Embracing Diversity & Inclusion: Prysmian's Commitment

Diversity & Inclusion

STORIES

Prysmian values the contributions of individuals, recognizing the importance of diverse backgrounds, leadership styles, and attitudes, as each person adds value to the company. Our global presence allows us to foster an inclusive environment and connect with a broader, interconnected community, which helps cultivate our group culture and identity. Side by Side is Prysmian's initiative to promote diversity and inclusion at all levels of the organization.

Our Diversity & Inclusion Journey

"We began our Diversity and Inclusion journey with the goal of creating a program that would engage our entire global organization, which we named SidebySide. Since its launch, we have introduced numerous initiatives both globally and locally. Diversity and Inclusion have since become one of the key pillars of our company culture." 

 

- John Andrews, NA VP of Human Resources

“Together with our active role in energy transition, we are deeply committed to positively impacting the development of the communities in which we operate. This focus on community development is a key part of our mission and is supported by our Investors, who are increasingly focused on the social aspects of ESG Sustainability. They encourage us to follow the path towards achieving our Social Ambition targets for 2030.”

Maura Nespoli

VP of Sales for Renewable Energy & Sustainable Solutions

EMBRACING DIVERSITY

SIDE BY SIDE MEANS LEVERAGING ON UNIQUENESS

 

We support the idea that every person in our Group should follow their individuality and leadership style.

 

People are evaluated and promoted on a meritocratic basis.

Having people of different ages provide a competitive advantage for us. We are able to leverage diverse professional mindsets and drive innovation through knowledge and expertise.

 

Culturally diverse teams are respected and valued. When people from different countries, industries and companies work together, they can push changes and enhance entrepreneurship.

SOCIAL AMBITION TARGETS FOR 2030

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion

  • 50/50 split between women and men in new hires
  • Commitment to have women hold at least 30% of senior leadership roles
  • Zero Pay Gap (equality in pay across all roles)
  • Commitment to have at least 30% of executives from under-represented nationalities/ethnicities

 

Gender Equality: Women in STEM

Commitment to hiring more than 500 women in a dedicated science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) recruitment program. Prysmian has adopted the Women's Empowerment Principles and promotes gender equality across the business. 

Global Diversity Recruitment Policy

The principal objective of Prysmian's Diversity Recruitment Policy is to strengthen the recruitment process by adopting a standardized methodology that will promote the highest standards for our hiring activity. In addition, our Diversity Recruitment Policy is a testament to our commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion at all levels of our organization, as we believe it is a key factor in selecting the best talent.

 

PURPOSES

  1. To reinforce the recruiting process by providing a standardized methodology to ensure equal opportunities in every selection step.
  2. To establish specific guidelines for recruitment. Each recruiting action can create a more diverse organization.
  3. To ensure our marketing and advertising materials, job postings, website and annual report adhere to our Diversity & Inclusion Policy principles and relevant employment legislation.
  4. To improve internal and external branding to attract and retain talent, diversify our employee population and expand our talent pool.
 

North American Parental Policy

Prysmian North America is proud to announce the launch of a new parental leave policy to emphasize our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion alongside our commitment to supporting employees who choose to become parents. The new policy gives parents ample leave with full salary and benefits and a flexible working schedule to transition back to work.
 

Prysmian also offers an Adoption Assistance Program designed to support domestic and foreign adoptions.

 

Side by Side can leverage the contribution and the support of a global diversity workstream that has the following principal accountabilities:

  1. Promote diversity within the Group through benchmarking, best practice sharing, and specific communication campaigns

  2. Propose diversity objectives and definition of HR policies to achieve them;

  3. Support HR and Organization in the design of specific training and development initiatives to support diversity within the Group

  4. Monitor and discuss the progress to improve gender diversity within the Group;

  5. Promote a cultural change to facilitate diversity enhancement across the Group.

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