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CHAPTER 3 | MATERIAL BECOMES CREATION

0.52%
NORD
AMERICA 8.46%
OTHER
EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES 86.37%
ITALY

4.40%
ASIA
1,159 0.17% 0.09%
AFRICA
OCEANIA
Total suppliers
of Ratti SpA

86.37
%
Italy
8.46 % and during regular assessments of whether With regard to the Textrom site most suppliers,

Other european said suppliers are complying with the standard given that they deal with purchases from Italy,
are assessed in accordance with the Group’s
SA8000. In addition, in 2020 a checklist was
countries introduced in order to evaluate aspects of health procedures. The small number of local suppliers
4.40 % and safety, environmental protection and social comply with the national legislation in force.
Generally, as a result of a lack of regulations
accountability at suppliers.
Asia With regard to procurement from countries and laws to protect workers, Ratti has limited
its procurement from Bangladesh, Iran,
0.52 % considered to be critical in that they lack laws Kenya, Guatemala, Honduras, the Philippines,
Venezuela, Laos, Bolivia, Vietnam and Pakistan.
and regulations that protect workers – even
America in the area of child labour – Ratti SpA and its The only case of relationships with suppliers in
a country at risk is that of a Pakistani company,
Tunisian subsidiaries have implemented a social
0.17 % accountability management system, certified whose compliance with SA8000 principles has
been assessed (Business Social Compliance
in accordance with SA8000 by an independent
Africa third party. In addition to compiling the checklist, Initiative certification).
suppliers are asked to fill in a self-assessment
0.09 % questionnaire in which the company’s legal In addition, for suppliers considered to be
Oceania representative confirms compliance with strategic and/or critical in terms of social and/
or environmental accountability, there are
the principles of SA8000. In 2020 a specific
declaration on forced labour was also drawn provisions for a further assessment with regard to
up. Suppliers of raw materials from areas at risk compliance and a further assessment of service
were asked to sign up to this. and quality performance.
For Ratti one factor of critical importance is
chemical compliance (see the box “Commitment
RATTI SPA AND ITS TUNISIAN to protect the environment and the safety of the
SUBSIDIARIES HAVE IMPLEMENTED end-customer”).
A SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, CERTIFIED At 31 December 2021 Ratti SpA had 1,159
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SA8000 suppliers; of these 86.37% are from Italy, 8.46%
BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY from other European countries, 4.40% from Asia,
0.52% from North America and 0.17% from Africa.

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