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Methodological note

the questionnaire. Employees were involved eco-sustainable activities. The Taxonomy is an
indirectly, through the compilation of the same important piece of legislation which makes it
questionnaire by the Group’s Head of Human possible to increase sustainable investment
Resources. and, therefore, implement the European Green
Deal. It applies to all companies subject to
The following tables show: Directive 2014/95/EU with regard to reporting
- the principal categories of stakeholder; non-financial information (also known as the
- the scope of the involvement; Non-Financial Reporting Directive – NFRD), as
- the principle initiatives to establish dialogue well as companies subject to the Corporate
during the year. Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The
Involving the stakeholders has allowed the Ratti companies are obliged to provide further details
Group to establish a productive dialogue as well (capital expenditure (capex) and operational
as relationships involving solid cooperation, in expenditure (opex)) of economic activities that
which no critical issues are reported. are classified as sustainable, in response to six
environmental objectives.
The following objectives are set by the
The European Taxonomy Taxonomy:
In addition to the provisions of Legislative Decree
254/2016, the Ratti Group has also taken into 1. mitigation of climate change;
consideration the European Taxonomy, as set 2. adaptation to climate change;
out in Regulation (EU) 2020/852 and which came 3. sustainable use and protection of water and
into force on 12 July 2020, in order to define marine resources;

Table 11 – List of the main dialogue initiatives with stakeholders and the key topics discussed

STAKEHOLDER SCOPE OF INVOLVEMENT PRINCIPAL INITIATIVES FOR DIALOGUE

Industrial shareholder (Marzotto Group) Belonging to the same corporate group Joint working groups

Employees and partners Labour force acquisition Internal communication via email, noticeboards, welcome ma-
nual for new-hires and the company intranet.

Competitors The dynamics of fair competition in the market Participation in regional round table meetings and trade asso-
ciations

Suppliers and subcontractors Acquisition of raw materials, semi-finished Sales meetings and company visits; audits in accordance with
products and manufacturing SA8000;
requests to fill in questionnaires; joint projects on topics specifi-
cally linked to sustainability.

Customers and licensors Sales and distribution of fabrics and finished Sharing and providing information on Ratti’s various sustainabi-
products lity activities through newsletters and social channels;
presenting the Group’s sustainable activities through direct
meetings with customers or in video conferences;
joint participation in workshops and round tables;
presenting the product’s sustainable offer through the col-
lections, the Tessuteca and sustainable textiles.

Schools and universities Supporting training and attracting strategic Work-school alternation programmes;
competences training programmes with possible recruitment by Ratti at the
end of the process.

Local community Supporting and transferring value to the local
community Partnerships which plan and implement projects in support of
the disadvantaged which promote culture, thanks to links with
the Antionio Ratti Foundation.

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