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Ratti Group
Sustainability report 2020

Organic the warehouse. Ratti is, therefore, able to respond
Cottton to the growing challenge presented by a market
46% which is increasingly oriented towards product
potential global sustainability and traceability, with sustainable raw
warming reduction materials representing 21.84% of total production
thanks to reduced in 2020. Compared with 2019, the printing of
agricultural input ecosustainable fabrics has grown exponentially,
26% recording an increase of 397.42%.
potential reduction of
excessive fertilisation The explosion of this figure is down to the increase
thanks to reduced in the use of all the ecosustainable bases in
nitrogen and comparison with both 2019 and 2018. These are
phosphorus deposits
in water progressively replacing the non-certified bases
used by the Group.
The savings relate to
a kg of organic cotton The higher growth is in particular due to large
fibre in comparison orders for prints based on ecosustainable
with traditional cotton.
The information is polyester, which represents 50% of the 666,892 developments within Ratti’s offer is natural dyes: a
taken from a Life Cycle metres of ecosustainable printed articles. natural yarn dye used to create yarn-dyed woollen
Assessment. articles, together with natural printing dyes used
(Source: Textile Exchange)
2020 proportion of 21.84% compared with a 2019 to create articles in printed silk.
proportion of 2.58%
New Life
Recycled polyester Total metres of fabric printed in 2020 3,053,969 The yarn dye used in the range of yarn-dyed
from plastic bottles woollen articles is completely natural, of
post-consumption - of which printed on a sustainable base 666,892 vegetable origin, and is made following eco-
compatible processes, paying attention to the
-94% % of printing on a sustainable base 21.84% management of chemical products.
water consumption compared with total The advantages of this natural dyeing process
-60% Growth in printing on a sustainable base 397.42% are, first and foremost, its biodegradability, its low

consumption of energy compared with 2019 toxicity and the absence of allergic skin reactions.
resources
Table 2 – Printing of fabrics on a sustainable base by the Ratti
Water and energy Group The yarns produced are available in an original
savings relate to the and wide-ranging colour card, which ranges from
production of 1 kg
of New Life fabric Natural dyes complete the sustainable product sandalwood to blueberry, touching the tonality
compared with the of turmeric and liquorice, presenting, at the same
production of a virgin offer: a natural yarn dye used to create yarn-dyed time, good characteristics of resistance and
polymer woollen accessory articles together with natural
(Source: Sinterama) printing dyes used to create articles in silk (see the robustness to washing and to light exposure.
paragraph “Dyes and chemicals, the new frontier of
Regenerated sustainability”). In addition, since 2019 Ratti has eliminated the
nylon EDTA sequestering agent, a chelating compound
-7 Dyes and chemicals, the new frontier known for its low biodegradability which can
lead to it accumulating in wastewater. In order
barrels of crude of sustainability to achieve continuous improvement in the
-5.7 For all its fabric products, Ratti is committed management of chemical products

tons of CO less to reducing the quantity of substances used, and dyes, 2019 also saw the implementation
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through ad hoc research projects and the of software used to manage compliance with
101.2 MJ implementation of cutting-edge experimental the Manufacturing Restricted Substance List of
of energy savings the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals.
projects which challenge standards
Each ton of nylon of production in the textile sector.
regenerated This was achieved by adding to the management
(Source: Acquafil) As far as fabric ennoblement processes
are concerned, one of the most significant system a section dedicated to this information, as

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