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Chapter 5 | Ratti’s environmental commitment

To do this, the Ratti Group

• commits, year on year, to • thinks strategically through
obtain and update the most circular economy projects;
important certifications at
international level; • promotes sustainable mobility
initiatives for staff;
• commits to reducing
environmental impact in • selects suppliers that respect
terms of chemical products the environment and human
used, waste generated, rights.
energy and water consumed
and CO2 emitted;

• uses renewable energy;

manufacturing to, even, proposals for sustainable wider impact on the supply chain, Ratti SpA BC
fabrics and circular economy projects involving has decided to ascertain the environmental
the reuse and recycling of materials, the Group footprint of its Guanzate plant by applying the
promotes environmental protection and contributes OEF (Organisation Environmental Footprint)
to the spreading of a sustainability culture among all methodology, a European standard which
those it deals with. operates from the point of view of life cycle,
and which therefore takes into consideration
To this end, in 2015 Ratti SpA BC obtained the procurement of raw materials, consumption
ISO14001:2015 certification for the Management and emissions, the amount of waste produced
System for Safeguarding the Environment; thanks and transport to customers. Applying the OEF
to this certification, recognised throughout the methodology makes it possible to determine
world, the company guarantees and attests to the the environmental footprint, subdivided into 16
compliance of its operations with the requirements categories which may in turn be grouped into
stipulated in terms of principles, systems global warming, consumption of resources,
and support techniques for the appropriate impact on the environment and impact on people.
management of the environment. Applying the OEF methodology marks the further
evolution of Ratti SpA BC’s sustainability system.
From the point of view of continuously improving The company is committed to determining its
its environmental performance, since 2011 the
Ratti Group has undertaken the journey Ratti for
Responsibility, making significant investments in The base year and the reduction in consumption
order to optimise production processes, replace of 30% per metre produced
machinery and reduce the amount of resources
consumed. The base year for Ratti SpA BC manufacturing is 2013. Plant modernisation and im-
proved energy efficiency have enabled the company to reduce its consumption for
In order to assess the impact of direct activities,
individual product units. In this context, Ratti SpA BC produces a self-declared envi-
in 2019 Ratti SpA BC carried out a gate-to-gate
ronmental assertion (in consideration of the ISO14021 reference standard), which is
LCA (Life Cycle Assessment), in accordance with
reviewed by an independent third party.
UNI ENISO14040:2006 standards and reviewed
by a third party. The performance analysis related
Comparing 2019 with 2013, the declaration attests that consumption per metre pro-
to the Guanzate site where, in comparison with
duced fell at the Guanzate plant by the following amounts:
Textrom, the Group’s production activities with
the greatest environmental impact are carried
out. Meanwhile, the impact of the activities
carried out at Creomoda and La Maison des
Accessoires may be considered negligible in this
regard, given the absence of industrial production – 29% – 35% – 31%
and the prevalence of craftsmanship activities.
consumption of electricity -consumption of methane gas consumption of water
In line with the direction followed through the
LCA in 2019, and with the goal of determining its

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