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an independent third party, and whose main For textile products, this regards products

purpose is to provide the maximum guarantee containing at least 70% of natural fibres from

in terms of production process, textile product organic farming (fibres, yarns, fabrics, clothing, Ratti SpA completed
and toxicological properties for a chemical/ textile accessories and others). its transition to
formulate/dye product. ISO 45001
In 2019 Ratti SpA certified the following types certification

Seri.co guarantees the quality characteristics of of fabric: silk, cotton and silk/cotton, printed in a in December 2020.
a textile product, both in terms of technological single colour.
and performance attributes and in terms of
ecotoxicological properties. In 2020 Ratti also extended certification to

In addition, it guarantees that the fabric does garment weaving and hemming on the back of its
not contain any released substances that are extension of certification to the sites at Creomoda

harmful to the health of the user. and La Maison des Accessoires which, in turn,
obtained GOTS certification in 2020.

In addition, to ensure that finished products
comply with the standards, analyses are carried

out on samples of fabrics and chemical products ● RCS RCS certification
in accordance with a specific risk plan. This for recyclable material

applies to production sites in both Italy and RCS is a standard which has been promoted to
Romania, given that they use the same raw international level by Textile Exchange, one of
materials, while in Tunisia no wet production is the most important non-profit organisations at

carried out that uses chemical products or other international level for promoting and responsibly
additives that are subject to analysis. developing sustainability in the textile sector.
Since 2019 two sets of samples per year have
been taken to analyse MRSL parameters in RCS certification demonstrates the recyclable

industrial wastewater at the Guanzate site, to material content of products (whether
demonstrate that MRSL substances have been intermediate or finished). It provides an

eliminated from the production cycle. environmental declaration that has been verified

by a third party.
● GOTS - Global Organic Textile In order to obtain this certification, Ratti SpA

Standard certification underwent a process consisting of three

The Global Organic Textile Standard was consecutive phases. The first of these consisted
developed by leading international organisations of an evaluation of products and the production
in organic farming, with the aim of reassuring the process, and involved an assessment of the
consumer that organic textile products composition of products for which certification

have been obtained in compliance with stringent had been requested, and of compliance
environmental and social criteria applied on the part of raw materials and suppliers.
at all levels of production, from harvesting natural Subsequently, an onsite inspection was carried

fibres in the field to subsequent manufacturing out and, finally, after a process of evaluation

phases, to the labelling of the finished product. and verification of the information and data

gathered, the final phase included the issuing
The standard establishes that all manufacturing of a Certificate of Compliance.

processes can be certified, including dyeing

or printing carried out in compliance with the
requirements set by GOTS and using chemical
products approved by the standard.
The evaluation of a chemical product is based
mainly on verifying its toxicological and
ecotoxicological characteristics.