plans, or strengthened control measures. Continuous monitoring of regulatory developments and industry studies ensures that emerging risks are promptly identified and addressed.

 

Commitment to people and the environment

This approach reinforces Prysmian’s commitment to protecting workers, ensuring product safety, preventing environmental pollution, and operating responsibly across all regions. It is an integral part of the Group’s broader Risk & Opportunity framework and its long term sustainability strategy.

Water and marine resources

The water used at Prysmian’s sites is primarily for cooling purposes, with management focused on optimizing abstraction and recirculation.

  • Management and monitoring: strengthened ESG procedures and introduction of water consumption indicators, with in-house training in responsible use.
  • Management System: integrated into the HSEDM system, with 96% of sites ISO 14001 certified.
  • Extensive recirculation: a survey of 92% of production units showed that around 77% of plants recycle water with reuse rates of over 90%.
Water used by source - m³ 2025 2024
28. (a) Total water consumption 6,587,710 6,705,486
28. (b) Total water consumption in areas prone to water risk, including high water stress areas 1,440,976 1,723,497
28. (c) Total volume of recycled and reused water 4,200,061 5,163,225
28. (d) Total volume of stored water 0 0
28. (e) Percentage of water volumes obtained from direct measurements, extrapolations, sampling, or best possible estimates 92% 93%
Water intensity m³/Euro MLN 2025 2024
29. Total water consumption in own operations per Euro MLN of net revenue 335.25 393.84

Prysmian assumes that water consumption is equal to the volume of water abstracted.

The organization’s commitment to preventing and managing the potential negative impacts on water resources is reiterated in specific policies for water management plans and confirmed by completion of the CDP Water Security Questionnaire.

Prysmian signed up to the WASH Pledge in July 2023, committing the company to guaranteeing safe drinking water and adequate levels of sanitation and hygiene in the workplace for all employees, suppliers and local communities. The initiative promotes health, hygiene, social empowerment and environmental sustainability.

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Protecting biodiversity

At Prysmian, we believe that biodiversity is critical to ensuring the sustainability of natural resources and making our processes more resilient and efficient. We are committed to engaging and working with suppliers, partners and stakeholders throughout the value chain to integrate their expectations into our biodiversity strategy.

 

Targets and metrics

  • Net Gain by 2035: Adoption of strategies and practices aimed at improving biodiversity overall in all priority areas, not only compensating and repairing any biodiversity loss, but also creating a net benefit to the ecosystem. The Group has set itself the goal of defining procedures for achieving Net Gain in 50% of new installation projects by 2030, and extending these procedures to 100% of new installations located in priority areas for biodiversity by 2035.
  • Setting biodiversity-related targets: Focused on priority areas where Prysmian operates, with the goal of working towards no net loss of biodiversity and aligning efforts with the Task Force on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) guidelines.
  • Targeted action plan: Implement a Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) by 2030 in 100% of production sites located in priority areas, meaning those areas associated with material biodiversity risks.
  • LEAP approach for the supply chain: In 2026, the Group plans to extend application of the LEAP approach to the supply chain.
Result 2025 Target 2030 Target 2035
% of new installations located in priority areas adopting a Net Gain approach to biodiversity⁴⁷ 0% 50% 100%
% of production sites located in priority areas where Biodiversity Action Plans (BAPs) have been prepared⁴⁸ 5% 100% -
Impact metrics related to biodiversity and ecosystem changes Description Value
35. If the undertaking identified sites located in or near biodiversity-sensitive areas that it is potentially negatively affecting, the undertaking shall disclose:
35. the number of sites owned, leased or managed in or near these areas see below 31 production sites
35. the area (in hectares) of the sites owned, leased or managed in or near these areas see below 97.94 hectares
35. number of installations located or managed within the aforementioned areas see below 9 installations
35. the area of the installations located or managed within the aforementioned areas see below 219.60 km⁴⁹

Certifications 2025

Prysmian's goal is to exceed customer expectations and meet its commitments to stakeholders, including people, partners, suppliers and shareholders, while strengthening its position as an established market leader.

All management systems at Prysmian's production sites are ISO 9001 certified, demonstrating the Group's commitment to ensuring effective quality management and continuous improvement of its processes. Certification audits are conducted annually by an external agency covering the company's main processes, including: performance analysis, risk management, procurement, planning, design and sales.

At the end of 2025, 96% of the Group’s plants operated ISO 14001 certified environmental management systems.

The Group's Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental rules and methodologies aim to ensure that all activities comply with customer requirements, technical standards, applicable laws and regulations, and internal standards. Prysmian is committed to promoting a business model that integrates economic, social and environmental responsibility in all aspects and activities.

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Environmental audits of Prysmian sites

In 2025, Prysmian conducted environmental audits at 30 production sites worldwide (Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, and China), with the goal of gathering accurate and reliable data for use in preparation of the Sustainability Statement. The audits focused on key environmental issues, including:

  • Greenhouse gas emissions
  • Energy consumption
  • Pollution of air
  • Water consumption
  • Waste generation and management

ROLE OF SITE VISITS ACCORDING TO ESRS

As required by the European Sustainability Reporting Standards – ESRS (General Requirements), on-site visits are essential for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the information presented in the Sustainability Statement. Through direct inspections of plants, it is possible to validate environmental data, identify areas for improvement, and foster a widespread culture of environmental responsibility.

Audit activities, subject to reasonable assurance for specific environmental KPIs, were carried out by an independent and qualified third-party auditor, entrusted with verifying the data’s compliance with the principles of transparency and reliability set by European reporting standards.

POST-AUDIT ACTION PLAN

Following on-site visits and auditor-led checks, targeted action plans were developed to address any gaps identified during the audits conducted in 2025. Each action plan was structured around the following areas:

  • Site follow-up (planned actions): description of the actions planned to close each identified gap
  • Data owners: local individuals/teams responsible for each action
  • Timeline: the expected timeframes for completing actions

This approach underscores Prysmian’s ongoing commitment to enhancing its environmental performance and promoting sustainable practices throughout the entire value chain.