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CH. 4 | TOWARDS “PLANET RATTI”
4.3 Less resources consumed, a better future
The consumption of raw materials
The project Ratti for Responsibility was launched in 2015 with the intention of o ering Ratti’s customers the option of choosing an ecological solution with fabrics made from organic fibres, recycled plastics and silk substitutes, used in responsible manufacturing processes as described in detail in chapter 3, paragraph 3.2 “Tradition that pays attention to the environ- ment”. The Responsible Collection broadens the Company’s o er in terms of materials, pro- viding a clear and decisive response to a market which is making more and more requests for sustainability and transparency.
As may be seen in Table 4, in 2017 Ratti significantly increased its use of eco-sustainable fabrics, including organic silk and cotton certified by GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard), Lyocell and New Life material. In addition, Ratti is committed to reducing the quantity of chemical products used for all the fabrics it produces.
In particular, in 2017 Ratti reduced its consumption of chemical products compared with 2016, by 3% per metre of fabric produced and by 23% per metre of fabric purged.
+21%
TOTAL METRES OF FABRIC PRINTED
+744.73%
METRES OF ECO-SUSTAINABLE PRINTED FABRICS
-23%
REDUCTION OF CHEMICALS CONSUMED PER METRE OF FABRIC PURGED
-3%
Packaging
Tab 4 - Raw materials used in production at the Italy and Romania factories (including fabrics from third parties)
PRINTED FABRICS
Total printed fabrics
of which: fabrics printed eco-sustainably
u.m. 2016
m 3,549.633
m 7,626
2017
4,329.266
64,318
Change (%)
21.96
744.73
REDUCTION OF CHEMICALS CONSUMED PER METRE OF FABRIC PRODUCED
75% of the packaging used by the Ratti Group is certified as renewable, in that it comes from recycled material (for plastic packaging) or from FSC-certified paper or cardboard. Further action has also been taken at the Guanzate plant, aimed at reducing packaging and the waste of raw materials. This includes using folding and stackable plastic boxes for internal deliveries within the Group (Tunisia), which allows transport optimisation, and reusing cardboard tubes used as containers for fabrics.
Table 5 shows aggregate figures for packaging used in the Italy and Romania premises for 2016 and 2017.
Paper management awareness
In 2016 Ratti S.p.A. began to take action to raise paper management awareness in the Com- pany, introducing the use of recycled paper for all document printing activities.
Action was taken on three fronts to implement this policy. Training/informative action was taken to draw up guidelines for reducing the use of paper at work, while technological action saw the adoption of new duplex technology for printing on both sides of paper. On the operational/logistical front, recycled or FSC-approved paper was used wherever possible. Thanks to the initiatives undertaken and the raising of employee awareness, the consumption of paper at the Guanzate o ces fell from 14,788 kg in 2016 to 13,950 kg in 2017, a reduction of 5.67%.
-5.67%
CONSUMPTION OF CERTIFIED PAPER
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