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CHAPTER 1 | RATTI A SUSTAINABLE COMPANY

Timeline

1968 1973 1974 1975

The first major expansion of the Ratti USA Inc. is established, with The fabric line for furnishings is First expansion abroad: sales offices are
Guanzate complex takes place. offices in New York. launched. opened in Paris and New York.

1999 2004 2010 2011

The Guanzate plant is completely Ratti buys Textrom Srl, a company Ratti becomes part of the Marzotto Ratti embarks on a virtuous path
renovated – the project is managed by located in Romania that specialises Group. of sustainable development, in
the architect Luigi Caccia Dominioni. in the printing of finished garments, economic, environmental and social
knitwear and leatherwear. terms.

2018 2019 2020 2021

• The Responsible Collection adds • Ratti grows in Tunisia through • The Responsible Collection is • Ratti participates in the Glasgow
four new materials; the company La Maison des withdrawn: all Ratti collections are COP26: the United Nations conference
• Ratti obtains Seri.Co certification Accessoires and takes a stake in the now responsible; on climate change;
and becomes a member of the BCI share capital of Marielle (Florence); • Ratti sets up Second Life Fibers Srl, • It joins the Fashion Pact, a coalition of
(Better Cotton Initiative) • It obtains GOTS certification for the a company that recycles global companies involved in matters
• Ratti publishes the first Sustainability sustainable production of textile non-hazardous textile waste; such as climate change, biodiversity
Report with reference to 2017. articles made using natural fibres • It obtains system certification and the protection of the oceans;
coming from organic agriculture relating to occupational health • It launches the OEF (Organization
and RCS certification relating to and safety in accordance with Environmental Footprint), a European
products obtained from recycled ISO45001 (replacing the previous methodology used to determine the
material, and system certification OHSAS18001 scheme) and FSC environmental footprint at the Guanzate
through ISO50001 relating to product certification relating to site;
energy efficiency and ISO9001 textile articles produced using • An independent third-party body
relating to quality; material from forests managed certifies the significant reduction per
• It becomes a ZDHC contributor. in accordance with sustainable metre of product achieved by Ratti SpA;
criteria; • It signs up to the Eurotex Rehubs
• It extends its GOTS certification Project for upgrading waste
to the weaving and hemming of management technologies;
finished garments and its RCS • It obtains OCS (Organic Content
certification to new compositions; Standard) and GRS (Global Recycled
• Both the Tunisian companies obtain Standard) product certification for the
GOTS product certification for Guanzate site;
accessory hemming activities; • It obtains ISO45001 certification for the
• La Maison des Accessoires obtains Tunisian subsidiaries Creomoda and
SA8000 certification Maison des Accessoires;
• It enters the share capital of both
Foto Azzurra, a Como photogravure
company, and the start-up Twin One