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RATTI GROUP | SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2021

Ratti Ratti SpA’s Code of Ethics is a key tool for the Board of Directors of Ratti SpA. With regard
managing relationships with suppliers. It was to SA8000 certification, a company must:
renewed in 2018 (see Chapter 6, paragraph 6.2
“The Code of Ethics” and the Suppliers’ Code). ● Effectively communicate the requirements
of the standard to the management
With the aim of enhancing and monitoring the of suppliers, contractors, or private
responsibility of its supply chain, Ratti SpA has employment agencies and sub-suppliers.
implemented a procedure for initial selection ● Evaluate significant risks of non-compliance
and regular assessment in which, in addition by suppliers, contractors, or private
to quality, service and competition criteria, employment agencies and sub-suppliers.
specific parameters of suppliers’ social and
environmental responsibility are monitored. ● Take reasonable steps to ensure that
significant risks are adequately dealt
The social accountability of the with by suppliers, contractors, or private
supply chain employment agencies and sub-suppliers,
The SA8000 standard requires procedures to be and that subsequent action is taken with the
implemented that respect social accountability appropriate priority.
requirements for direct workers and for the ● Take action to monitor and track the
company’s supply chain. Compliance with the performance of suppliers, contractors or
requirements relating to suppliers is ensured employment agencies and sub-suppliers,
by obliging suppliers to sign a commitment to with the aim of ensuring that their significant
comply with the principles, by sending out a risks are effectively dealt with.
questionnaire and subsequently evaluating the
responses, and by the supplier accepting the To ensure the above, the Group follows specific
principles of the Suppliers’ Code approved by procedures, during the initial choice of suppliers

Commitment to protect the environment and the safety of the end-customer
Ratti requests all suppliers of chemical products and dyes to:

SIGN A DECLARATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH substances. In order to be considered as and which defines the ecotoxicological
THE REACH REGULATION in accordance with qualified suppliers of customers who have specifications of products, formulates and
the most up-to-date list of substances, with signed up to the programme, organisations dyes. For the Ratti Group, compliance with
regard to the properties of chemical products, must show that they comply with the ZDHC. this Technical Datasheet will be required for
dyes, articles and manufacturing processes. The type of substances which, according to all raw materials purchased and will require
REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation the ZDHC may not be introduced into the high standards to be maintained in product
and restriction of Chemical substances) is an production cycle and for which specific limits formulation.
EU regulation covering numerous chemical have therefore been set, are placed on the In 2019 not only was Seri.co certification
substances, with the aim of providing Manufacturing Restricted Substance List. renewed for all 24 datasheets, but two new
information regarding the hazardous In becoming a ZDHC contributor, Ratti has datasheets were added, one regarding social
properties of products, the risks connected invited its suppliers to register in the gateway accountability, the other environmental
with exposure and the safety measures that dedicated to its chemical products and dyes, protection.
need to be applied. so that it can obtain, during 2020, an inventory In 2020 Technical Datasheet no. 24 was
According to this regulation, in order (In Check Inventory Report) in order to check updated to ensure it aligned with Version
to produce, import or market chemical that compliance of chemical products and 2 of the MRSL as required by the ZDHC
substances, producers and importers dyes is as complete as possible. protocol with regard to the limits on chemical
are obliged to gather information on the substances in chemical products and dyes.
properties of the substances, so they can be The request to implement the ZDHC
managed safely. programme was also extended to all suppliers In order to ensure compliance of the finished
This information should be forwarded to the of articles and manufacturing processes in product, the general supply conditions
ECHA (European Chemicals Agency). order to work with Ratti towards the gradual were modified to include the chemical
elimination of the intentional use of the requirements applicable both to raw materials
COMPLIANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURING substances included on ZDHC’s MRSL list. purchased and to external manufacturing.
RESTRICTED SUBSTANCE LIST (MRSL) OF In addition, sample analyses were carried
THE ZERO DISCHARGE OF HAZARDOUS COMPLIANCE WITH TECHNICAL DATASHEET out in relation to any risk plan or compliance
CHEMICALS (ZDHC), the international NO. 24 OF THE SERI.CO CERTIFICATION, whose plans requested by customers. This applies to
programme to eliminate harmful chemical objective is to “safeguard health in textiles” production in both Italy and Romania.

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