Page 58 - Bilancio Sostenibilità Ratti 2020_en

Chapter 4
57
Ratti’s environmental commitment 57

100%
room, with the goal of reducing the consumption and integrated, Ratti SpA has set itself the
of water by 30%. objective over the next few years of increasingly the percentage of
measuring individual users. guaranteed-origin green
energy purchased
Monitoring energy consumption Since 2014, the major investments made in the by Ratti SpA
The investments made in 2020 resulted in the Guanzate plant by replacing old machinery and
optimisation of the Ratti Group’s production installing a machine that recovers heat from 906,517kWh
processes, by focusing on reducing the vapour have facilitated a significant decrease electricity produced by
consumption of service facilities in the factory and in the consumption of electricity and methane, photovoltaic plant
in the offices. making the departments more efficient. in Ratti in 2020

The projects undertaken by Ratti SpA were in The replacement of the old washing lines and 20,986kWh
many areas, including lighting, air conditioning, the installation of a system recovering heat from
and the monitoring and rationalisation of the wastewater has also led to a reduction in both electricity produced by
production areas. water and energy consumption. This is thanks new photovoltaic plant
in Cremoda in 2020
to reusing energy to heat the in-flowing water
During 2019 Ratti SpA concluded activities for that replenishes the tanks that form part of the
certifying the Energy Management System washing line. 65,085kWh
according to the ISO 50001:2018 standard, electricity produced by
carrying out energy analysis on the basis of 2018 In 2020 the following steps were taken to reduce photovoltaic plant
consumption. energy consumption: in Ratti provided to the
During 2020 the system was confirmed compliant national grid in 2020
with the ISO 50001:2018 standard, and an energy l installation of a new air treatment system in the
analysis was carried out of 2019 consumption. new weaving room;
l completion of the LED lighting system in the +128.90%
The energy efficiency actions are directly linked printing area; the percentage of electricity
with improving the systems that control and l the replacement of some older-generation produced by photovoltaic
plant in ratti provided to
measure consumption. batteries and battery chargers that had come the national grid in 2020
For a number of years Ratti SpA has regularly to the end of their life with new, high-efficiency compared with 2019
verified electricity consumption by using a batteries, guaranteeing a saving of about 30%
monitoring system based on a number of meters in recharging;
that the company has increased over time. l enlargement of the photovoltaic plant by 315
adding two new sections; tons of CO2 avoided in 2020
In 2020, this measurement, which included l addition of air-conditioned cupboards in the thanks to photovoltaic plant
the main sources of consumption relating to room housing the data processing centre’s in Ratti spa and Creomoda
production (transformers, control panels in machines, guaranteeing improved efficiency.
the electricity cabinets, control panels in the
departments, the principal machinery), was further The Ratti Group has also paid particular attention
widened to include the monitoring of individual to optimising the consumption of methane,
users, with data gathered on a daily basis. investing in the replacement of machines that
In this way, at the Guanzate site, Ratti ensures consume this gas indirectly.
compliance with the applicable authorisations,
laws and regulations, and that the environmental In 2019, all methane gas meters were replaced by
performance of specific KPI parameters is the latest generation of systems that have allowed
monitored by surveillance plans that are (from 2020) remote reading, so that consumption
defined and managed in accordance data can be recorded more frequently.
with the appropriate procedure.
With regard to the air-conditioning and heating
With the goal of developing a consumption systems, the Guanzate plant follows a specific
monitoring system that is increasingly extensive procedure for managing air-conditioning systems