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RATTI GROUP | SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2021

increasingly conceptualised according to an first input came from the world of sport: in 2019
eco-design logic and which are able to combine two Alpine guides presented their idea to Ratti,
technical-aesthetic aspects with those which in whom they found the right partner to bring
are more innovative and responsible. it to fruition. And this is how Ratti started its
work of analysis, research and experimentation
2ND LIFE HYDRO which gave life to the 2ndLife Hydro project.
The second Ratti project regards “Hydro” is a process which operates directly on
the reconditioning of used the garment, not on the fabric. It uses products
garments in order to revamp which respect the environment and which
their water-repellent function. comply with safety and quality standards which
With use over time, many garments become means, first and foremost, the total absence of
less waterproof. any fluorocarbons.
However, using an eco-friendly industrial The industrial application guarantees the
process, 2ndLife Hydro plans to revamp the uniformity and reproducibility of the results,
water-repellent function of such garments, as well as the level of resistance to washing
allowing them to be re-used and their technical compared with products for domestic use.
performance to return to its former level. The
In 2021, the design and finalisation phases left
room to gauge initial market reaction. From
Hydro was born the trademark Texun (www.
texun.it) which offers its services to a new and
IN 2021, THE DESIGN AND FINALISATION varied range of customers: from laundry to dry-
PHASES LEFT ROOM TO GAUGE INITIAL MARKET cleaning services, to sportswear chains and the
end-consumer through e-commerce sales.
REACTION. FROM HYDRO WAS BORN THE
TRADEMARK TEXUN (WWW.TEXUN.IT) 2ND LIFE PRINT
WHICH OFFERS ITS SERVICES TO A NEW 2ndLife Print is the Ratti Group’s
AND VARIED RANGE OF CUSTOMERS: third circular economy project
FROM LAUNDRY TO DRY-CLEANING SERVICES, – it regards the reassessment
TO SPORTSWEAR CHAINS AND of unsold garments and leftover
THE END-CONSUMER THROUGH E-COMMERCE stock. 2ndLife Print began to take shape in
SALES. the spring of 2020 during the pandemic, when
Ratti established a Resilience Committee. This

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