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Chapter 4 | The sustainable product

and the traceability of derivative products such
as viscose fabrics. In 2020 Ratti SpA BC obtained
FSC certification for certain viscose articles which
were printed and/or dyed.

GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard)
certification
The Global Organic Textile Standard was
developed by leading international organisations
in organic agriculture, with the aim of reassuring Ratti has undertaken, starting
the consumer that organic textile products have with the Parent company, a journey
been obtained in compliance with stringent
environmental and social criteria applied at all that has led it to obtain important
levels of production, from harvesting natural certifications and marks relating to the
fibres in the field to subsequent manufacturing quality of its materials and products
phases, to the labelling of the finished product.

The standard establishes that all manufacturing
processes can be certified, including dyeing
or printing carried out in compliance with the that traceability has been maintained throughout
requirements set by GOTS and using chemical the production process.
products approved by the standard. The In addition, GRS certification imposes restrictions
evaluation of a chemical product is based mainly on the use of chemical products as well as
on verifying its toxicological and toxicological compliance with environmental and social
characteristics. For textile products, this regards criteria in all phases of the production chain. It
products containing at least 70% of natural fibres guarantees that certified products contain at least
from organic agriculture (fibres, yarns, fabrics, 20% of recyclable material, pre-consumption as
clothing, textile accessories and others). well as post-consumption.

In 2019 Ratti SpA BC certified the following types In 2021 Ratti SpA BC obtained GRS certification
of fabric: silk, cotton and silk/cotton produced for recycled polyester, polyamides and cotton
from certified yarn, printed in a single colour. In fabrics, and padding from silk by-products. In
2020 Ratti SpA BC also extended certification 2022 new articles were added.
to garment weaving and hemming on the back
of its extension of certification to the sites at
Creomoda and La Maison des Accessoires which, OCS (Organic Content Standard)
in turn, obtained GOTS certification in 2020. In certification
2021 and in 2022 GOTS certification was extended The OCS standard is promoted at international level
to some dyes used in traditional printing. by the Textile Exchange and involves the release
of an environmental declaration which has been
verified by a third party. This should attest to the
GRS (Global Recycle Standard) certification content of natural fibres from organic agriculture
GRS is also a standard promoted by the Textile in textile products, whether intermediate or
Exchange. It recognises the importance of finished, and should guarantee that traceability has
recycling in the development of a production been maintained throughout the entire production
and consumption model which is sustainable, process. In particular, the OCS standard guarantees
the object being to support the reduction in the that certified textile products contain at least 5% of
consumption of resources (virgin raw materials, certified organic natural fibres.
water and energy), and raise the quality of In 2021 Ratti SpA BC obtained OCS certification for
recycled products. silk, cotton and organic silk/cotton fabrics. In
2022 new articles were added.
Just as for RCS certification, GRS certification
involves the release of an environmental
declaration which has been verified by a third RCS certification (Recycled Claim
party, following the same procedure. This attests Standard) for recyclable material
to the content of recyclable material in products, RCS is a standard which has been promoted to
whether intermediate or finished, and guarantees international level by the Textile Exchange, one

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