Environmental and Social Report 2015 2 Environmental and Social Report 2015 Index

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 INDEX

PRESENTATION OF THE TANNERY 4

POLITICS FOR THE QUALITY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 5

SOCIAL CODE OF BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY UNIC) 6 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 6

SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY 9 CHILDISH WORK 9 FORCED WORK 11 HEALTH AND SAFETY 13 ASSOCIATION AND TRANSACTION 15 DISCRIMINATION 17 WORKING TIME 18 REMUNERATION 21 MANAGEMENT 23 PROFESSIONAL PRINCIPLES 23

THE ENVIRONMENTAL BUDGET 24 SCHEME OF THE PROCESS 24 THE GROUND 26 DISCHARGES IN ATMOSPHERE 26 WATER DISCHARGES 28 USE AND CONSUMPTION OF WATER 28 USE AND CONSUPTION OF FUEL AND ENERGY 29 WASTE MATERIALS 30 CHEMICAL PRODUCTS 31

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 3 PRESENTATION OF THE TANNERY

The tannery Ecopell 2000 s.r.l. born, the production had a sudden has been constituted in October increase as the market welcomed of 1999 with the target to bring to the novelty of the so-called “natu- conclusion a productive project ral” produc. A further change, that conceived in 1990: to recover the contributed to consolidate the traditional vegetable tanning, im- success of these article, was also proving the ancient productive pro- the use of ½ calves instead of the cess, handed down by our grand- shoulders which had increased to parents, with the new technologies an unbearable price also for that and knowledges, to get hides with producers like us that aimed al- an added notable value, in terms ways at the best quality of the end- of artisanship, recovery of our tra- ed product. ditional tanning roots and the safe- This continuous increase in pro- guard of the “Made in Italy.” duction has brought us to consid- er the hypothesis of moving into a The beginning was not of the new building which was more con- simplest because the tannery sonant with our new necessities. ECOPELL 2000 SRL started to ex- So exactly on 15/09/06 we have plore a part of the market consid- transferred our productive center ered of “niche” where the fidelity in the new establishment of Via del of the client has a very important Trebbio Nord 41, always in Santa role than in other tanning sectors . Croce S / Arno. Therefore they looked for consum- ers that had never used that type of product proposing a particolar article made on a hide (shoulders) of good quality. The first change however was when the actual holders, Alessan- dra Giannoni and Andrea Grossi started to follow this tannery in an exclusive way. So the first articles of success were

4 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 POLITICS FOR THE QUALITY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Ecopell 2000 s.r.l., as com- the efficiency of the process of for the correct carrying out of the petitive firm directed to the mar- purchasing and of creating an activities and sustaining, the re- ket, establishes as a strategic added notable value for both; sponsibility of the whole Person- priority of its own production, the nel that operates in firm. following points: the continuous improvement of The Direction commits itself so its own environmental efficien- that such Politics is diffused and the constant effort to satisfy the cy, considering the best availa- made available to all the interest- demands and the expectations ble and economically accept- ed parts of the firm to the purpose of both the present and the po- able technologies; of a more profitable collaboration tential clients for what concerns with the same. the quality of the products of- the respect of the referring fer, the competitiveness of the standards, the laws and the The Ecopell 2000 s.r.l. agrees with prices, the respect of the con- rules, both national and inter- the Code of Behavior and Social tractual requisite; national, in the environmental Responsibility of the UNIC which is field, concerning the quality explained in the following pages. the continuous improvement of its products and the ethical of the business performances management. regarding the environmental point of view, the quality and For such purpose and in con- the ethics of the work through formity to the norm UNI EN ISO the definition and the realiza- 9001: 2008, the Ecopell 2000 SRL tion of specific objectives and has developed a system of Qual- programs; ity Management so that to submit it to evaluation and certification by the involvement and the direct an independent and accredited sharing, real and aware of the organism. personnel of the organization in Such system develops a funda- all the levels for the realization mental role in the control of the of the Management System; business process and besides constitutes a point of reference the attention to the human re- for all those people who operate sources and the awareness of inside the firm. their role in the business dy- namic, through the continuous The politics for the quality, the en- formation, the development vironment and the social respon- and the updating of the whole sibility is published in the firm. personnel; The Direction of Ecopell 2000 srl commits itself to communicate, to the maintenance of a good carry out and to sustain this poli- relationships with its own sup- tics to all the levels of the organ- pliers with the purpose of im- ization, giving convenient means proving the effectiveness and to create a suitable environment

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 5 SOCIAL CODE OF BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY UNIC)

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

1. CHILDISH WORK to the collective bargaining. 7.2 The firm must guarantee that 1.1 The firm must not use or - sus the composition of the remu- tain the use of the childish work 5. HEALTH AND SAFETY neration and the indemnities is (developed by person under 16 5.1 The firm must guarantee an clearly and regularly indicated. years old) . healthy and safe place of for 1.2 The firm must safeguard in a par- working and they must adopt 8. UTILIZATION AND VALORIZA- ticular way the minor ones from suitable measures to prevent TION OF HUMAN RESOURCE dangerous situations or harmful and manage accidents and 8.1 The firm promotes the pro- conditions for the health, both damages to the health. fessional valorization of the inside and outside the working 5.2 The firm must name a repre- human resources through the place, respecting the indications sentative of the direction that is development of the compe- in the normative in force. a responsible of the implemen- tences, of the culture of enter- tation of the safety factors and prise and the employement , 2. FORCED WORK health in the working place . also through initiatives of con- 2.1 The firm must not use neither 5.3 The firm must assure that the per- tinuous formation. sustain forced work and they sonnel receives an effectiveness must not require and hold back formation in subject of health 9. ENVIRONMENT to the personnel, any deposits and safety during working, doc- 9.1 The firm must establish and or original documents of iden- umented and periodic and that maintain active procedures tity for the carrying out of the such formation is repeated for the and operational routine with working relationship. new personnel or reassigned. the purpose to reduce the environmental effects connect- 3. DISCRIMINATION 6. WORKING TIME ed with workmanships. 3.1 The firm must not effect the 6.1 The firm must respect the laws discrimination in assumption, and what is ordered by the Na- 10. INVOLVING AND DEVELOP- in remuneration, in the access tional Collective Contract of MENT OF THE COMMUNITY to the formation, promotion, work (CCNL) for the employ- 10.1 The firm must promote the de- dismissal or retirement, based ees of the tanning industries velopment of the community on race, national origin, reli- and of the connected sectors through the dialogue and the gion, sexual orientation, syndi- in subject of working time. collaboration with the inter- cal affiliation, political affiliation, ested parts, also through the age and every other discrimi- 7. REMUNERATION associations of representation natory condition. 7.1 The firm must guarantee that which it joins . the remuneration always cor- 4. ASSOCIATION AND BARGAINING responds to the legal standards 11. PROFESSIONALISM 4.1 The firm must respect the and the established parame- 11.1 The firm must conform to the right of the whole personnel ters in the CCNL for the em- principles of transparency, cor- to form and to freely comply ployees of the tanning factories rectness and good faith in the with labor unions and the right and of the connected sectors. relationships with institutions,

6 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 clients, suppliers, competing, bers with the assignment to fa- avoiding disloyal actions in the cilitate the relationships with the market competition that brings direction in subjects connected damages and violate the princi- to the present document. ples of this code. 12.4 The firm must establish and 11.2 The firm must guarantee the maintain active appropriate pro- quality of the products and the cedures for the evaluation and protection of the consumer. the selection of the suppliers and the tertiary cooperation on the 12. MANAGEMENT base of their ability to answer to 12.1 The direction must formalize a the requisite of the present doc- business politics in subject of so- ument and to give documented cial responsibility to guarantee: evidence of it. a) The engagement to conform 12.5 The firm must establish and peri- to the principles of the Code, to odically re-examine the business maintain the conformity to the objectives in relationship to the applicable normative disposi- requisite of the present Code and tions and to respect the under- to foresee procedures to com- signed accords; municate its performances to all b) The engagement to the continu- the interested parts. ous improvement, particularly of 12.6 The firm must guarantee inside its own organizational system; that all the requisite of the Code c) Its accessibility in comprehen- are inclusive and realized with ef- sible form to the whole person- ficiency. nel, included administrators and 12.7 The firm, in case of non- con- management; formity or open legal issues on d) Its accessibility to the involved the themes object of the present parts. Such politics must period- document and to the goals of ically be re-examines for verify- their resolution, must show with ing its suitability. objective evidences one suitable 12.2 The firm must name a represent- management of them through ative of the direction that, inde- corrective actions. The firm has pendently from other possible besides to predispose preven- responsibilities, can assure the tive actions with the purpose to respect of all the requisites of the avoid their repeatition . present document (is also seen 3.2). 12.8 the firm must maintain appropri- 12.3 The firm must guarantee that the ate documentation attesting the operational personnel chooses a conformity to the requisite of the representative among its mem- present document.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 7 8 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY

CHILDISH WORK

Ecopell 2000 SRL doesn’t use or male support childish work. female The whole personnel of the 12 Ecopell 2000 srl is hired in con- 10 formity to the National normative in 8 force and must be of age. In case 6 which contracts of apprenticeship 4 were effected with young workers, 2 Ecopell 2000 srl commits itself to 0 give them the necessary teaching 16-18 19-30 31-44 45-59 over 60 so that they can achieve the tech- years nical ability to insert in the world of Composition for groups of age the work. Ecopell 2000 srl doesn’t expose children and young workers to dangerous, risky or harmful situations for the health, both inside and outside of the working place. Here following, we bring the composition for groups of age of the personnel of the firm. In the respect of the national and international normative in force, the firm has always sustained the importance of the work as a means of growth and personal development, and of acquisition of technical and professional ability.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 9 10 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT2015 FORCED WORK

Ecopell 2000 srl, in compliance to the laws in force, doesn’t apply, neither sustains, the use of the forced work and it doesn’t require to the personnel to leave “deposits” or documents of identity at the beginning of the working relationship with the firm. The personnel, during the engagement is formed regarding the contractual clauses, that they undersign, and the composition of the wage packet. Ecopell 2000 srl maintains in- formed the personnel on the contractual requisites that discipline the working relationships with the firm. Ecopell 2000 srl records the hours of work effected by the personnel through a terminal that records the presences. Such recordings are managed by a computer system by the Person responsible of the personnel.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 11 %external % inside 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 2012 2013 2014

interventions n°

%external % inside 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 2012 2013 2014

dependent n°

12 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ecopell 2000 srl, keeping in mind the lasted middle average (days absence / n° accidents) state of the prevailing knowledges average concerning the industry and all the 35 relative risks, guarantees a sure 33,00 30 and healthy working place and 25 adopts the suitable measures to 20 prevent accidents and damages 15 to the health that can verify during 12,50 10 the carrying out of the work or in 5 consequence of it, minimizing, as 0,00 0 much as practicable and reasonably 2013 2014 2015 is, the causes of danger imputable to the working environment . The Accidents firm has named a Representative of the Direction that is responsible of the health and of the safety of %external % inside the whole personnel and of the implementation of the safety and 2015 50% health factors as indicated in the 2014 100% norm. The whole personnel of 2013 the firm receives a regular and 20% documented formation in safety 2012 100% subject and health, and such 2011 100% formation is repeated for the new and reassigned personnel. The 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% firm has established systems to individualize, to avoid or to face interventions n° potential risks to the health and to safety of the whole personnel (evaluation of the risks updated %external % inside to 10/10/2014). Ecopell 2000 srl guarantees, for the use of the whole 2015 92% personnel, clean bathroomss, water 2014 100% drinkable access and hygienic 2013 2% structures for the maintenance 2012 of the foods. In the graph, it is 100% recorded the middle duration of 2011 100% the accidents in the last 3 years. For 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% what concerns the formation of the employees, during 2015, it has been dependent n° effected four updatings. The graphs bring, for the obligatory formation, the division for interventions and for involved dependent.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 13 14 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 ASSOCIATION AND TRANSACTION

Ecopell 2000 srl respects the % member of syndical organizations right of the whole personnel to 16,40 form and to join the labor un- 16,20 ions of their choice and the right 16,00 to the collective contracting in 15,80 the way and times defined by 15,60 the law. 15,40 The Direction does not hinder 15,20 in some way the wish of the 15,00 workers to join demonstrations, 14,80 strikes etc. 14,60 From the analysis of the graph- 2013 2014 2015 ic it is underlined that the percentage of workers registered to % of workers member of syndical organizations syndical organizations is slightly grown in the last years. has been founded a “prize of Inside Ecopell 2000 srl there result”, variable according to are not present syndical repre- the results gotten by the firm sentatives. during the year of reference The firm, guarantees however, (application of CIG, absentee- that the syndical representa- ism, etc.). tives eventually named by the It is important also to underline personnel won’t be discriminat- that during the last three years ed and that such representa- there have been no conten- tives can communicate with the tiouses with the employees and affiliate in the working place. no strikes. All the work-contracts applied by the firm recall the CCNL of the tanning sector. To the elements of pay of the CCNL, are added, besides, integrative elements as stipulated by accords regarding the tanning district (“District of the leather”). It deals with monthly fixed elements of pay (es. local superminimo) that may vary in relationship to the category of every single worker. Besides, it exists a fixed accord to provincial level, with which,

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 15 16 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT2015 DISCRIMINATION

Ecopell 2000 srl, in compliance to tion of the workers for category, PI– FI Province the legislation in force, does not women are present in the finish- 12% Tuscany Extra UE effect or support any discrimi- ing department as workers (6), in 4% nation in the assumption, in the the administrative department in wages, in the access to the for- quality of employees (3) and for mation, promotion, dismissal or the cleaning service(1). retirement, referring to race base, Currently in the firm there are class, national origin, religion, in- present 4 extra CEE workers. The validity, sex, sexual orientation, greatest part of the employees 85% syndical affiliation, political affilia- originate, instead, from the prov- tion, age. inces of Pisa and Florence. Territorial Origin The personnel of Ecopell 2000 srl is hired through interviews effected by the Direction with the collaboration of the person respon- men sible of Department. women The interview consists in the ver- 80% ification of the established requi- 70% sites for the function in object and 60% of the preceding working experi- 50% ences. 40% Ecopell 2000 srl does not inter- 30% fere with the exercise of the right 20% of the personnel to follow prin- 10% ciples or practices, or to satisfy 0% connected needs to race, class, 2013 2014 2015 national origin, religion, invalidity, sex, sexual orientation, syndical Composition of personnel affiliation or political affiliation. Ecopell 2000 srl does not allow behaviors, including gestures, language or physical contact, that men are sexually coercive, threaten- ing, offensive or turns to the- ex 16 women ploitation. 14 In the graph you have the compo- 12 sition, in percentage, of the male 10 and female personnel of the firm: 8 6 It can be noticed that women’s 4 percentage inside the firm is de- 2 creased in the last year . Indeed, 0 at the end of year 2015 , there leading employees workers have been some alternations. Distribution of workers for category For what concerns the distribu-

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 17 WORKING TIME

Ecopell 2000 srl respects the ordinary work laws and the applicable industri- overtime work al standards on the working time. 100% The schedule of ordinary work 92,17% 92,08% 96,30% is from Monday to Friday from 80% 8.00a.m to 12.00a.m and from 60% 14.00 to 18.00. 40% The duration of the working ac- 20% tivity has fixed in 40 weekly hours 7,83% 7,92% 3,70% and is determined by the norms of 0% the national collective contracts 2013 2014 2015 of the sector. It results, besides, in force an inside circular, approved Working time by the Direction, according to which working half an hour is not taken away to the late comers beginning from the 1° minute of delay (as the CCNL foresees) but on the contrary beginning from the 16° minute of delay. The planning of the vacations, of the dismissals and of the permis- sions is arranged with the workers. The overtime work is effected only on the occasion of excep- tional economic circumstances and of brief duration that cannot be faced with the new personal assumption and it never over- comes the limits defined by the national collective contract. Following, the scheme of the total hours worked in the last three years with underlined the percentage of overtime work. During the year 2015, the percentage of effected overtime work is decreased because there was a better organization of the production.

18 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 19 20 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 REMUNERATION

Ecopell 2000 srl corresponds a superior pay to the minima de- 35 fined in the Collective Contract 30 of sector to the workers, as antic- 25 ipated in the integrative accords 20 agreed with the syndical associa- 15 tions, is able to guarantee to the 10 worker an additional income as 5 well as the satisfaction of the fun- 0 damental necessities. indeterminate part time apprenticeship time The wages point out the composition of what is received, of the Typology of work contracts deductions of law etc. The work contracts duly signed by the parts and the copies of the pay documents are filed by the work Advisor office. The formalities of payment of the wages (cheque, etc.) are freely chosen by the same workers to the action of the assumption. The firm guarantees that possible deductions on the wages are not due to disciplinary purposes and that the composition of the pays and the retributive indemnities are clearly suitable and regularly to the benefit of the workers. Ecopell 2000 srl guarantees that contractual accords are not stipulated for “only manpower” and for false apprenticeship so to avoid the fulfillment of the business ob- ligations towards the personnel, as established by the legislation in force regarding work and social safety. From the analysis of the graph herewith, it is underlined that “indeterminate work contract” is the most used by the firm.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 21 22 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 MANAGEMENT

The direction of the Ecopell 2000 Such politics is periodically re-ex- workers. srl has formalized a business politics amined for verifying its suitability . Ecopell 2000 srl gives the maxi- concerning social responsibility to Ecopell 2000 srl has named a mum importance to the involve- guarantee: representative of the direction ment, gradual in the time, of the a) the engagement to conform to the that, independently from other Suppliers. principles of the Code, to maintain possible responsibilities, can as- They have been identified as : the conformity to the applicable sure the respect of all the requi- “critical” the suppliers that oper- normative dispositions and to re- sites of the present document. ate in sectors that can implicate spect the undersigned accords; Ecopell 2000 srl has established critical conditions of work for the b) the engagement to the continu- and maintains activ an appropri- employees or situations of minor ous improvement, particularly of its ate procedure for the evaluation or irregular work as the hide sup- own organizational system; and the selection of the suppliers pliers, the shipping companies, c) its accessibility in comprehensible / subcontractors (and where op- the suppliers of chemical prod- form to the whole personnel, in- portune of the sub-suppliers) on ucts, the external workmanships. cluded administrators and man- the base of their ability to answer agement; to the present document. Among d) its accessibility to the interested the suppliers of the Ecopell 2000 parts. srl there are not any domicile

PROFESSIONAL PRINCIPLES

Ecopell 2000 srl joins the princi- competors, avoiding disloyal ac- Ecopell 2000 srl guarantees the ples of transparency, correctness tions in the market competition quality of the products and the and good faith in the relationships that brings damages and violate safety of the consumer. with institutions, clients, suppliers, the principles of this code.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 23 THE ENVIRONMENTAL BUDGET

The establishment of the Tannery Arno. As it regards the road con- Castelfranco di Sotto, Montopoli Ecopell 2000 srl is situated in the ditions, there is a suitable road Valdarno, Santa Croce sull’Arno, industrial district of Santa Croce net for the industrial transports, Santa Maria a Monte and San sull’Arno (Pi), turned to produc- directly connected to the prin- Miniato, in the Province of Pisa tive installations and services to cipal arteries of regional traffic and the commune of Fucecchio, the firms, of new realization still in (Highway A11 and S.G.C: Florence in the province of Florence. progress of development. - Pisa-Livorno). The whole economy of the area This area is served by the Depu- The district of the Tuscan leath- holds up on the tanning workman- rator System of Santa Croce sull’ er includes the communes of ship and on related activities.

SCHEME OF THE PROCESS

ENTRING PHASES OF EXIT OF PRODUCTS PRODUCTION DISCARDING

Stocking Raw material

Soaking, Salty solution, Hydrated Sodium, Water Soaking Wetting agents

Hydrated Mortar, Sodium Salty Soluzion with solid sulphide, Sodium bisulfite, Water Liming suspended,COD

Delimings, Bates, Water Deliming and Salty solution with solid bating suspended, COD

Salt, formic Acid, sulphuric Acid, H2S Water Pickel

Chrome, natural/ synthetic Salty Solutions, COD Tannins, Water Pretan

Sulfate of chrome, Chloride of Water, Salts, Chrome III, COD sodium, Water Tannage

Carbonate of Na, Bicarbonate Water, Salts, Chrome III, COD of Na, Water Basifying

Sulfate of chrome, Tannins, Water Water, Salts, Oils, Fat, COD, Retannage Wetting agent

Anilines, formic Acid, Oils and fats, Cuttings of skin, Dust of Water Dyeing and stuffing skin,Anti-friction agent

Mechanical Pigments and binding, COD, operations Wetting agent Pigments, Binding, acrylic and polyurethanes Resins, Water Mulling finishing SOV

24 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 25 THE GROUND

The area on which the building ical Risk, the area is classified “Ecopell 2000 SRL “ has placed, “Level III - to middle / high risk”, is in the portion of the commune while as it regards the Water Risk of Santa Croce sull’ Arno between is classified “Level II - low Risk”, the River Arno and the Antifosso but, thanks to the infrastructures of Usciana. The whole surround- and the efficiency of the smaller ing area is exclusively turned to hydrographic network, the area in industrial use. object is characterized by a mini- As it regards the Hydrogeolog- mum Hydraulic Risk.

DISCHARGES IN ATMOSPHERE

The discharges in atmosphere cabins), nitrogen oxide (NOx) and carried by the chimney of the Tan- monoxide of carbon (CO) pro- nery are referable to dusts ( total duced by the combustion of the particellar material MPT), volatile methane in the thermal plant. The (SOV or COV) Organic Substanc- discharges in atmosphere of the es and (H2S) hydrogen, produced aforesaid pollutants are subject during the different phases of to periodic analysis as indicated in the production cycle (4 spraying the following graphic:

COV H2S Dusts

Semestral Semestral Annual

Following, we report the average measured values are always un- values of the COVs of the last 3 der the limit values established years. As it can be noticed, the by the law.

limit value mg/Nm3 350 value recorded 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 I° sem II° sem. I° sem II° sem. I° sem II° sem. 2013 2014 2015 Concentration COV

26 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 limit value mg/Nm3 value recorded 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 I° sem II° sem. I° sem II° sem. I° sem II° sem. 2013 2014 2015 H2S concentration

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 27 WATER DISCHARGES

The water used during the pro- investigations contemplated to the law D.Lgs 152/06. Tannery duction by the Ecopell 2000 srl the evaluation of the quality of Ecopell 2000 srl, in its activity, are picked by sewer-net that the waters of many water chan- also produces skins tanned with conducts to the Depuratore Con- nels that cross the territory of the chrome, therefore it has been au- sortile of Santa Croce sull’ Arno, Province. The controls on the river thorized to unload to the Aquarno from which the purified refluis are Arno are performed with month- depuration system according to conferred in an affluent (an arti- ly frequency by the stations of Santa Croce sull’Arno commune ficial channel) of the River Arno, Fucecchio, Calcinaia, S.Giovanni ‘s regulations. the Antifosso of Usciana. The De- alla Vena, Pisa. The classification partment ARPAT of Pisa effects of the waters is made following

AVERAGE ANNUAL VALUES

suspended chlorinates sulfates chrome ammonia cod. fil (sed. 2 unloading ph cod mg/l solid mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l hs ph 7) mg/l sampled mc.

YEAR limit values 4 - 13 7000 8000 2500 100 8000

2013 8,04 3082 5960 3146,82 844,73 31,27 193,64 3006,73 575,55

2014 8,12 2944,64 6180,36 3178,82 839,27 23,27 180,18 3079,36 554,36

2015 7,03 3932,36 9779,91 4487,09 1478,91 54,73 223,55 5741,64 388,45

USE AND CONSUMPTION OF WATER

The water requirement of the Ecopell 2000 srl is regularly sat- 78 isfied through an authorized well. 76 Quantity of water that the firm 74 can daily withdraw is from the 72 16/05/12 of 200 m3. 70 During 2014, it has withdrawn 68 27097 m3s of water. In the graphic the average water consumption 66 is recorded for unity of product. 64 62 60 2013 2014 2015

Water consumption per unit/product (l/m2)

28 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 USE AND CONSUPTION OF FUEL AND ENERGY

The Ecopell 2000 S.r.l obtains ex- (gas-oil) for the restocking of the ternal supplies of electric energy. means for moving the commodi- The firm uses the methane to heat ties inside the industrial area. the water. The energetic consumptions of Inside the court yard, it is present the last 3 years are reported here a small cistern for combustible below:

Energetic consumptions for unity of product (TEP/1000m2)

2013 2014 2015 electric energy 0,615 0,581 0,804 gas-oil 0,014 0,532 0,855 methan 0,732 0,013 0,012 tot. 1,361 1,125 1,670

electric energy methane gas-oil 100% 80% 60% 54% 52% 51% 45% 47% 48% 40% 20% 0% 1% 1% 1% 2013 2014 2015

Division energetic consumes (%)

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 29 WASTE MATERIALS

The waste materials produced Tanning fluids containing chrome 4,9% 0,1% during the production process of 4,4% Mud containing chrome Ecopell 2000 srl are reported in 4,3% the following graphic. 4,2% Mud not-containing chrome Tanned leather, pieces of leather 9,1% containing chrome In the cake-graph it is illustrated Non-specified waste 3,3% the division of the different type of Wood packaging waste during 2015 It can be no- 69,7% Other packaging ticed that the 69.7% of the pro- Other duced waste materials is constituted by tanning fluids containing Waste typology 2015 chrome. For what concerns the destination of the waste, the 83% is sent to the recovery.

The waste material obtained from 2015 83% 17% Recovery taking flesh off the skins (scarnat- Disposal ura) is managed as a refuse from the external workmanship that 2014 94% 6% treats this activity. The production is of around 10kg each skin and everything is des- 2013 86% 14% tined to recovery. The waste, that derives from the 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% mechanical removal of the subcu- taneous layer of the skins in tripe, Waste destination the hair and other solid residues from the first phases of production are not classified by the current normative as refuse, but as By-product of Animal Origin (SOA). The management of the waste material obtained by taking flesh off the skins, is disciplined by a normative that comes down from an European (1774/2002/ CE) rule, replaced by the Rules n. 1069/2009 and n. 142/2011. For what concerns the paper and plastics, the diversified harvest is effected in special sacks that are withdrawn by personnel of the Commune in specific days.

30 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

Outside of the building there are minimize the manipulation of but they are opportunely com- situated the siloses of the chem- chemical products; in the whole posed by mixtures of different ical products, connected to the drum-section there is a semi-au- products which are prepared by system of automatic dosing of thomatic system of dosing the specialized people of the tannery. the drums. The siloses are all situ- liquid chemical products, driven In every case, the manipulation of ated within a specific area turned by a PLC of control. During nor- the chemical products happens in to stock liquid products, this area mal conditions of work, or rather the respect of what is written on is endowed with an inclinated when the system of production the label and what is established drainage directed towards a grate of the skins works totally in auto- in the Plan of chemical Risk. which is connected to a special matically, the products are dosed In 2015, there have been used cistern of harvest. automatically way by the system 511.568 kg of chimical products The current chemical products of control. which corresponds to an unitary are exclusively used in the vari- In the finishing section, it was not consumption of 1,97 kg / sqmt ous phases of the production . possible to arrange automatic per finished skin. For every used product, the firm systems of dosing the spraying owns the relative safety card. machine, because the products The firm is structured so that to are not available in commerce,

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2015 31 Ecopell 2000 Srl

Via del Trebbio Nord, 41 56029 Santa Croce sull’Arno (Pisa) +39 0571 366168 [email protected] www.ecopell.it