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  CHAPTER 5 | Ratti, adding value to the community and the region
Local connections but strong internationalisation
of competences, because it is only through encountering, relating to and exchanging cultures and knowledge that
a product can be obtained which can satisfy the tastes of the principal fashion houses of the world.
is not yet over
Nelson Mandela said: “I took a moment to admire the glorious view surrounding me and to take a look at where I had come to. But I don’t want to linger, my long walk is not yet over”. It is this thinking that Ratti, since it was founded, has always adopted, investing in new organisational models, in new professional roles and in specialisation, in order to encourage economic and social development in its local area. Ratti’s objectives, in fact, are not
limited simply to safeguarding the craftsmanship and manufacturing heritage which constitutes the essence of the brand, with printing and fabrics that marry local experience and the strong internationalisation of culture and know-how but, by choosing to push itself further, seeking to safeguard the area and its resources.
The attention Ratti pays to enhancing the area in which it operates has become a 360-degree commitment, thanks to significant partnerships and institutional initiatives. There is also a constant effort within the organisation and in its daily operations to try to stimulate local growth and optimise the use of resources.
For the Group, talking about people and the region translates into the protection of know-how and experience that are part of the company’s DNA and that since 1945 have added lustre to Made in Italy.
5.1 At the forefront of communicating sustainability
Against a backdrop of a clear and linear pathway, aware that it is impossible to stop and admire the results that have been achieved, during 2019 Ratti took part in a series of meetings and training sessions with local schools, partner companies and other organisations in the sector.
For the Group, sustainability is strongly linked to the values of a business and, like these, must be communicated and shared.
Recognition given to
the Sustainability Report
The Biblioteca del Bilancio Sociale is a collection at national level of sustainability reports.
It is a documentation centre that can be accessed by anyone (associations, consumers, students, universities, the world of information, institutions and companies) who, over time, want to understand and evaluate all the information contained in these documents.
This association has set itself the goal of sharing the data and news published in the reports to an increasingly wider audience, representing a meeting point that encourages and makes it possible to consult, at national level, the social, environmental and sustainability reports produced by Italian companies.
Every year the The Biblioteca del Bilancio Sociale presents an award to the company that has distinguished itself in the area of sustainability through its reporting instrument. The event, which had its
sixth edition in 2019, was held on 5 December at the Fondazione Ambrosianeum in Milan.
The Biblioteca del Bilancio Sociale selected Ratti on the basis of its transparency, which today is increasingly synonymous with competitiveness, and for operating within ethical and respected parameters.
A glance at the Ratti world
Every year, Ratti throws open the doors of its premises, organising ad hoc company visits. The idea is to explain the complete production cycle: from initial design to
I took a moment to admire
the glorious view surrounding me
and to take a look at where I had come to. But I don’t want to linger, my long walk
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