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Ratti Group | Sustainability Report 2022

In line with this, Ratti has undertaken, starting For Textile (formerly Seri.co) certification
with the Parent company, a journey that has led For Textile is a system of product and process
it to obtain important certifications and marks certification deriving from the Seri.co mark.
relating to the quality of its materials and Seri.co was awarded to Ratti SpA BC in 2018 by
products: an independent third party with the objective
of providing the maximum guarantee in
• The For Textile trademark (formerly Seri.co) terms of production process, textile product
• Oeko-tex Standard 100 and toxicological properties for a chemical/
• FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification formulate/dye product.
• GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard)
certification For Textile is based on a certification which
• GRS (Global Recycle Standard) certification guarantees the quality characteristics of a
• OCS (Organic Content Standard) certification textile product, both in terms of technological
• RCS (Recycled Claim Standard) certification and performance attributes and in terms of
• RAF (Responsible Animal Fiber) certification ecotoxicological properties. In addition, it
guarantees that the fabric does not contain any
In addition to these specific product released substances that are harmful to the
certifications, in 2019 Ratti SpA BC obtained health of the user.
certification of its Quality Management System
in accordance with the standard ISO 9001:2015.
This certification sets the minimum requirements Oeko-Tex® Standard 100: ecological
that an organisation’s quality management requirements based on scientific evidence
system must satisfy to guarantee the level of In 2013 Ratti SpA BC obtained the certification
product and service quality it claims to have in Oeko-Tex® Confidence in Textiles Standard
place. 100 for fabrics in polyamide and polyamide/
elastane, printed using inkjet printing with acid
For Ratti SpA BC, this certification represents ink, in various colours, and also printed using
an opportunity to create a Management traditional printing methods with acid dyes in
System that takes all businesses processes into various colours.
consideration. This is to ensure the optimum use
of all its resources, to reduce production costs, Standard 100 by Oeko-Tex® is an independent
to achieve objectives and to maintain a constant and internationally uniform testing and
quality level for its product in order to improve certification system with test criteria,
customer satisfaction. limit values and scientifically based test
methodologies, covering the human-ecological
By obtaining ISO9001 certification, Ratti SpA requirements for raw materials, semi-finished
BC assures its customers that it is working and finished products in the textile sector
to achieve continuous improvement in its at all manufacturing stages, as well as for
business performance, which is reflected in an the accessories materials used. For articles
improvement in the quality of its goods and consisting of more than one part, the premise
services. for certification is that all components must
satisfy the requirements laid down.

Checks for potentially toxic substances are
generally designed to take the intended use
of the fabrics and materials into account. The
closer the product’s contact with the skin
and the more sensitive the latter, the stricter
the human-ecological requirements to be
respected.

FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)
certification
The FSC has brought into being a forestry
certification system which is recognised
at international level. The objective of the
certification is appropriate forestry management

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