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environment and the safety of the end-customer

eliminate harmful chemical substances. In order to be health in textiles” and which defines the ecotoxicological

considered as qualified suppliers of customers who have specifications of products, formulates and dyes.

signed up to the programme, organisations must show For the Ratti Group, compliance with this technical
that they comply with the ZDHC. datasheet will be required for all raw materials
purchased and will require high standards to be
The type of substances which, according to the ZDHC maintained in product formulation. In 2019 not only was
may not be introduced into the production cycle and Seri.co certification renewed for all 24 datasheets, but

for which specific limits have therefore been set, are two new datasheets were added, one regarding social

placed on the Manufacturing Restricted Substance accountability, the other environmental protection.
List. In becoming a ZDHC contributor, Ratti has invited
its suppliers to register in the gateway dedicated to its In 2020 Technical Datasheet no. 24 was updated to
chemical products and dyes, so that it can obtain, during ensure it aligned with Version 2 of the MRSL
2020, an inventory (In Check Inventory Report) in order to as required by the ZDHC protocol with regard to the
check that compliance of chemical products and dyes is limits on chemical substances in chemical products
as complete as possible. and dyes.

The request to implement the ZDHC programme In order to ensure compliance of the finished product,

was also extended to all suppliers of articles and the general supply conditions were modified to include
manufacturing processes in order to work with Ratti the chemical requirements applicable both to raw
towards the gradual elimination of the intentional use of materials purchased and to external manufacturing. In
the substances included on ZDHC’s MRSL list. addition, sample analyses were carried out in relation
to any risk plan or compliance plans requested by
● la comply with Technical Datasheet no. 24 of the customers.

Seri.co certification, whose objective is to “safeguard This applies to production in both Italy and Romania.

● take reasonable steps to ensure that With regard to procurement from countries
significant risks are adequately dealt with considered to be critical in that they lack laws

by suppliers, contractors, or private and regulations that protect workers – even
employment agencies and sub-suppliers, in the area of child labour – Ratti SpA
and that subsequent action is taken and its Tunisian subsidiaries have implemented
with the appropriate priority. a social accountability management system,
certified in accordance with SA8000 by an

● take action to monitor and track the independent third party.
performance of suppliers, contractors or In addition to compiling the checklist, suppliers are
employment agencies and sub-suppliers, with asked to fill in a self-assessment questionnaire in

the aim of ensuring that their significant risks which the company’s legal representative confirms
are effectively dealt with. compliance with the principles of SA8000. In 2020

a specific declaration on forced labour was also

To ensure the above, the Group follows specific drawn up. Suppliers of raw materials from areas at

procedures, which govern the initial choice risk were asked to sign up to this.
of suppliers and regularly assess whether With regard to the Textrom site most suppliers,
said suppliers are complying with the SA8000 given that they deal with purchases made from
standard. In addition, in 2020 a checklist was Italy, are assessed in accordance with the Group’s
introduced in order to evaluate aspects procedures. The small number of local suppliers
of health and safety, environmental protection comply with the national legislation in force.
and social accountability at suppliers. Generally, Ratti has limited its procurement from