Finmeccanica is Italy's leading high-tech company, operating in the design and manufacture of helicopters, aerostructures, satellites, space infrastructure, missiles and defense electronics. It plays a leading role in the European aerospace and defense industry, and participates in some of the biggest international programs in the sector through well-established alliances with European and American partners. http://www.finmec.comFinmeccanica considers it important to integrate management of the environmental aspects in the business objectives for the long-term maintenance of the levels of sustainability, profitability and competitiveness of the Group. Bearing this in mind, the Top Management of Finmeccanica promotes the adoption of management systems enabling it to control the Firm’s production processes for purposes of protection of the environment and optimal utilisation of natural resources.http://www.finmec.com/themes/garland/pages/env_pdfs/Rapporto_Ambientale_GB.pdfThe publication of the second Environmental Report marks a further step in the transparent communication of the envrionmental performance of the Finmeccanica Group.http://www.finmec.com/themes/garland/pages/env_pdfs/Bilancio_amb_2006_ENG.pdf