The road to Sustainability – integration into corporate strategy

Disclosure 103-1

Ever since the 1950s the RadiciGroup’s sustainability has passed many milestones, in parallel with the Group’s evolution and the concept of sustainability itself. The Group’s future challenges will increasingly encompass the key elements of circularity, emissions reduction, innovative products and valuing people for their differences and social and geographical background.

1950

The experience of recovering wool waste within the Group's first textile companies begins.

1981

RadiciGroup develops its know-how in polymer recycling.

2000

RadiciGroup uses its partner Geogreen for the purchase of renewable energy.

2003

RadiciGroup signs up to the Responsible Care® protocol. RadiciGroup obtains its first ISO 14001 environmental certification.

2004

RadiciGroup publishes its first Social Report.

2012

The Global Reporting Initiative model becomes the reference framework for the Group’s Sustainability Report.

2014

RadiciGroup, through Radici Chimica SpA, becomes the first chemical group in Europe to obtain OEF (Organization Environmental Footprint) and PEF (Product Environmental Footprint) certificates of conformity. The first Ecodesign projects are launched and Radici Novacips SpA obtains EPD Process Certification.

2015

Radici Novacips and RadiciFil achieves EPD certifications for their products.

2018

RadiciGroup publishes its third party-certified Sustainability Report in conformity with the most advanced GRI Standards.

2020

RadiciGroup invests in innovation and the circular economy and continued to work towards the creation of value added shared with its stakeholders. It is in this spirit that Radici InNova, a RadiciGroup consortium for sustainability-driven innovation, was founded. This year, the Sustainability Report sees its 17th edition.

2013

The first Product Category Rules (PCR) drafted by RadiciGroup become industry standards for the textile fibres and engineering polymers industries.

2021

RadiciGroup uses over 50% renewable electricity for its plants.