4.2 MATERIALITY ANALYSIS: UNDERSTANDING THE CONTEXT AND IDENTIFYING IMPACTS

To understand the possible evolution of the context in which Gruppo Mastrotto will operate in the coming years, several tools have been activated: analysis of documents from public sources (EU Commission, Eurostat, OECD, ISTAT, Bank of Italy, …) analysis of a sample of sustainability reports of the main customers (fashion brands, car manufacturers and multinationals of the home system) meetings with the top management lines of the Gruppo Mastrotto in relation to the following areas: general management, sales, marketing and communication, production, procurement, administration/ finance/control, human resources, worker health and safety, environment and quality meetings with NGOs, customers and suppliers examination of the policies adopted by the main customers and suppliers regarding: worker health and safety, environment, ethics and information security monitoring of specific websites of the leather supply chain (La Conceria, Leather Naturally, One4Leather, Unione Nazionale Industria Conciaria, Euroleather, Istituto di Certificazione per l’area pelle, Associazione Italiana Chimici del Cuoio, Stazione Sperimentale Industria Pelli, …) monitoring of websites of organisations focused on sustainability issues analysis of international / sectoral / professional codes of conduct

List of themes with positive impacts

Creation and distribution of economic value to the organisation’s stakeholders

Generation and development of a local economic sector

Systematic management of ESG business risks

Use of energy from renewable sources

Product and process innovations to reduce resource consumption and environmental impact

Improvement of the psycho-physical well-being of workers (well-being)

Recovery of process waste so that it becomes useful materials for other industrial sectors

Development of skills / retraining of company personnel

Development of skills and awareness of workers in the field of safety and health

Development and cohesion of the local community

Transparency of information along the supply chain

Enhancement of the skin as an up-cycling by-product of the food industry

List of themes with negative impacts

Environmental and social impacts along the supply chain as a function of the necessary inputs

Impact on global warming

Use of energy from non-renewable sources

Depletion of water resources

Injuries and accidents at work in the company

Accidents at work along the supply chain

Air pollution from tanning activities

Pollution of bodies of water into which tanning water is discharged after purification

Insufficient awareness of the current evolution of workers’ expectations

Occupational diseases attributable to tannery work

Waste production

Lack of attractiveness to new generations