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CHAPTER 4 | RATTI’S ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT

“Well aware of the impact the textile industry has on the
environment, the Ratti Group has long been working to reduce

this impact, taking action on its own production processes
and along the supply chain”

4.1 production and the prevalence of craftsmanship
Sustainability in textiles: activities.
challenge accepted In line with the direction followed through the
LCA in 2019, and with the goal of determining
Well aware of the impact the textile industry its wider impact on the supply chain, Ratti SpA
has on the environment, the Ratti Group has has decided to ascertain the environmental
long been working to reduce this impact, taking footprint of its Guanzate plant by applying the
action on its own production processes and OEF (Organization Environmental Footprint)
along the supply chain. methodology, a European standard which
operates from the point of view of life cycle, and
From a focus on the use of chemical products which therefore takes into consideration the
and dyes to the selection and monitoring of procurement of raw materials, consumption and
suppliers and, even, proposals for sustainable
fabrics and circular economy projects involving
the re-use and recycling of materials, the
Group promotes environmental protection and The base year and the reduction
contributes to the spreading of a sustainability in consumption of 30%
culture among all those it deals with.
per metre produced
From the point of view of continuously improving
The base year for Ratti SpA manufacturing is 2013. Plant
its environmental performance, since 2011 the
modernisation and improved energy efficiency have
Ratti Group has undertaken the journey Ratti for enabled the company to reduce its consumption for
Responsibility, making significant investments in individual product units. In this context, Ratti SpA produces
order to optimise production processes, replace a self-declared environmental assertion (in consideration
machinery and reduce the amount of resources of the ISO 14021 reference standard), which is reviewed by
consumed. an independent third party.
Comparing 2019 with 2013, the declaration attests that
In order to assess the impact of direct activities, consumption per metre produced fell at the Guanzate
plant by the following amounts:
in 2019 Ratti carried out a gate-to-gate LCA
(Life Cycle Assessment), in accordance with
UNI EN ISO14040:2006 standards and reviewed
by a third party. –29% –31%
The performance analysis related to the CONSUMPTION CONSUMPTION
OF OF
Guanzate site where, in comparison with ELECTRICITY WATER
Textrom, the Group’s production activities with
the greatest environmental impact are carried –35%
out. Meanwhile, the impact of the activities CONSUMPTION
OF
carried out at Creomoda and La Maison des METHANE GAS
Accessoires may be considered negligible in
this regard, given the absence of industrial

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