Sustainability Channel

Hangar Bicocca: contemporary art for all

“This is a gift, a great gift being made to Milan and has the characteristics of the cultural re-launch of the city”. So said the Mayor of Milan, Giuliano Pisapia, when he spoke yesterday at the press conference presenting Hangar Bicocca in Milan, recalling the major impulse Pirelli gives to the promotion of culture and contemporary art. So Hangar Bicocca re-opens this evening with renewed areas, an international programme, interactive events, new services for the public and totally free exhibitions.

A new model of institutional culture in which major contemporary art projects dialogue with people who wish to come closer to the language of today’s artists. Among the new and more relevant developments are 12 hours of opening daily from 11 am until 11 pm four days a week; an area for children with games, books and an art tutor; a great digital info wall with informative content and the opportunity of connecting to the international system of art; and a restaurant entrusted to a young and dynamic team, Dopolavoro Bicocca.

A significant international artistic programme will be guaranteed by a prominent name in the field of contemporary art Vincente Todolì, already director of the Tate Modern in London, who has been nominated artistic advisor to the Hangar as of 2013.

The opening of Hangar Bicocca coincides with the inauguration of two exhibitions: one is NON NON NON, the retrospective devoted to visual artists Yervant Gianikian and Angela Ricci Lucchi, unquestioned interpreters of 20^th and 21^st century artistic culture; the other is a new version of the celebrated installation Shadow Play by Hans-Peter Feldman, a German artist and among the most accredited in the world, who will continue to dialogue with permanent installations.

Pirelli confirmed in FTSE4Good Indices with rating 99/100

The March 2012 revision of the Financial Times FTSE4Good share indices for responsible investment conducted by the independent EIRIS agency has given Pirelli 99 points out of 100, yet another step up on the 97 points of March 2011.

Pirelli, which has been in the FTSE4Good indices since 2002, has also been reconfirmed as the only Italian company in the Automobile&Parts sector to feature in the indices.

The FTSE4Good indices only include companies which, on the basis of independent evaluations carried out by the British agency EIRIS, respond to the stringent criteria of sustainable economic, social and environmental performance. As well as other company characteristics, the assessment also takes into account sustainable management of the supply chain, the regulations and the instruments adopted for company governance, environmental management and performance as well as current policies and results achieved in the area of relations with all stakeholders.

WATER PROJECT – PIRELLI BRAZIL AWARDED

Our Campinas factory has won an award for its conservation and re-use of water

On World Water Day (22 March) Pirelli added yet another important piece to its sustainability mosaic, considered to be of increasing fundamental value.

That very Thursday, our Brazilian factory at Campinas won a prestigious award from the Sao Paolo Industrial Federation FIESP, recognising the commitment of our Brazilian colleagues to the treatment of water after its use in production.

It is the first time Pirelli Brazil has beaten off the stiff competition from various other major companies.

The project honoured with the award is the result of a gradual investment carried out over the last year and which has enabled the plant to re-use 100% of the water it treats internally. It has also ensured a 35% reduction in the volume of water taken from the River Capivari.

This important award is the result of a series of analyses and evaluations made by the public companies responsible for the management of water resources.