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Italy and Romania, given that they use the same raw materials, while in Tunisia no wet production is carried out that uses chemical products or other additives that are subject to analysis.
In 2019 two sets of samples were taken to analyse MRSL parameters (Manufacturing Restricted Substances List, as set out in the ZDHC protocol) on industrial wastewater at the Guanzate site, in order to demonstrate elimination of MRSL substances from the production cycle.
ISO9001:2015,
quality management
During August of the reporting year, Ratti SpA obtained certification of the Quality Management System in accordance with the ISO9001:2015 standard.
This certification sets the minimum requirements that an organisation’s Quality Management System must satisfy to guarantee the level of product and service quality it claims to have. ISO9001:2015 is the internationally recognised reference standard for managing quality for all those organisations, public and private, of whatever economic sector and size, that intend to respond simultaneously to the need to improve the effectiveness and the efficiency
of internal processes. It is an organisational tool used to reach objectives and respond to increasing competition in the marketplace by improving customer satisfaction and loyalty.
For Ratti SpA, this certification represents an opportunity to create a Management System that takes all businesses processes into consideration. This is to ensure the optimum use of all its resources, to reduce production costs, to achieve expected objectives and to maintain a constant quality level for its product in order to improve customer satisfaction.
Through obtaining ISO9001 certification, Ratti Spa assures its customers that it is working to achieve continuous improvement in its business processes, which is reflected in an improvement in the quality of its goods and services.
ISO50001:2018,
energy efficiency
During 2019 Ratti SpA’s Energy Management System was certified in accordance with ISO50001:2018. In particular, the certification contains an energy analysis and an energy diagnosis based on consumption for 2018. The objective of the ISO50001 standard is to enable organisations to create and maintain an Energy Management System (EMS), allowing them to continuously improve their energy performance.
The standard sets the requirements applicable to the use and consumption of energy, including activities relating to the measurement, documentation, planning
and acquisition of equipment, as well as the processes and personnel that contribute to determining energy performance.
RCS certification for recyclable material
During 2019 Ratti SpA obtained RCS (Recycled Claim Standard) certification for certain polyester items containing recycled polyester. RCS is a standard
which has been promoted to international level by Textile Exchange, one of the most important non-profit organisations at international level for promoting and responsibly developing sustainability in the textile sector. RCS certification demonstrates the recyclable material content of products (whether intermediate or finished).
It provides an environmental declaration that has been verified by a third party.
In order to obtain this certification, Ratti SpA underwent a process consisting of three consecutive phases. The first of these consisted of an evaluation of products and the production process, and involved an assessment of the composition of products for which certification had been requested, and of compliance on the part of raw materials and suppliers.
Subsequently, an onsite inspection was carried out and, finally, after a process of evaluation and verification
of the information and data gathered, the final phase included the issuing of a Certificate of Compliance.
The certification GOTS - Global Organic Textile Standard
The Global Organic Textile Standard was developed by leading international organisations in organic farming, with the aim of reassuring the consumer that organic textile products have been obtained in compliance with stringent environmental and social criteria applied at all levels of production, from harvesting natural fibres in the field to subsequent manufacturing phases, to the labelling of the finished product.
The standard establishes that all manufacturing processes can be certified, including dyeing or printing carried out in compliance with the requirements set by GOTS and using chemical products approved by the standard. The evaluation of a chemical product is based mainly on verifying its toxicological and ecotoxicological characteristics.
For textile products, this regards products containing at least 70% of natural fibres from organic farming (fibres, yarns, fabrics, clothing, textile accessories and others).
In 2019 Ratti SpA certified the following types of fabric: silk, cotton and silk/cotton, printed in a single colour.
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