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  • 1Results 2015
  • 2Stakeholder engagement
  • 3Materiality and main objectives for 2015
  • 4Creating shared value
  • 5Competence: the most powerful engine
  • 6Safe operations for people and the environment
  • 7Managing operations for long-lasting success
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Sustainability Performance 2014
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Stakeholder engagement
Identifying stakeholders and understanding their needs and expectations is an essential step for defining an effective engagement strategy in every location where Saipem operates.
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Clients
  • 104 satisfaction surveys.
  • Involvement of 9 Clients in the Materiality Analysis.
  • Direct meetings with Clients in Mexico, Middle East, Kazakhstan and South America on sustainability issues.
  • Cooperation with Clients in sustainability programmes targeted at local communities, such as in Venezuela, Colombia and Angola.
  • Cooperation with Qatar Petroleum in the Sustainable Development Industry (SDI) Reporting Qatar.
  • Regular meetings on project sustainability issues.
Employees
Employees
  • Engagement of employees through the Strategic LineUP Meetings and ‘Share & Shape’ events.
  • Engagement of all Senior Managers in the ‘Survey on Integrity’.
  • Employee surveys carried out in Kazakhstan, Peru and Venezuela on expectations and to obtain feedback on sustainability.
  • Continuation of cooperation with educational institutions such as Senai (Brazil), local schools and the university in Kazakhstan, high schools and universities in Peru, Venezuela, Brazil and Colombia.
  • Personnel engagement and training activities on sustainability themes.
  • Meetings and workshops on sustainability targeted at managers.
Clients
Vendors
Vendors
  • Periodic meetings with vendors with strategic agreements.
  • Meetings with Corporate vendors in strategic and critical goods and services classes, mainly focusing on frame agreement campaigns.
  • 61 suppliers involved in the Conflict Mineral Survey.
  • Audits on social responsibility at vendor sites.
  • Forums for local vendors in Venezuela and Colombia.
  • Training activities organised for local vendors in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia.
  • Engagement of local vendors to participate in and support community initiatives in Kazakhstan, Peru, Indonesia and Colombia.
  • Involvement of security service providers in a workshop on Human Rights in Indonesia.
Employees
Government and local authorites
Government and local authorites
  • Continuation of cooperation with the Municipality of Guarujá in Brazil under the ‘Declaration of Intent’.
  • Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) in Nigeria.
  • Involvement of 5 representatives of government and local authorities in the Materiality Analysis.
  • Cooperation with the Ministry of Health in the Congo, Angola, Nigeria and Peru in health prevention initiatives for local communities.
  • Cooperation with universities in Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Italy, Azerbaijan, Algeria, etc.
Vendors
Local organization and NGOs
Local organization and NGOs
  • Involvement of 4 business associations in the Materiality Analysis.
  • Involvement of 3 local and international NGOs in the Materiality Analysis.
  • Continuation of cooperation with the NGO Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia (EFCA) in Kazakhstan for a community initiative on education.
  • Continuation of cooperation with Junior Achievement Azerbaijan (JAA) for education targeted at university students.
  • Cooperation with local NGOs for awareness campaigns in Peru.
Government and local authorites
Local Communities
Local Communities
  • Involvement of 4 local community representatives in Brazil and Kazakhstan in the Materiality Analysis.
  • Public hearings in Kazakhstan.
  • Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) in Nigeria, including periodical meetings with community representatives.
  • Initiatives to support community development in the Congo, Angola, Nigeria, Colombia, Kazakhstan, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Morocco, Indonesia, etc.
Local organization and NGOs
Financial stakeholders
Financial stakeholders
  • 20 Roadshow days organised.
  • 10 international investor conferences attended.
  • Involvement of 3 financial stakeholders in the Materiality Analysis.
  • Direct interaction with Ethical Council, GES, OP Trust and SustainAlytics.
  • Participation in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).
Local Communities
Materiality and main objectives for 2015
A strong and focused materiality assessment is the cornerstone of a sustainability strategy that is consistent with the core business, meets stakeholder expectations, and produces high-impact results for the Company and for society.
Materiality Matrix
Main objectives for 2015
Materiality process
34
TOPIC ANALYSED
31
EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS INTERVIEWED/SURVEYED
13
INTERVIEWS WITH SAIPEM MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVES
4
EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS INTERVIEWED ON THE PROCESS
10
MATERIAL ISSUES
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Material issues
orange world icon Local employment
Local social licence to operate
Local procurement
red tower icon Anti-corruption and ethical business practices
Safe operations, asset integrity and process safety
Transparency
green water icon Spill prevention and response
ciano man icon Safety
Training and development
Professional/Talent development opportunities
Materiality process
Materiality is about identifying the issues that matter most to Saipem and its stakeholders. Saipem plots the issues that are considered important for its long-term business success against those that pose risks or opportunities to the Company. On analysing the sustainability context, 34 topics were defined. A representative panel of Saipem management and a balanced mix of external stakeholders were interviewed.

Ten material issues deemed most important for the long-term success of the Company were identified. The overall process and results were then assessed by a limited group of external stakeholders.
1. Local Employment 
INCREASE LOCAL PERSONNEL, ESPECIALLY MIDDLE AND SENIOR MANAGERS, TAKING GENDER EQUALITY INTO ACCOUNT.
2. Transparency 
PROVIDE COMPLETE INFORMATION THAT MEETS STAKEHOLDER EXPECTATIONS AND CURRENT REGULATIONS.
3. Anti-corruption and ethical business practices 
PROMOTE EMPLOYEE AWARENESS OF ANTI-CORRUPTION. CHECK HUMAN AND LABOUR RIGHTS ON SAIPEM SITES.
4-5. Professional development & Training 
BRINGING PEOPLE’S COMPETENCIES INTO LINE WITH BUSINESS NEEDS.
6. Local social license 
to operate 
BOOST WORK WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING UNIVERSITIES AND TRAINING CENTRES.
7. Safe operations, asset integrity and process safety 

ENSURE INTEGRITY OF ASSETS AND PROCESS SECURITY BY STRENGTHENING THE MANAGERIAL LEVELS INVOLVED.


8. Safety
 REINFORCE H&S PROCESSES 
AND MANAGERIAL CAPACITY, INCLUDING THOSE OF VENDORS 
AND CONTRACTORS.
9. Spill prevention and response 
REDUCE THE FREQUENCY AND VOLUME OF SPILLS, AND IMPROVE SPILL RESPONSE MEASURES AND SYSTEMS.
10. Local procurement 
PRIORITIES CONTROLS OVER HUMAN RIGHTS, WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO GEOGRAPHICAL AREA AND COVERAGE.
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Creating shared value
Valuing employees, investing in their competencies, promoting a Local Content strategy through employment and selection of vendors and, finally, partnering with local communities in order to sustain their socio-economic development: these are the basis of Saipem’s operations which aim to reinforce the Company’s competitiveness and guarantee its licence to operate, while at the same time improving the well-being of the areas in which it works.
Local Content Strategy
Local Presence
Quantifying the value
of Saipem’s Operations
Promoting Local Content means supporting the development of local communities, mainly by local recruitment,

training and the transfer of know-how, but also by working effectively with local vendors and subcontractors to create socio-economic value.
Local skills We issue scholarships, set up apprenticeship programmes and provide on-the-job training to increase the number of local employees and to promote their professional growth and skills development.
Employment opportunities Maximising local employment is a universally valid business principle that has gradually gained a foothold in all our operating contexts.
Local business optimisation A series of measures, such as medium-to-long-term agreements, aim to develop forms of multi-year cooperation. We help local vendors to boost their skills, expand their businesses and satisfy our requirements.
Partnering with local communities We render local communities inclusive and participatory, employing dedicated tools, techniques and methodologies aimed at forging a tailor-made stakeholder engagement strategy over time.
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The SELCE (Saipem Externalities Local Content Evaluation) methodology is a tool used to calculate the comprehensive footprint of Saipem’s operation on local economies and societies. While traditional methods evaluate Local Content by calculating only the direct components of the overall impact, the SELCE Model quantifies the positive effect of Saipem’s activities by also calculating the indirect and induced effects of operations in the following impact categories:
quantify1 Economic impact
quantify2 Local employment impact
quantify3 Human Capital Development
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Economic impact
The overall financial impact generated by the payments made by Saipem and its suppliers to finance locally-sourced operating expenses and as taxes. economic impact infographic
Local employment impact
Local employment impact
Considers the total number of jobs created by Saipem’s operations, as direct jobs but also as jobs created along the supply chain and those created due to increases in household incomes. local employment infographic
Economic impact
Human Capital Development
Human Capital Development
Calculated as the overall economic value, in terms of increased life-time earning expectancy, associated with the training activities carried out by Saipem for its local employees. human capital development infographic
Local employment impact
Angolanisation
Angolanisation

The Angolanisation Plan at Saipem companies in Angola

2,896
TOTAL PEOPLE EMPLOYED BY PETROMAR

2,197
LOCAL PEOPLE EMPLOYED BY PETROMAR

In general terms, Angolanisation is the replacement of an expatriate occupying a key technical, administrative or management position by an Angolan national with equivalent technical competencies, academic background and professional experience.

To ensure Saipem achieves its Angolanisation objectives, the Company has implemented several strategies to guarantee that the process occurs in conditions of safety, thus preventing any deviations from the business goals set. Each Saipem company operating in the country has started a training plan and a coaching plan for every Angolan hired, so as to ensure proper integration of employees into key positions according to the Company’s Competence Development Plan (CDP) and National Human Resources Policy objectives within the framework of the Angolanisation Plan.

The programme involves first of all mapping the knowledge and experience requirements for every position. Once validated, the map is followed by interviews and tests to determine the existing gaps between the competencies held by a specific person, and those required by the job he or she should fill. Training is then provided in order to fill those gaps. In this context, the expatriates are designated as mentors during the entire training stage, coaching and advising the Angolan in his/her new position.

Saipem Training Centre

Since its creation in May 2012, the core objective of Saipem Training Centre has always been to ensure strategic recruitment of local talents in order to train and develop their competencies for further integration into key administrative, technical and management positions within Saipem Angola Drilling Operations. This objective is also in response to Saipem’s commitment to cooperate with local authorities on its talent development framework. The courses offered are welding, mechanics, electrical, soft skills, drilling equipment and techniques, well control familiarisation, offshore safety induction (working at height and lifting operations), firefighting, risk safety analysis and languages (English and Portuguese). Depending on the complexity of the courses, the Training Centre, which is located in Luanda, organises them either internally or externally. As regards internal courses, the Centre has developed a strategic Competency Framework that includes a course catalogue targeted at training drilling personnel.

Language courses are also performed at the Centre. English, taught mainly to local employees, is considered essential for proper use of Corporate tools and effective communication within the Group. Portuguese lessons are also held for expatriates in order to facilitate know-how transfer to local employees.

In addition, the Training Centre has established protocols with locally accredited training centres to satisfy training needs not yet available, such as Electrical and Mechanical Maintenance, Electro-Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Programmable Logic Controls and Mechatronics.

Petromar’s approach

Petromar is one of Saipem’s operating companies in Angola. In 1984, only 20% of Petromar’s employees were Angolan. Currently the company employs 2,869 people (including agency personnel), of which 2,197 are nationals and 699 expatriates. But more needs to be done, and it is Petromar’s policy to assign qualified Angolan personnel to positions with as high a degree of technical responsibility as possible. The Petromar Nationalisation Development Programme envisages the transfer to Angolans of 51 positions currently occupied by expatriates within 5 years.

However, already in 2014 positive results were seen. The goal for the year was to Angolanise 11 positions from different departments and this was achieved 100% thanks above all to the efforts the company has been making in organising training plans over the years. In 2014, 18 training courses were held for 22 employees in the framework of the Angolanisation Programme.

Furthermore, through the incentive of recruitment to meet the company’s short-, medium- and long-term goals, Petromar offers internal scholarships to university students in the fields of Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Electronic Engineering.

Petromar’s programme in technical education

Soyo Municipality has been designated by the Government of Angola as one of six industrial growth centres in the country, and there are several Oil & Gas projects ongoing in the Kwanda base and the Angola LNG Project.

Industrial growth is the strong point of the region, yet there is no high level industrial school capable of training local staff who might then increase their chances of employment in the industrial sector.

Petromar launched an initiative with the MAPTESS Training Centre (MTC) in Soyo to provide welding students with new knowledge and operational training to high welding standards. The objective of this project is to provide skills and competencies to local students, thereby progressively increasing local social benefits in terms of development and possible employment on the Oil & Gas market.

In 2013, an agreement was signed between Petromar in Soyo and MTC to receive trainees in the Petromar Welder Training Centre. Since 2013, 14 students of MTC have attended a three-month course and undergone evaluation to test their new knowledge and evaluate their ability to meet Petromar’s needs. Another session for 15 students is planned for 2015.

Saipem provided logistic arrangements and subsidies for the students. The initiative will be continued in order to guarantee the availability of a local workforce and to remove barriers to the development of local student welders.

Saipem SA Angolan Branch’s approach

Saipem SA, through its Angolan branch, is committed to developing Angola’s human resources, as well as its economic capability and capacity, in order to benefit locals and sustain the long-term growth of the company’s business. Saipem SA boosted its Angolanisation programme and focused on the training of local staff with the help of its experienced and knowledgeable expatriates. The company also pursued partnerships with professional teaching institutions and set up an in-house training programme.

In 2012, the company had 44 positions filled by expatriates. As of year-end 2014, there were 29 expatriates and 109 Angolan workers. The deep knowledge and long experience of expatriate workers has been successfully conveyed to Angolan workers to enable the company to comply with the Angolanisation Plan effectively.

The development strategy in the Training Plan is based on technical training (provided by internal and external trainers along with locally accredited training centres), as well as managerial, HSE and language skills training. To improve the technical expertise of locals, in 2014 the Training & Development Area invested in the above courses, performing part of the technical training abroad (India, Italy and France) for the Kaombo Project and for yards.

Community engagement
Community engagement

Innovative approach to local community engagement: reinforcing a sense of ownership and involvement in Kazakhstan

In order to guarantee the strong involvement of local stakeholders and make them feel that they participate in and are responsible for any sustainability activities conducted, ER SAI Caspian Contractor Llc, in collaboration with several stakeholders from Kuryk village (heads of educational institutions, health sectors, schools, kindergartens, and so forth), appointed local people as ‘Project Sponsors’ to take charge of the successful implementation of projects (in terms of supervision and monitoring of the execution of activities, verification of results, etc.) and the diffusion of information in relation to each local community initiative launched with the support of Ersai.

Project Sponsors are also responsible for presenting the results of the projects during the annual public meeting organised by Ersai together with Kuryk village to discuss activities conducted, results achieved and opportunities for the following years. This has proven to be a successful approach to increasing local stakeholder engagement and a sense of ownership for the activities carried out in Kuryk village and realised in collaboration with Ersai.

Supporting the education system

The ‘School Education Development’ project has a three-year duration. It focuses on improving teacher qualifications, increasing student motivation through the development of leadership and communication skills and, finally, building strong partnerships among schools, parents and the community.

Action plan activities for the second year have been accomplished on time and with good results.

The teachers gained new skills and knowledge and improved their teaching processes. Parents expressed interest in school initiatives and took part in school competitions with their children. Students learned how to design and implement social projects, which helped them develop new skills and acquire new knowledge.

As a result of the innovative approaches to teaching, three students from the elementary school took home first prize for their knowledge of English, Russian, and Kazakh. This was the first time that students from Kuryk village had won a republican competition. Another student took part in the TV ‘Khabar’- XXI Century Leader competition and won second prize.

4
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING SESSIONS
AND MASTER CLASSES WERE CONDUCTED

105
TEACHERS FROM 4 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED
IN THE TRAINING SESSIONS

Preschool education initiative

As part of the ‘Growing Together’ Preschool Education Initiative launched by Ersai in 2013 in cooperation with EFCA (Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia), in 2014, a tailored Montessori programme (a model of human development and an educational approach based on that model) was designed for Kuryk care-takers. In November, 8 care-takers participated in a study-tour to visit the ‘Montessori Class’ in Almaty. The programme included a seven-day introductory training course on Montessori methodology with theoretical and practical sessions. In 2015, 3 additional training sessions will be delivered in Kuryk focusing on the needs of different age groups. Thirty-seven care-takers and administrators participated in training to integrate the involvement of parents in education and provide them with instruments for effective parent-teacher partnership formation. In December, the administration of four of the kindergartens involved presented results achieved in 2014 in terms of professional development and improved parent engagement.

The Head of the Karakiya Department of Education declared that ‘Thanks to the Ersai/EFCA programme, Kuryk kindergartens are exemplary models for all kindergartens in the Mangistau region’.

Improving child well-being

In 2014, Ersai, in cooperation with the DARA Foundation, launched the ‘Ulaso’ project, the primary goal of which is to promote better education, healthcare and cultural services for Kuryk children through a transfer of new technologies, expert knowledge and methodologies.

The population of Kuryk is over 8,500, including approximately 3,000 children. According to a preliminary analysis (conducted in 2012 on Kuryk education system), there are areas of the village that require particular attention and that directly affect the quality of education and health services for children. These include the lack of doctors, certain specialists (paediatric neurologists, paediatric cardiologists, speech therapists, etc.) and a shortage of institutions for children’s development.

The project seeks to assist local educators, parents, administrators and medical staff in utilising modern and advanced approaches to address the various needs of children with specific attention to those with disabilities. It covers the whole spectrum of services for children, from healthcare and education to entertainment and community development. Activities were spread out through the calendar year and clustered around three main directions:

  1. Education: through training and seminars for teachers on educational methodologies for disabled children; social adaptation and rehabilitation activities, such as crafting classes; and art-therapy for parents and teachers to improve communication with children with special needs.
  2. Healthcare: through massage therapy for children with cerebral palsy; training of a local medical massage specialist in the basics of massage therapy for children with functional movement disorders; check-ups and diagnostics.
  3. Culture: through the organisation of sports and cultural activities.

Entrepreneurship support programme

Ersai, in partnership with the Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia, finances the entrepreneurship support programme in Kuryk, a village surrounding the Ersai construction yard.

A capacity assessment held by EFCA revealed that unemployment is one of the most pressing social challenges in the community, particularly among young people and women.

Given the economic and social challenges faced in these regions, entrepreneurship development is an important strategy for empowering rural residents to create jobs outside the oil industry, contribute to the local economy, and take initiatives to improve the quality of life.

The project, launched in 2013 and continued in 2014, consisted of business start-up support and traditional crafts development. Ersai and EFCA analysed the local business environment, mobilised local residents interested in starting a business, developed a practical business training programme to build the capacity of residents in implementing their own business projects, provided post-training support and organised a grant competition and funding for the best business ideas.

To support women’s employment, Ersai and EFCA focused on the local crafts market, mobilising local craftswomen, and developing a training programme based on traditional regional crafts. This also included 9 two-day training sessions and post-training consultation, as well as craft fairs and study tours for the most active handicrafts workers.

(*) A taxi service, a quail farm, a beauty salon, a shoe repair shop and a felting workshop.

Feedback from craft training participant
‘Thanks to the training, I realised that producing craft products may become a high-demand and profitable business. I have already sold my first products and earned my first 45,000 tenge. The felt slippers that Aizhan taught us to produce have become quite a commodity in our region. They are in high demand’.

Project results

5
ACTIVE BUSINESS START-UPS* WERE CREATED

46
PEOPLE RECEIVED TRAINING (OF WHICH 30 KURYK WOMEN PARTICIPATED IN CRAFTS TRAINING)

22
NEW JOBS WERE CREATED

Community relations
Community relations

Saipem strengthens community relations in Artesian village (Russia)

Saipem’s community relations strategy of delivering mutually beneficial results is also deployed by all its subcontractors.

In August 2013, the subcontractor for the Saipem Filanovsky Development Project (Svarochno-Montajniy Trest - SMT) commenced construction of the temporary camp and pipe storage area for the concrete-coated pipes in the Artesian village of Chernozemelsky region in the Kalmykia Republic. The project, implemented under the scope of work for the construction of the subsea export Oil & Gas pipelines, was completed in the village at the end of 2014.

The temporary camp was constructed in a neighbourhood near Artesian village.

Before the commencement of construction works, SMT developed the Community Liaison Plan and the Community Grievance Mechanism in cooperation with Saipem. The Plan’s main objectives were to:

  • strengthen relations between Saipem, SMT and the Artesian village community based on transparent and open communications;
  • avoid any negative social impact during camp and pipe storage area construction and operations;
  • monitor any grievances from the community regarding operations;
  • respond to social impact, community and landholder concerns in a timely and efficient manner using a proactive rather than a reactive approach.

Stakeholder Engagement & Grievance Mechanism

Since the commencement of works, the community’s overall attitude to the planned camp construction and operations has been positive.

Several meetings with local stakeholders were held by Saipem and SMT management prior to project commencement. The community expects the project to generate a beneficial impact at local level as a result of job creation and local purchases. SMT management and the local authorities agreed to hold regular and on-demand meetings to discuss the project’s progress and effect on the community.

Additionally, Saipem meets with the administration on a monthly basis to follow up the subcontractor’s strategy, as well as community concerns.

The Community Liaison Plan also describes the strategy of the grievance management mechanism allowing individuals to make complaints about project activities and employees.

Saipem’s approach towards the community grievance procedure has been fully shared with subcontractors. As a result, all comments, questions, concerns, requests, suggestions and recommendations from community members are tracked from their original submission through to their resolution.

Socio-Economic Benefits: Job Creation and Local Procurement

The construction of the camp and pipe storage area generated 250 temporary jobs in Artesian village. Given the specialised and technical nature of the project and associated work, SMT provided its own skilled workforce from its headquarters in Moscow. Nevertheless, considering its Local Content development strategy, Saipem advised its subcontractor to employ local workers for certain positions, mainly unskilled and semi-skilled.

Even though the employment provided is envisioned as temporary, the project’s beneficial impact is greatly appreciated by the local community.

Competence: the most powerful engine
A strategic factor for Saipem in achieving its business objectives is the development of human resources and the promotion of the skills needed to maintain the Company’s competitive capacities.
Skills Management
Employee Engagement
Skills Management
Saipem promotes a working environment with which people can identify and in which they can fulfil their potential, an environment that offers equal opportunities based on merit, with no discrimination in terms of gender, age, race, ethnic or religious orientation. Saipem assures fair systems tailored to individual expectations, performance, motivations, potential and personal characteristics, by means of a constantly enhanced human resources development and management system.
53%OF EMPLOYEES ARE COVERED BY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION TOOLS
3,495NUMBER OF SKILL MAPPING EVALUATIONS PERFORMED
Employee Engagement
In 2014, Saipem implemented two important processes of communication and involvement of its people: the Strategy LineUP Meeting and Share & Shape.
Strategy LineUP
20INSTITUTIONAL MEETINGS
100STAFF MEETINGS
10,000EMPLOYEES INVOLVED INTHE OVER 60 COUNTRIES
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Share&Shape
860PEOPLE INVOLVED
3EDITIONS SINCE 2013
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Strategy LineUP
The Strategy LineUP Meeting, Saipem’s first cascading process, is a new way of communicating strategic priorities and translating them into objectives.
Share&Shape
Share and Shape is an innovative project, which invites young employees to share their ideas and shape the future. It offers a mix of individual and group activities conducted in an online community with the goal of getting participants to think about topics of interest to Saipem people.
Technical education
Technical education

Promoting technical education in Brazil

brazilmore than 500
PERSONS TRAINED SINCE 2013

8,716
TOTAL TRAINING HOURS DELIVERED

As part of the development of the Centro de Tecnologia e Construção Offshore (CTCO), Saipem do Brasil Serviçõs de Petroleo Ltda has defined specific sustainability goals to be achieved through a process of continuous improvement. These are in accordance with the signing in May 2012 of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Saipem and the PMG (Guarujá Municipality), a major stakeholder in the area. A key activity for qualification of the workforce is the partnership Saipem has established with SENAI (Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial – a Brazilian State institution well recognised by industry in the qualification of manpower for the industrial sector) to develop an apprenticeship programme.

The Training Programme for Local Manpower aims to facilitate the entrance of young people into the marketplace and improve their chances of being employed.

The main guidelines for the Programme are:

  • Cooperate in qualifying public facilities for the training of manpower in the Guarujá area.
  • Provide, at no charge, and with priority to inhabitants of the Guarujá area, opportunities for gaining technical expertise, focusing on high demand activities such as welding and steel pipe work.
  • Define how many people will take part in training, taking into account the number of vacancies open and those that are estimated to open.
  • Define, in conjunction with SENAI, the contents and methodologies required for each of the courses.
  • Establish a database of resources that attend the programme and use it in the hiring process.

Achievements

The first classes began in February 2013 using the facilities of 1° de Maio School in the Municipality of Guarujá, where CTCO is located.

The school facilities were refurbished by Saipem and now have 4 extra classrooms, 1 multimedia lab and 1 electrical lab.

For practical training, the majority of classes are held in SENAI Cubatão, 40 km from Guarujá.

Since the start of the programme in 2013, more than 500 people have completed the training course of whom 67 have been hired by Saipem.

Saipem’s investment in 2013 and 2014 to provide courses for SENAI trainees will generate 1.2 million BRL as a total impact on human capital development1 until 2019.

Next steps

The programme will continue with SENAI’s partnership in 2015 offering 48 vacancies per semester. In addition, a new approach will be introduced mainly focused on youth apprenticeships. A one-year welding training programme will be organised and Saipem will select 16 people from among Saipem employee family members and the Santa Cruz dos Navegantes Community located near CTCO. Training will be fully sponsored by Saipem, including salaries and general employee benefits such as transportation, meals, medical and dental insurance.

20132014
Number of people trained280240
Total training hours4,6964,020
Number of trainees hired by Saipem3334

(1) Data calculated using the SELCE (Saipem Externalities Local Content Evaluation) Model.

Ensuring continuous improvement: a workshop for Vessel Management Teams

Current business needs require Vessel Management Teams (VMTs) to be extremely efficient in the day-to-day operation of their vessels. Yet equally important for them is good knowledge of other departments in Saipem, their processes and expectations.

Therefore the ‘Leading Tomorrow: VMT Workshop’ initiative was launched.

This programme is targeted at VMTs and their onshore colleagues with whom they deal on a daily basis, namely, Vessel Operations Managers, Vessel Asset Managers and Maintenance Engineers.

During 2014, the Schiedam (Netherlands) Training Centre hosted 7 workshops, attended by 70 people, and in 2015 the programme will proceed apace with 11 workshops attended by over 130 people.

During the 5-day interactive workshop, participants meet, think about and work on matters that are crucial for the Company and its future. Areas addressed during the workshop include management and leadership, operational efficiency, assets management, HSE, Quality and HR. The overall purpose of the workshop is to have Vessel Management Teams that can work productively and safely, and who, at the same time, can lead the Company towards a sustainable future.

Of course, Company management also learns a great deal through these discussions, where the problems of the offshore area are brought up. In short, this two-way interaction allows efficient sharing of knowledge and the finding of agreed solutions to the most prominent offshore issues.

Each workshop is concluded by commitments undertaken both by VMTs and Corporate management.

Young graduates
Young graduates

Saipem Branch in Azerbaijan supports educational initiative for young graduates

Azerbaijan120
NUMBER OF STUDENTS TRAINED

44
NUMBER OF STUDENTS SELECTED FOR THE INTERNSHIP

Since 2010, the Saipem Branch in Azerbaijan has been developing its ‘Summer Internship of Young Graduates’, an educational sustainability initiative in the framework of Saipem’s Local Content strategy. The main idea of the initiative, in Saipem’s long-term vision as a prominent employer of local resources, is to establish a formal mechanism that allows young talents to develop actual on-the-job experience during summer internships prior to their formal entry into the labour market. The implementation of the initiative was possible through the successful partnership with Junior Achievement Azerbaijan (JAA), a local organisation with over 15 years of business education experience in the country. Since 2010, Saipem Azerbaijan and JAA have selected, trained and provided career opportunities for 120 students (from a pool of more than 600) in their final year of study.

In the framework of the Saipem Sustainability Educational Initiative, students from seven universities take part in a rigorous selection process. Every year 30 students are selected to participate in ‘Success Skills’ training, an initiative designed to provide engaging, academically enriching and experiential learning sessions on work-readiness education and career perspectives. Based on their performances during training, post-training evaluation and interviews, students advance to the next stage of the programme to take advantage of industry induction and internship opportunities at Saipem’s offices in Azerbaijan.

When the six-month internship period has been completed, and on the basis of the interns’ performances, evaluations and results, Branch Management, together with Department Managers, invite them to continue and develop their careers in Saipem.

Saipem Branch in Azerbaijan is designing a new engineering module to develop local engineering skills to meet local market needs.

The main aim of the initiative is to increase the number of participating universities in order to engage more students in activities that will provide them with the necessary skills and capabilities, based on Corporate and industry-specific requirements and potential expansion in the Caspian region and beyond.

These are concrete observable actions that will improve the Company’s performance.

2.6
MILLION TRAINING MAN-HOURS DELIVERED AT GROUP LEVEL

131
NATIONALITIES ARE REPRESENTED AMONG SAIPEM’S EMPLOYEES

Local Competency
Local Competency

PETREX: A LONG-TERM APPROACH TO LOCAL COMPETENCY PROMOTION IN SOUTH AMERICA

In 1984, Petrex began operations providing workover services in Peru. Four years later the company was acquired by the Saipem Group, which to that point in time had held a minority share in the company.

Today, the number of projects has grown, and Petrex operates in Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Chile, offering both workover and drilling services.

In 2005, Petrex started its ‘Sustainability Talent Programme’, integrated into business management and designed to foster the Local Content of projects, establish close relations with stakeholders, train local workers and develop their skills.

Since 2005, the programme has matured to become an important complement to the excellence of Petrex’s services.

A Local Content strategy was promoted through different initiatives: on-the-job training, skills development & technical training,workshops, and implementation of internship programmes in cooperation with local institutions (i.e. SENATI - the National Service for Industrial Labour Training).

One of the ways Petrex developed Local Content from the outset was to transfer personnel with experience in leading and coordinating positions so that they could share their know-how with locals. In this way, locals could grow inside the company and expanded their horizons by applying for more skilled positions.

Petrex also worked to develop soft skills such as leadership, teamwork and HSE culture.

The company evaluated employees who applied for the position of operational supervisor in order to identify gaps in their technical and HSE skills.

Feedback was provided to the applicants and also forwarded to their leaders with a view to committing both parties to the professional growth of the employee. Over the past 10 years the ‘Sustainability Talent Programme’ has been successful.

In 2014, the company employed 5,343 people, of whom 5,107 were local, and increased the number of local managers in all its branches.

95%
OF EMPLOYEES ARE EMPLOYED LOCALLY

63%
OF MANAGERS ARE LOCAL

Safe operations for people and the environment
The implementation of HSE Management Systems is based on the principle that all accidents are preventable and that HSE considerations must be embedded into every task and business decision. Saipem takes the welfare of its staff seriously, and strives to create and maintain safe and healthy working environments.
Performance 2014
Spreading HSE Culture
Management of Subcontractors
Oil Spill Prevention
Health Promotion
Performance 2014 infographic
  • TRIFR (Total Recordable Incident Frequency rate) in 2014 was 1.09, hence below the established target of 1.21. Overall TRIFR performance in 2014 improved by 5% compared to the 2013 result of 1.15.

  • The Lost Time InjuryFrequency Rate (LTIFR) of 0.28 is in line with 2013 result of 0.26. This data underscores the fact that the overall number of accidents has decreased.
759LIHS EVENTS WERE HELD IN 2014
15,512PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE LIHS PROGRAMME IN 2014
The LiHS programme implemented a successful strategy that has produced a step change on two fronts: a reduction in the Safety Plateau by a margin of 60% and optimisation of the Corporate safety performance.
LiHS
132.2 mlnSUBCONTRACTOR MAN-HOURS WORKED
1.4 mlnHSE TRAINING MAN-HOURS DELIVERED OF WHICH
566,684TO SUBCONTRACTORS
Saipem constantly monitors contractor activities, in qualification and contract definition phases, prior to work commencement, and during project execution to improve their HSE performance.
oil spill prevention
In 2014, the overall number of spills decreased (50) compared 
to 2013 (77) and 2012 (144).

The total volume of spills was 21.6 m3 in 2014, 67.2 m3 in 2013 and 5.4 m3 in 2012.
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587MEDICAL PERSONNEL WORKING ON SAIPEM PROJECTS WORLDWIDE
47,048EMPLOYEES UNDERWENT A MEDICAL FITNESS ASSESSMENT
107,890CONSULTATIONS AND FOLLOW-UP VISITS WERE HANDLED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Saipem considers the health and wellbeing of its employees to be of unquestionable value. It is constantly working to strengthen its Health Management System.
The Company organises a number of health promotions for its employees, such as:
  • initiatives for the prevention of circulatory diseases. The approach adopted by Saipem is based on the promotion of a healthy lifestyle and on risk assessment through comprehensive monitoring of the state of health of employees.
  • initiatives and programmes for the promotion of a healthy lifestyle
  • Saipem operates in a number of countries considered at risk of malaria. ‘Malaria Awareness Lectures’ are therefore organised for employees. At year-end 2014, 100% of non-immune employees operating in those zones had taken the course.
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Safety promotion
Safety promotion

Commitment towards continuous improvement in subcontractor HSE standards

Saipem considers HSE related cooperation and engagement with its main subcontractors as a win-win strategy. It is therefore necessary to improve the focus and culture of subcontractors as regards HSE issues.

For example, Saipem Contracting (Nigeria) Ltd (SCNL) organises an annual interactive HSE forum targeted at subcontractors. The aim of the 2014 event, held on March 14, was to demonstrate Saipem’s commitment to continuous improvement in subcontractor HSE management and proper alignment with Corporate and SCNL requirements.

The forum, introduced by the Managing Director of SCNL, was attended by 74 people, representatives of 65 subcontractor companies, who play an active part in ensuring that their standards comply with SCNL’s safe work systems. The effectiveness of the event was demonstrated by the active participation and contributions made during the workshop. Top managers attended the meeting from beginning to end, showing the commitment of SCNL to subcontractor HSE topics.

The event provided an opportunity for all subcontractors working under the SCNL umbrella to speak candidly with SCNL’s top management team about challenges, equipment, performances and plans relating to HSE, as well as to promote collaboration and cross-learning, improve relationships and enhance understanding of applicable SCNL Safety Standards. SCNL believes this will bring about a regular and direct line of contact and communication between the subcontractors and the management team, without risking dilution through an unwieldy management structure.

In 2014, Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia Co Ltd Llc organised the first HSE workshop for the main subcontractors in Saudi Arabia. One of the principal goals of the workshop was to create a channel of communication with local subcontractors (the ones whom Saipem considers to be its own partners).

It served as a useful platform for dialogue with the top management of these partners where Saipem was able to clarify its expectations in terms of HSE. The workshop also provided the opportunity to verify the development of their HSE management systems.

The event took place on the weekend of November 17 and 18, and was attended by the top management of 9 subcontractors.

Despite the excellent results achieved in the country, there are definitely areas for improvement to ensure the safety of activities carried out in the yards. The presentation of HSE requirements was the first opportunity to share specific contractual obligations, but it was mainly an opportunity to explain the benefits of meeting the project standards to the full. Each company picked a theme and presented it to the other participants.

The presentations gave rise to several points for reflection and allowed a number of areas for improvement to be identified. Saipem will monitor the consistency and coherence of the commitments taken on by the participants throughout the year, and during the course of the projects in general. These will then be discussed in next year’s workshop, with a view to making the initiative a regular event in Saudi Arabia operations.

HSE workshop in Saudi Arabia

HSE workshop

Fighting malaria
Fighting malaria

Malaria overview

It is common knowledge that malaria is a life threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected mosquitoes.

Of the four types of plasmodia parasites known in the world for causing malaria in humans, the most important in Sub-Saharan Africa is the Plasmodium Falciparum Parasite.

Although malaria is preventable, controllable and curable, the mortality rate from it is still high.
According to the ‘World Malaria Report 2014’, published by the WHO (World Health Organisation), in 2013 malaria mortality rates decreased globally by an impressive 47% between 2000 and 2013 (reaching an estimated 584,000 deaths in 2013) and by 54% in the WHO African Region.
Out of 198 million cases of malaria worldwide, most of these (82%) were in the WHO African Region.

Saipem’s approach
Saipem is not exempt from the impact of malaria. Not only do many Oil & Gas operations take place in areas where malaria is endemic, presenting a risk for both local employees and expatriates.

In 2014, 48 sites located in endemic areas were all involved in the Saipem Malaria Control Programme. The number of personnel working in malaria risk areas eligible for awareness raising courses was 6,226 and consisted of both Saipem and subcontractor employees, mainly non-immune people.

All attended the awareness lecture about malarial disease, its prevention and prophylactic measures.
The overall Malaria Case Rate (MCR), defined as the incidence of stewardable malaria cases per 200,000 exposure-hours, was 0.13 in 2014 (0.09 in 2013). This figure is based on an increase in stewardable malaria cases for expatriates, whereas worked man-hours (WMH) for the same group decreased.
On the other hand, a clear improvement can be noted for subcontractor employees, for whom the same number of malaria cases are reported but in the context of increasing WMH per respective group: 0.08 MCR in 2013 (9.6 million WMH and 4 cases) versus 0.06 MCR in 2014 (15.8 million WMH and 5 cases).
All effective preventive measures, awareness campaigns and antimalarial chemoprophylaxis were reinforced and focused on expatriate employees, especially during the wet season.

The general pattern of MCR in high-risk malaria African countries (the most affected areas) shows cyclical improvements, with an accentuated downward trend over the past few years, followed by a slight increase in the second half of 2014.

Due to the possible risk of malaria infection during transit, employees working offshore in malaria endemic countries were also provided with malaria information courses. Distribution of repellents and antimalarial chemoprophylaxis were also carried out onboard all vessels located in or passing through malaria risk areas.

Saipem’s efforts in fighting malaria are rooted in the belief that healthy communities produce healthy employees, and that this in turn leads to improved economic circumstances in the places where the Company operates.


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MALARIA CASES IN 2014

48
SITES LOCATED IN ENDEMIC AREAS MONITORED

100%
OF NON-IMMUNE EMPLOYEES (SAIPEM AND SUBCONTRACOR) ATTENDED MALARIA AWARENESS LECTURES

A snapshot of Saipem’s efforts on its sites located in malarial areas

Nigeria
As part of a global effort to eliminate the scourge of malaria, Saipem Nigeria joined the world to celebrate ‘World Malaria Day’ on April 25, 2014. It did so through the awareness programme ‘Invest in the future, defeat malaria’ and the topic ‘Protect yourself’. Doctors and nurses performed malaria awareness campaigns simultaneously on different projects. The main beneficiaries were local pregnant women and children, of whom over 1,000 attended. The programme fucused on the simple ABCD method of protecting oneself from malaria, with a display of the different bite prevention mechanisms (use of insecticide creams and sprays, mosquito treated nets and shirts, external fumigation, etc.) and a demonstration of their use to women. At the end of the programme, a total of 1,200 ITN (Insecticide Treated Nets) were distributed to community women and children, while an additional 200 were donated to the Obite Primary Health Care Centre for patients.

Angola
As part of its community initiative plan, Petromar started a malaria prevention programme in line with the Global Malaria Programme instructions. The programme was held in Soyo Municipality, with local health authorities as the main partners. Lectures were given on the Malaria Awareness Campaign, Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) training was carried out, and insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITN) were distributed. IRS training, which followed WHO instructions, was provided to 19 locals from May 26 to 28, 2014. Training took place in the Municipality Hospital of Soyo and was targeted at people from 4 different communities. The programme was divided into 2 days of theoretical and 1 day of practical work.

Congo
Malaria prevention initiatives continued in the Congo in 2014. The purpose was to boost technical capabilities in remote communities (Loango village) in order to improve the reliability of malaria diagnosis and provide appropriate treatment. The programme involved local health authorities, third party local community laboratories and local health workers. To achieve this goal, Boscongo plans to build a laboratory in the area of the Loango village health facility and train the local health personnel. Some essential equipment will be provided such as microscopes and other much needed consumables for blood testing. Boscongo has shouldered the cost of training of some health workers in the ‘Biomedical’ laboratory. This programme, approved by local health authorities, is still ongoing and focuses on the best methods for malaria diagnosis.

Peru
According to the epidemiological report from the Regional Health Direction of Loreto (Peru), up to September 2014, 44,782 cases of malaria were reported in this region, 80% of which were in the district of San Juan Bautista. Given this situation, and knowing the government’s lack of resources to raise awareness of the disease, Petrex decided to support the Iquitos community of Nina Rumi, in collaboration with the Health Post Zungarococha, through the promotion of malaria workshops. During November 2014, 150 families participated in a ‘Cleaning Journey’ and Sensitisation Workshops designed to impact their behaviour and promote the reduction of instances of malaria. Nine health community agents were trained in thick blood smear tests (to diagnose malaria) and management of self-sustained medical kits. Petrex, the regional health authority, municipal agents and Nina Rumi authorities worked together to develop these activities successfully.

MALARIAL COUNTRIES IN WHICH SAIPEM OPERATES

Number of employees who attended malaria awareness courses in 2014

Malaria

In 2014, 48 sites where monitored by the Malaria Control Programme and 6,226 employees attended malaria awareness courses. The map shows the distribution by country.

Employees' families
Employees' families

Supporting employees’ families in Peru

5,599 
FAMILIES INVOLVED IN THE INITIATIVE TO FIGHT DENGUE

Petrex’s sustainability initiatives place special emphasis on ensuring the welfare of employees in the workplace through such activities as health training, medical counselling and medical emergency response plans. Activities to promote healthy lifestyles and improve wellbeing are therefore carried out. For example, during September and November 2014, 1,220 students from two of Talara Public Schools attended workshops on the prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), HIV and Cervical Cancer. These were arranged by Petrex in partnership with 2 public health centres from Talara. Furthermore, 30 women from the human settlement El Progreso and 70 wives and daughters of Petrex employees in Iquitos did the Papanicolaou test after a workshop in which the causes and consequences of cervical cancer were explained in a way that promoted timely diagnosis. The Municipality gave its support through its itinerant care modules with which the tests were carried out in partnership with a local clinic (analysis and diagnosis).

Petrex joined the Ministry of Health to support the Campaign for Controlling and Preventing Dengue Fever in endemic areas of high risk in Talara. The town suffers from inadequate water services which becomes more acute in some areas, such as Northern Cone.

In order to mitigate this situation, which undermines the security and health of the residents, the Ministry of Health conducts an annual programme in Talara to prevent and fight dengue. Petrex SA Base Talara joined the campaign in 2014 and this has facilitated the extension of the programme’s scope to areas of greatest endemic risk. The Ministry of Health and Petrex conducted a health campaign from June 16 to 27, 2014. This was developed in two phases, diffusion (through posters placed in public places) and home inspections.

As a result of this strategic alliance between Petrex, the sub-region of Talara, the Ministry of Health and health inspectors of the Municipality of Talara, 5,599 families benefited from educational materials, health recommendations and home inspections.

Feedback from a Talara Health Centre representative:
‘This partnership has allowed us to intervene in endemic areas of greatest risk and to bring information and educational material to locals. We hope to continue working closely with Petrex in order to benefit our community’.

Managing operations for long-lasting success
For Saipem, sustainability is an element for stimulating the Company’s business and for providing a competitive advantage over its peers. Saipem is an internationally oriented company which plays a significant role in the marketplace, and in the economic development and welfare of its employees and of the communities in which it operates.
Internal Control and Risk Management System (SCIGR)
Preventing Corruption
Business Ethics
risk management infographic
The SCIGR consists of a set of rules, procedures and organisational structures aimed at facilitating identification, measurement, management and monitoring of major risks, as well as implementation of controls for achieving Company objectives.
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1,353PARTICIPANTS IN ANTI-CORRUPTION, GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE TRAINING
Saipem has been active for several years now in the fight against corruption. The Company’s Code of Ethics is adhered to by all Saipem personnel and expressly accepted by all vendors as part of the qualification process.

Training plays a central role in Saipem’s Anti-Corruption programme. The Company is constantly investing in ongoing education programmes in order to provide adequate knowledge of Anti-Corruption laws and regulations and internal anti-corruption rules.
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FROM A CULTURE OF COMPLIANCE TO A CULTURE OF INTEGRITY
2WORKSHOPS WERE CARRIED OUT
Beginning 2014, Saipem’s efforts and focus have been moving towards a structured programme of training and internal communication, aimed at creating a common culture of ‘Responsible Leadership’ which is also distinctly ‘Saipem’ in identity.
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A SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN
61SUPPLIERS SURVEYED
Saipem has undertaken due diligence to determine whether its products contain conflict minerals.
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CAMPAIGN FOR VENDOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
25AUDITS CARRIED OUT in 2014
By way of continuation of the project that began in 2011, in 2014 Saipem organised the fourth audit campaign at several of its suppliers’ operating sites, assessing compliance with social responsibility throughout the Company’s supply chain.
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