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LETTERS FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND FROM THE CEO

Letters from the Chairman and from the CEO

Letter from the CEO
As Ratti publishes its fifth sustainability report,
the green transition and the digital transition
are becoming imperatives on the agenda
of institutions and companies. They are
establishing the trajectory of the Company’s
development in the years to come. If we
think back to the journey we started towards
sustainability years ago, we can see the results,
a striking example being the reduction of 30%
between 2013 and 2019 in consumption per
metre of fabric produced at Guanzate. We can
Letter from the Chairman retrace the stages of the journey: chemical
The complexity – something new and difficult management, the materials and manufacturing
to handle – of recent times has reinforced revolution, the circular economy.
the company’s desire to rise to the challenge,
understand the changes needed and build As in the past, Ratti will also be a partner on the
possible futures. To this end, I would like to thank front line of the green transition (participating
everyone, in Como and around the world, who in the Fashion Pact, an association consisting of
has given their utmost in support of our work. companies managing circularity projects). Ratti
During 2021 our number one concern has been will pay no less attention to its own people,
to safeguard health while continuing, at the same communities, and partnerships with institutions,
time, to provide continuity to a history of value as associations, and centres of research and
well as values. innovation. We intend to be both green and
digital, to respond to the present while building
Uncertainty has generated a desire and a need to the future. At the same time we plan to develop
respond to change in a new way. It has also led to “business as usual” which is never really “usual”
deep reflection on the new geopolitical context, given that innovation puts down its hidden roots
the serious implications of the energy crisis, and in cautious routine, and is always a mixture of
the adjustment of our own priorities which, as imagination and hard, passionate work, and an
a result of the pandemic, has led to changes in awareness of both the new and the traditional.
behaviour, consumption and, last but not least,
the labour market. Ratti’s commitment is today situated in an
external environment that has experienced
Commitment, ethics and sustainability are part of sudden and unexpected changes and events,
our history. This most recent edition of the report new working guidelines, and scenarios which
sees us doubling down on our commitment are light on certainties but heavy on unknowns.
to responsible growth, showing that, for us, This is a range of challenges and new
sustainability is not just a varnish, it is in fact a opportunities which we face with passion and
vision which guides both decision-making and courage, aware of the difficulties but also aware
behaviour. Authenticity is something intangible of the means at our disposal. The future is a
which reinforces our confidence in the future. blank canvas – it’s up to us to fill it.
Donatella Ratti Sergio Tamborini

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