In the textile and fashion world, voluntary sustainability initiatives, brands, labels, third party certifications … in short, all the “licenses” that certify in more or less credible way environmental and social ethics of a company multiply day after day. Finding your way around is complicated both for companies in the supply chain who want to…
35% of the 1.4 million billion microfibers present in the oceans comes from washing synthetic clothing, especially those of low quality. Is it possible to do one’s part to reduce the impact? The fact that even a remote and apparently pristine ecosystem such as the Arctic is invaded by microplastics is a clear sign of…
Making projects, measuring performance, communicating commitment. The Sustainability Report is the result of a process that companies carry out to highlight their economic, social and environmental performance to stakeholders. This definition and the broader ones by the European Court of Auditors or the Global Reporting Initiative, among others, emphasize precisely the term process, because the…
In recent years, we have heard a lot about organizational well-being and corporate welfare, often in relation to the sustainability strategy (real or presumed) pursued by management. However, do we really know the impact that these concepts have on the functioning of companies and on the community where they operate? To answer, we should talk…
There is no true sustainability without transparency, but you can’t get far without methodologies and support tools. The United Nations Global Compact defines traceability as the ability to identify and tell the story, distribution, location and application of products, components and materials to ensure the reliability of sustainability claims in the fields of human rights,…
Chance are the expression chemical management will sound very technical and not very interesting to the average consumer who enters the store to buy an item of clothing, a pair of shoes or an accessory. I have to buy a shirt for the gym, a sweater, a belt… What does chemistry have to do with…
The 2020 4sustainability® Event photographs the state of the art of the fashion sector showing the way to rebirth. Reset Fashion. A New Era: this is the title of the 8th Evento Annuale 4sustainability®, staged online on November 26 as a sign of vitality and confidence in the future, in spite of everything. Let’s be…
In the current market context, companies are facing two transformations. The first one, which is internal to the organization, concerns the growing complexity of the value chain: processes and products have impacts that go far beyond the employees, customers and business partners of the single company. The second type of transformation, which is external to…
Sustainability has become a buzzword over the years. All the indicators tell us that the future belongs to companies authentically committed to sustainability meant in its three key-dimensions: environmental, social and economic-organizational. The critical point consists in that authenticity component we don’t always find in the communication of projects and initiatives “sold” as sustainable: one…
It’s certainly true that the consumer is increasingly oriented to purchasing sustainable products and willing to even spend a little more. It’ equally true that there’s very little clarity on the real or presumed product sustainability, even if the perspective is that – more advantageous, on paper – of the manufacturer. Let’s narrow it down…
