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and techniques to generate fabrics following a
sustainable and innovative approach. The project “Leonardo, prisoner of flight"

Companies, such as Ratti, which work together on Together with Bollate Prison, in 2019 the project “Leonardo, prigioniero del
training projects of this type make a contribution volo” (Leonardo, prisoner of flight), was launched, in partnership with Teatro
della Moda (Theatre of Fashion).
by offering lessons on the specific characteristics
and excellence of their activities in the textile area.
This brought together a number of designers, planners, patternmakers and
They provide samples for the lessons and allow
painters to pay homage to Leonardo da Vinci, the great genius inventor. In
visits to the companies and the archives. They also this context, Milan/Bollate Prison, held up as a model institution with re-
offer support in terms of arranging internships for gard to the re-education and the reintroduction into society of its inmates,
the students. Ratti also participates in industry chose Ratti as its partner for technical consultancy for materials. It involved
projects. These include the biggest companies the style and communication office in its choice of these fabrics.
in the sector and involve professionals and
designers who track their development. The garments produced were displayed from 11 December 2019 to 5 Ja-
The object of each industry project is to bring nuary 2020 at Palazzo Morando in Milan and, later, were sold at auction in
together technical expertise, conceptual order to support Casa del Sollievo Bimbi, the first children’s hospice ope-
ned by Vidas in Lombardy, which looks after seriously ill children.
research, experimentation and the development
of the final product.

5.3 mean they do not have to remain in their cells.
The aim of this initiative is to teach the inmates
Partnerships that small “tricks” for sewing, cutting and working with
do good sewing machines.
The material used – extremely fine fabric – was
donated by Ratti, who, on a regular basis
Ratti is seeking to become a point of reference and for more than a year, has supplied the
for all organisations that promote projects that fit material used to make bags of various types as
the theme of sustainability, by developing a plan well as some garments.
of transversal initiatives to support the evolution
of policies and to safeguard the values and The proceeds from the sale of the bags were used
objectives relating to social sustainability. to purchase consumables, through a type
of self-financing. Within this fashion team, some
With regard to focusing on the less advantaged inmates made, in addition to garments, a number
members of society, the company is also of dolls from fabric. They were thus able to
partnering with Made in Carcere (Made in Prison), produce a new and unique collection.
a not-for-profit social cooperative that helps
20 inmates to manufacture accessories which
give a second life to fabric scraps from textile Ratti, EFI and the UN
companies. Not only is sustainability a green revolution, it also
contributes to social wellbeing. It is in precisely
The company is constantly donating fabric this context in which Ratti partners with the Ethical
scraps to Italian fashion schools so they can carry Fashion Initiative (ETI), the programme run by the
out internal work and projects. In addition, the International Trade Centre (ITC), a United Nations
company supplies fabric every year and follows agency. The aim of this project is to bring together
students as they make their collections for their the most talented people in the global fashion
final theses. world and small craftsmanship organisations,
mostly run by women, located in developing
The company also partners with Bollate Prison areas. Under the hashtag “no charity, just work”
and with Como Prison, setting the objective the programme seeks to improve creative and
of involving the inmates in extra activities that sustainable cooperation between the brands and