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Chapter 5 | Ratti’s environmental commitment

SA8000 principles has been assessed. purchases of chemical substances and dyes,
given their crucial importance to the Group, are
In addition, for suppliers considered to be all made by the Parent company.
strategic and/or critical in terms of social
and/or environmental accountability, there are To this end, for all suppliers of chemical
provisions for a further assessment with regard to products and services involving disposal of
compliance and a further assessment of service waste and fabrics, Ratti SpA BC carries out a
and quality performance. specific environmental evaluation (see the box
“Commitment to protect the environment and the
As things currently stand the checks carried end-customer”).
out by Ratti have not revealed any cases of The Prevention and Protection Service and
non-compliance by suppliers with human rights Chemical Management, also applying the
principles. provisions set out in the relevant procedure,
carry out assessments of the suppliers of such
products. They guarantee that, in purchases
The environmental accountability of the made by Ratti Spa BC, there are no substances
supply chain that could lead to non-compliance with
As already mentioned, the Group’s purchases national and regional regulations and the most
are almost all made by Ratti Spa BC, although commonly applied certifications.

Commitment to protect the environment and the safety of the end-customer

Ratti requests all suppliers of chemical the ECHA (European Chemicals Agency). possible. The request to implement the
products and dyes to: ZDHC programme was also extended to
► • comply with the Manufacturing Restricted all suppliers of articles and manufacturing
• ► sign a declaration of compliance with Substance List (MRSL) of the Zero processes in order to work with Ratti
the REACH regulation, in accordance with Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC), towards the gradual elimination of the
the most up-to-date list of substances, the international programme to eliminate intentional use of the substances included
with regard to the properties of chemical harmful chemical substances. In order on ZDHC’s MRSL list.
products, dyes, articles and manufacturing to be considered as qualified suppliers
processes. REACH (Registration, Evaluation, of customers who have signed up to the ► • conform with For Textile certification,
Authorisation and restriction of Chemical programme, organisations must show that the objective being to safeguard health
substances) is an EU regulation covering they comply with the ZDHC. The type of with regard to textiles and to define the
numerous chemical substances, with the substances which, according to the ZDHC ecotoxicological specifics of products,
aim of providing information regarding may not be introduced into the production formulates and dyes. In order to ensure
the hazardous properties of products, the cycle and for which specific limits have compliance of the finished product, the
risks connected with exposure and the therefore been set, are placed on the general supply conditions were modified
safety measures that need to be applied. Manufacturing Restricted Substance List. to include the chemical requirements
According to this regulation, in order In becoming a ZDHC contributor, Ratti applicable both to raw materials purchased
to produce, import or market chemical has invited its suppliers to register in the and to external manufacturing. In addition,
substances, producers and importers gateway dedicated to its chemical products sample analyses were carried out in
are obliged to gather information on the and dyes, so that it can obtain, during 2020, relation to any risk plan or compliance
properties of the substances, so they can an inventory (In Check Inventory Report) in plans requested by customers.
be managed safely. order to check that compliance of chemical This applies to production in both Italy and
This information should be forwarded to products and dyes is as complete as Romania.

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