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Ratti Group | Sustainability Report 2022

6,25% water and the related exchanger from the units – boilers), with the aim of identifying the

Energy self-produced plant. This initiative will lead to a reduction best strategy for replacing the refrigerator
units (very old and heavy consumers).
in gas consumption: by eliminating super-
by the Guanzate site released heated water it will be possible to eliminate
ld to the grid
leaks related to its use, reducing current In addition to these new projects undertaken
gas consumption; in 2022, we reiterate that the sites at Guanzate
93,75% (Italy) and Creomoda (Tunisia) have their own
Self-produced energy • Some batteries which had reached the photovoltaic plants. Energy production from the
renewable sources of the photovoltaic plant
from the Guanzate site for end of their life and some older generation at the Guanzate site made it possible, during
self-consumption battery chargers were replaced with high-
efficiency batteries. This action had a positive 2022, to produce 1,192,500 kWh of electricity, an
impact on consumption, thanks to new increase of 2.30% on 2021.
376 systems which guarantee recharging savings Of this self-produced energy, Ratti SpA BC
released 6.25% to the grid, keeping the
of around 30%;
Tons of CO emissions remaining 93.75% for its own consumption.
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avoid at the Guanzate site • An external company carried out an energy Just in 2022, the photovoltaic plant at the
in 2022 analysis: a new assessment focusing on Guanzate site allowed Ratti SpA BC to avoid 376
identifying new energy efficiency projects. tons of CO emissions.
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This first analysis led to a deeper evaluation of
the upgrading of the air-conditioning system Also the Creomoda site, in Tunisia, has its own
in the office building (UTA plant – refrigeration photovoltaic plant, which has a power of over 50
kW. During 2022, it produced 73,466 kWh
of electricity, an increase of 19.77% on the
figure for 2021. Of this self-produced energy,
Creomoda released 28.49% to the grid, keeping
the remaining 71.51% for its own consumption.
This enabled Creomoda to avoid 35 tons of CO
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emissions.
Meanwhile for the Textrom subsidiary a
feasibility study was undertaken in 2022 to
rationalise activities at the production site.
In addition, since 2020 electricity purchased
by the Guanzate site has been 100% from
renewable sources, and certified by a Guarantee
of Origin. This has made it possible to avoid
2,201 tons of CO emissions relating to the
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purchase of electricity: an eco-sustainable
choice which is contributing to protecting the
environment and building a better future.

Since 2020 electricity purchased by the At the Guanzate site, Ratti ensures compliance
Guanzate site has been 100% from renewable with the applicable authorisations, laws and
regulations, as well as the monitoring of specific
sources, and certified by a Guarantee KPI parameters for environmental performance
of Origin. This has made it possible to avoid through surveillance plans that are defined and
2,201 tons of CO emissions. managed in accordance with the appropriate
2 procedure. The use of the ClOE platform from
2023 will provide Ratti SpA BC with a new tool to
the support of the energy. management system
in accordance with ISO50001.
The environmental performance KPIs that the
company monitors were defined for significant
energy use as required by ISO50001, as well
as for particular uses which are of particular
interest to the company.

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