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CHAPTER 4 | RATTI’S ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT

at monitoring consumption and seeking that replenishes the tanks that form part of the
opportunities to achieve reductions. washing line.

During 2019 Ratti SpA concluded activities for In 2021 the following steps were taken to reduce 1,165,689
certifying the Energy Management System energy consumption:
according to the standard ISO 50001:2018, KWH ELECTRICITY PRODUCED
carrying out energy analysis on the basis of l Completion of the installation of a new air BY PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANT
IN RATTI SPA IN 2021
2018 consumption. During 2021 the system treatment system in the new weaving room; (WITH AN INCREASE OF 28.59%
was confirmed compliant with ISO 50001:2018, SINCE 2020)
and an energy analysis was carried out of 2020 l Completion of the LED lighting system in the
consumption. In 2022 an external company printing area; 100 %
will carry out a new assessment focusing on THE PERCENTAGE OF
identifying new energy efficiency projects. l Replacement of some older-generation GUARANTEED-ORIGIN GREEN
batteries and battery chargers that had ENERGY PURCHASED
The energy efficiency actions are directly linked come to the end of their useful life with new, BY RATTI SPA
with improving the systems that control and high-efficiency batteries, guaranteeing a 61,337
measure consumption. saving of about 30% in recharging;
For some years Ratti SpA has regularly verified KWH ELECTRICITY PRODUCED
electricity consumption by using a monitoring l Enlargement of the photovoltaic plant by BY PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANT
system based on a number of meters that the adding two new sections; IN CREOMODA IN 2021
company has increased over time. (WITH AN INCREASE OF
129.28% SINCE 2020)
In 2020, this measurement, which included l Increase in the number of charging points for
the main sources of consumption relating to recharging electric vehicles; 44,280
production, was further widened to include
the monitoring of individual users, with data l Completion of a new water treatment plant KWH ELECTRICITY PRODUCED
gathered on a daily basis. for warping; BY PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANT IN
RATTI SPA PROVIDED TO THE
NATIONAL GRID IN 2021
In 2022 the monitoring network is expected to l completion of a new plant for recovering
grow further. While at the moment the Group condensation from boilers. 396
monitors the big items – the transformers, control
panels in the electricity cabinets, control panels in In addition, in 2021 Ratti SpA reviewed its dyeing TONS OF CO AVOIDED IN 2021
2
the departments, the principal machinery – over cycles in terms of the quantity of dye used in the THANKS TO PHOTOVOLTAIC
PLANT IN RATTI SPA AND
the next year the possibility will be assessed of products. While maintaining the same colour CREOMODA
installing software that enables data elaboration. performance, it was decided to lower the washing
temperature by 20°C. This led to a significant
At the Guanzate site, Ratti ensures compliance saving in methane gas used to heat water.
with the applicable authorisations, laws and
regulations, as well as the monitoring of specific Ratti is also involved in a feasibility study
KPI parameters for environmental performance which is looking at increasing the power of the
through surveillance plans that are defined and photovoltaic plant by a further 500 KW.
managed in accordance with the appropriate
procedure. With the goal of developing The Ratti Group has also paid particular attention
a consumption monitoring system that is to optimising the consumption of methane,
increasingly extensive and integrated, Ratti SpA investing in the replacement of machines that
has set itself the objective over the next few years consume this gas indirectly. In 2019, all methane
of increasingly measuring individual users. gas meters were replaced by the latest generation
of systems that have allowed (since 2020)
Since 2014, the major investments made in the remote reading, so that consumption data can be
Guanzate plant by replacing old machinery and recorded more frequently.
installing a machine that recovers heat from
vapour, have facilitated a significant decrease With regard to the air-conditioning and heating
in the consumption of electricity and methane, systems, the Guanzate plant follows a specific
making the departments more efficient. procedure for managing air-conditioning systems
The replacement of the old washing lines and and for managing emissions into the atmosphere,
the installation of a system recovering heat from that ensures compliance with the Autorizzazione
wastewater has also led to a reduction in both Unica Ambientale (Single Environmental
water and energy consumption. This is thanks Authorisation). In particular, in 2020 a new air
to re-using energy to heat the in-flowing water treatment system was installed in the new

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