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RATTI GROUP | SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2021

weaving room. The system is highly efficient and by the reduction in production volumes caused
uses a lower number of energy sources from the by Covid-19. It should be noted that the Group
energy plant and the refrigeration units. significantly increased its purchasing of
This has led to estimates, according to the data sustainable packaging (+23.95% compared with
provided, of savings of 32% for electricity, 12% for 2020).
methane gas and 30% for water.
In addition, Ratti is broadening its research:
Energy production from the renewable sources of
the photovoltaic plant at the Guanzate site made it l Into partially recycled and recyclable plastic
possible, during 2021, to produce 1,165,689 kWh of packaging;
electricity, an increase of 28.59% on 2020. l Into packaging which uses thinner paper;
Of this self-produced energy, Ratti released 3.8% l Into the flows of reusable packaging from
to the grid, keeping the remaining 96.2% for its and to its suppliers.
own consumption. Just in 2021, the photovoltaic
plant at the Guanzate site allowed Ratti SpA to For Textrom, Creomoda and La Maison des
avoid 367 tons di CO2 emissions. Accessoires, given the limitations on local
purchases, packaging is centrally managed from
Italy, following the same process of packaging
efficiency.
THE RATTI GROUP IS CONTINUING
TO INVEST IN ENVIRONMENTAL In addition, the Ratti Group is continuing to
SUSTAINABILITY, THE AIM BEING TO invest in environmental sustainability, the aim
INCREASINGLY BECOME A “PLASTIC FREE being to increasingly become a “plastic free
100% RECYCLED” COMPANY. 100% recycled” company.

In responding to the issue of plastic
Since 2020 the Creomoda site, in Tunisia, has also consumption, Ratti is not looking to demonise
had its own photovoltaic plant, which has a power anyone, but is instead seeking to find an
of 50.6 kW. During 2021, it produced 61,337 kWh of alternative to the quantity of plastic that is used
electricity, an increase of 192.28% on the figure for on a daily basis.
2020. This enabled Creomoda to avoid 29 tons di
CO emissions. With this in mind, Ratti has decided to do a
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number of things to eliminate single-use plastic
In addition, since 2020 electricity purchased
for use by the Guanzate site has come from
sources which are 100% renewable, certified by a
Guarantee of Origin and in part self-produced by
the company’s photovoltaic panels.
This has made it possible to avoid 2,214 tons
of CO emissions related to the purchasing of
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electricity. It is an eco-sustainable choice which
will contribute to protecting the environment and
building a better future.
Materials and packaging
Another important aspect of environmental
policy the Ratti Group focuses on is the
optimisation of packaging.
In 2021 the Group increased its investment
in the use of renewable and recycled sources
for its packaging. It recorded a reduction
of 11.55% in the use of plastic packaging,
using over 300% more plastic from recycling –
this was forecast and necessary.

In general, in 2021 there was an increase of
17.22% in the use of packaging compared with
the previous year. This was strongly impacted

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