7.5 TOGETHER WITH CUSTOMERS ON THE WAY FORWARD FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Interpreting the company as a projecting hub of a system of structured relationships helps look beyond one's borders and encouraging sharing experiences. It also means sharing your knowledge and learning from others, comparing policies, strategies, actions and results.

Hence the idea of implementing workshops with our customers, as a moment of comparison between initiatives and identification of possible common projects.

The seminar with two important brands of footwear and fashion, Aku and Jimmy Choo and Versace respectively, can be interpreted in this light. It was possible to learn about and draw inspiration from the initiatives for a responsible management of activities by a reference company in the outdoor footwear industry and from the approach to sustainability by a global fashion company.

CUSTOMERS, PRODUCT AND MARKET

Suppliers

THE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN: A LOW-RISK SUPPLY CHAIN

SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT

SUPPLIER CODE OF CONDUCT

THE COMMITMENT TO ENSURE THE TRACEABILITY OF RAW MATERIALS

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In the economy of the tanning sector, suppliers play a crucial role in supporting those companies that are moving towards a business model that is simultaneously sensitive to both economic, environmental and social aspects at the same time.

Supplier policy is oriented towards the development of longlasting relationships, based on loyalty, transparency and mutual collaboration. SUPPLIERS

These values are embodied in a specific Code of Conduct by virtue of which Gruppo Mastrotto requires its suppliers to adopt compliant behaviour with regards to human rights, health and safety of workers, protection of the environment and fight against corruption.

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