ISO certification

SUSTAINABILITY / MANUFACTURING

ISO certification

Acc. to leading environmental management systems

OVERVIEW

EMS tools

Environmental Management Systems (EMS) are widely used and most often synonymous with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The first ISO standard was published in 1960 and today ISO develops international standards for management of quality, environment, health and safety, energy, food safety and IT security.

ISO does not inspect, test, assess or certify companies itself – this is done by external third party companies according to ISO standards. This ensures that environmental data is reliable and transparent in order to support company management achieve specific environmental objectives.

FACTORY

ISO 14001 certification

ISO 14001 specifies the requirements for an environmental management system (EMS) that an organisation can use to improve its environmental performance - in a systematic way that contributes to reducing an organisation's waste, pollution and energy consumption.

In 2022, 97% of Prysmian's 108 factories globally were ISO 14001 certified. The increase from 2021 is due to the inclusion of many former General Cable factories in the certification process.

FACTORY

ISO 45001 certification

ISO 45001 certification focuses on an organization's internal environment, based on an OHSMS (Occupational Health and Safety Management System). The standard aims to reduce injuries and illnesses in the workplace and provide a framework for managing health and safety responsibilities.

Prysmian sets annual targets for both internal employee accident frequency rate (IF) and employee accident severity (IG), as part of our scorecard.

In 2022, 69% of Prysmian Group's factories were ISO 45001 certified in addition to 6 extra locations for R&D, distribution or testing.

FACTORY

ISO 50001 certification

Prysmian's plant in Delft (Netherlands) is among 8 factories worldwide (6 in Germany) certified according to ISO 50001 energy management system.

This involved internal and external audits to verify achieved energy reductions and set targets for new energy reductions – as part of continuous improvement of energy management and consumption.

What sets this certification apart from the others is that it focuses solely on energy consumption – including assessment of machine design, equipment procurement practices, energy systems and processes, and personnel – all of which affect energy consumption.

PRYSMIAN GROUP

ISO 9001 certification

ISO 9001 is a standard that defines the requirements for a Quality Management System (QMS). It helps businesses to be more efficient at meeting, improving and exceeding customer satisfaction.

QMS is not a physical quality control system but about the management of a factory's operational processes and the market environment in which the company operates.

Globally 100% of Prysmian Group factories are ISO 9001 certified.