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Ratti Group
Sustainability report 2020

4.1 contributes to the diffusion of a sustainability

Sustainability in textiles: culture among all those it deals with.
challenge accepted From the point of view of continuously improving
its environmental performance, since 2011
the Ratti Group has undertaken the journey
Well aware of the significant impact the textile Ratti for Responsibility, making significant
industry has on the environment, the Ratti Group investments in order to optimise production
has long been working to minimise this impact, processes, replace machinery and reduce
taking action on its own production processes the amount of resources consumed.
and along the supply chain.
From a focus on the use of chemical products In order to achieve results in improving its
and dyes to the selection and monitoring of environmental performance which can be
suppliers and, even, proposals for ecosustainable implemented in practice in consumption
fabrics and circular economy projects involving reduction programmes, during 2019 Ratti carried
the reuse and recycling of materials, the out an organisational LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)
Group promotes environmental protection and drawn up in accordance with the standard

The Ratti Group’s environmental policies

Ratti, Creomoda, La Maison des health and safety, with particular regard towards solutions that best protect the
Accessoires and Textrom are equipped with to mechanical, chemical and manual environment, reduce the consumption
environmental policies handling risks; of energy and water, reduce the amount
which aim to steer business processes of waste produced and manage waste
towards solutions that ensure greater l TO FAVOUR the use of technology responsibly;
protection of the environment products and services, whenever these
and a reduction of consumption are available, that have the least impact l TO DEVELOP and extend information,
in the name of sustainable development. on the environment; communication and employee
In particular, Creomoda updated its policy training processes to raise awareness
in October 2019 to include the activities l TO OPERATE with the logic of a circular of environmental sustainability and
of La Maison des Accessoires, while the economy, limiting the use of natural promote dialogue with internal and
Textrom site, in Romania, has implemented resources and the production of waste, external stakeholders to guarantee the
its feasibility study for rationalising the focusing instead on the reuse and/or effective and efficient application of the
production site. recovery of materials; company’s management system;
The Ratti Group’s companies’ environmental l TO SELECT suppliers/subcontractors l TO PREVENT any form of pollution, in
policies promote the following actions: on the basis of their ability to supply particular air and water pollution;
goods and services in compliance with
l TO CHOOSE and use equipment, the requirements and principles of the l TO DEVELOP and update the
resources, materials and substances management system; management procedures for emergency
in a rational manner, taking into situations and the criteria for evaluating
consideration their impact on the l TO PROMOTE organisational growth risks to health and safety at work and to
environment and their potential risks to and orientate business systems the environment.

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