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Ratti Group
Sustainability report 2020

In 2020 Ratti extended RCS (Recycled Claim

Standard) certification to knitwear articles and
to new compositions (polyamide, polyamide/
elastane and polyester/elastane).

● FSC – Forest Stewardship Council a corporate strategic design for a company that

certification is sustainable, digital, circular, a leader in design,
The FSC has brought into being a forestry continually seeking to broaden and develop its

certification system which is recognised at offer, highly reactive and proactive in its relations

international level. with customers and the market.
The objective of the certification is appropriate

forestry management and the traceability of In Ratti innovation comes both from a continuous
derivative products such as viscose fabrics. improvement in practices, processes, products
and services, as well as industrial research

In 2020 Ratti obtained FSC certification for certain projects, experimental development, and
viscose articles which were printed and/or dyed. technological innovation, which mostly originate
in its network of relationships.

3.3 Ratti is a member of the Lombardy Region
Innovation at the service clusters “AFIL- Associazione Fabbrica Intelligente
Lombardia” (Lombardy Association of Intelligent
of creativity Manufacturing) and “Chimica Verde” (Green
Chemicals). Ratti is on the Board of the ETP,
the European Technology Platform of Euratex,
The crucial role played by innovation the “Confederazione Europea delle Aziende
in the Group del Tessile e dell’Abbigliamento” (the European
Innovation plays a fundamental role in the Confederation of Fabric and Clothing Companies).
company and the long-term growth potential of
the economy depends on innovation. In companies, In addition, the CEO of the Company is
which are exposed to environments that are responsible for the area of research and
increasingly complex, innovation is a tool that innovation of SMI ATI, the national association
safeguards and increases competitiveness through of textile and clothing companies, and is the
the transformation of ideas into new and better President of the Made in Italy cluster.
products and services. This is a public-private alliance for cooperation
Creating a working environment that favours between the worlds of research and business
innovation, that is open to contributions from in fashion, and aims to achieve sustainable

managers and staff members is, for companies, an growth in the sector, in alignment with the
objective of critical importance. European Union’s strategic agenda.
Ratti has three targets for its innovation:
Innovation is the work of individuals, groups and
organisations. Networks of relations between ● Sustainability and the circular economy:
companies, start-ups, associations, clusters, this regards the development of plans that
research organisms and institutions represent a aim to achieve a sustainable offer, sustainable

powerful incubator of innovation. manufacturing, the control of chemicals,
High levels of education of personnel, work the reduction, prevention, reuse and recycling
experience and off-the-job education and training of waste, the development of circular products,

can certainly positively influence business the creation of material reuse/repair services,

innovation. extending the adoption of accountability
Innovation in Ratti contributes to bringing about schemes to the producer (EPR).

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