3.6 THE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN: HOW IT IS PROGRESSING

The structured approach to sustainability issues has led to the drafting and approval by the Board of Directors of a Sustainability Plan developed over a multi-year period in order to give broad and coordinated prospective visibility to the business path started.

The plan is reviewed every six months, in order to evaluate its evolution and identify any corrective and supplementary interventions. The review of the plan is also an opportunity to communicate possible

Sustainable Development Goal Project description

Creation of a management and communication system for product climate footprints according to ISO 14067 and EPD Process standards

Determination of the organisation’s climate footprint according to the ISO 14064-1 standard and emission reduction plan consistent with the Paris 2015 agreements

Design, implementation and certification of an energy management system in accordance with ISO 50001

Design, implementation and certification of a management system for the safety and health of workers in accordance with ISO 45001

Innovation based on people. Training course to introduce 5S methodologies, continuous improvement and lean management

Accession to the United Nations Global Compact

Implementation of a specific protocol for the selection and assess,emt of fur suppliers according to “ESG / Traceability / Animal Welfare” criteria

Development of a system for monitoring and periodically rating the environmental and social performance of leather suppliers

Research and Development of new tanning technologies through the use of waste from agricultural and/or agro-industrial supply chains critical situations.

The table below summarises the progress of the various initiatives, while for details see the following chapters in which the progress of individual projects will be discussed in more detail.

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Approach To Sustainability

IDENTIFY AND MAP STAKEHOLDERS

MATERIALITY ANALYSIS: UNDERSTANDING THE CONTEXT AND IDENTIFYING IMPACTS

ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TOPICS IDENTIFIED