Environmental and Social Report 2014 2 Environmental and Social Report 2014 Index

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2014 2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2014 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 2014 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 2014 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 2014 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 2014 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 2014 7 8 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2014 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 up to 14 15-18 19-35 36-45 46-55 over 56 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 2014 9 10 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT2014 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 2014 11 12 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2014 HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ecopell 2000 srl, keeping in lasted middle average (days absence / n° accidents) mind the state of the prevailing average knowledges concerning the 60 52 industry and all the relative risks, 50 40 guarantees a sure and healthy 33 working place and adopts the 30 suitable measures to prevent 20 10 accidents and damages to the 0 health that can verify during the 0 carrying out of the work or in 2012 2013 2014 consequence of it, minimizing, as much as practicable and Accidents reasonably is, the causes of danger imputable to the working environment . The firm has named a The causes of accident of the last %external % inside Representative of the Direction that 3 years, concern an accident in is responsible of the health and of itinere in the 2012, one accidental 100% the safety of the whole personnel fall and one spurt of chemical 80% and of the implementation of product in 2014. 60% the safety and health factors as In the last 3 years in Ecopell 40% indicated in the norm. 2000 srl has been signalled 1 20% The whole personnel of the case of professional illness that, 0% firm receives a regular and subsequently to checks, has not documented formation in safety been held such. The employee, 2012 2013 2014 subject and health, and such resulted allergic to a specific formation is repeated for the new typology of glove and he has been interventions n° and reassigned personnel. The moved in another section. firm has established systems to For what concerns the formation individualize, to avoid or to face of the employees, during %external % inside potential risks to the health and 2014, it has been effected two to safety of the whole personnel updatings. The graphs bring, for 100% (evaluation of the risks updated to the obligatory formation, the division 80% 10/10/2014). for interventions and for involved 60% Ecopell 2000 srl guarantees, for dependent. 40% the use of the whole personnel, 20% clean bathroomss, water drinkable 0% access and hygienic structures for the maintenance of the foods. 2012 2013 2014 In the graph, it is recorded the dependent n° middle duration of the accidents in the last 3 years. As it is underlined, no accidents are recorded in 2013 .

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2014 13 14 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2014 ASSOCIATION AND TRANSACTION

Ecopell 2000 srl respects the % member of syndical organizations right of the whole personnel to 16,00 form and to join the labor un- 15,80 ions of their choice and the right 15,60 to the collective contracting in 15,40 the way and times defined by 15,20 the law. 15,00 The Direction does not hinder 14,80 in some way the wish of the 14,60 workers to join demonstrations, 2012 2013 2014 strikes etc. From the analysis of the graph % of workers member of syndical organizations it is underlined that the % of enrolled workers to syndical organizations has been permanent 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 2014 15 16 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT2014 DISCRIMINATION

Ecopell 2000 srl, in compliance to ity of employees (3) and for the PI– FI Province the legislation in force, does not cleaning service(1). 13% Tuscany effect or support any discrimina- Currently in the firm there are Extra UE tion in the assumption, in the wag- present 4 extra CEE workers. The 10% es, in the access to the formation, greatest part of the employees promotion, dismissal or retirement, originate, instead, from the prov- referring to race base, class, na- inces of Pisa and Florence. tional origin, religion, invalidity, sex, sexual orientation, syndical affilia- 77% tion, political affiliation, age. The personnel of Ecopell 2000 srl Territorial Origin is hired through interviews effected by the Direction with the collaboration of the person responsible of Department. men The interview consists in the ver- women ification of the established requi- 80% sites for the function in object and 70% of the preceding working experi- 60% ences. 50% Ecopell 2000 srl does not interfere 40% with the exercise of the right of the 30% personnel to follow principles or 20% practices, or to satisfy connected 10% needs to race, class, national ori- 0% gin, religion, invalidity, sex, sexual 2012 2013 2014 orientation, syndical affiliation or political affiliation. Composition of personnel Ecopell 2000 srl does not allow behaviors, including gestures, lan- guage or physical contact, that are sexually coercive, threatening, of- men fensive or turns to the exploitation. In the graph you have the compo- 20 women sition, in percentage, of the male 15 and female personnel of the firm: it can be noticed that women’s 10 percentage inside the firm in the 5 last years has been permanent. For what concerns the distribu- 0 tion of the workers for category, leading employees workers women are present in the finishing department as workers (6), in the Distribution of workers for category administrative department in qual-

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2014 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 80% 92,89% 92,17% 92,08% is from Monday to Friday from 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 7,11% 7,83% 7,92% and is determined by the norms of 0% the national collective contracts 2012 2013 2014 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 last 3 years the percentage of effected overtime work is constant.

18 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2014 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2014 19 20 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2014 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 2014 21 22 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2014 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 2014 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 2014 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2014 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. 2012 2013 2014 Concentration COV

26 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2014 limit value mg/Nm3 6 value recorded 5 4 3 2 1 0 I° sem II° sem. I° sem II° sem. I° sem II° sem. 2012 2013 2014

H2S concentration

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2014 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 ammonia cod. fil (sed. 2 unloading ph cod mg/l chrome mg/l solid 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

2012 7,86 2756,82 5529,45 3141,09 656,27 19,55 180,73 2645 647,45

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

USE AND CONSUMPTION OF WATER

The water requirement of the Ecopell 2000 srl is regularly sat- 68 isfied through an authorized well. 67 Quantity of water that the firm can daily withdraw is from the 66 3 16/05/12 of 200 m . 65 During 2014, it has withdrawn 27097 m3s of water. In the graphic 64 the average water consumption 63 is recorded for unity of product. 2012 2013 2014

Water consumption per unit/product (l/m2)

28 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2014 USE AND CONSUPTION OF FUEL AND ENERGY

Ecopell 2000 srl is provisioned to feed the cogeneratore and to of electric energy both externally heat the water when the cogen- and internally through a “cogeneratore is stopped. eratore” that has been installed in Inside the court yard, it is present 2011. During 2014 it has not been a small cistern for combustible possible to use the cogeneratore (gas-oil) for the restocking of the because of a technical break- means for moving the commodi- down. Insofar in graphic, the data ties inside the industrial area. are brought only related to 2012 The energetic consumptions of and 2013. the last 3 years are reported here The firm, besides, uses methane below:

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

2012 2013 2014 electric energy 0,584 0,615 0,581 gas-oil 0,013 0,014 0,532 methan 0,811 0,732 0,013 tot. 1,408 1,361 1,125

electric energy methane 100% gas-oil 80% 60% 58% 54% 52% 45% 47% 40% 41% 20% 0% 1% 1% 1% 2012 2013 2014

Division energetic consumes (%)

Electric Energy from “cogeneratore” (kw)

Produced Used Sold

2012 504420 460296 44124

2013 659256 549762 109494

2014 - - -

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2014 29 WASTE MATERIALS

The waste materials produced during the production process of Tanning fluids containing chrome Ecopell 2000 srl are reported in 2014 the following graphic. Mud containing chrome Mud not-containing chrome

In the cake-graph it is illustrated 2013 Tanned leather, pieces of leather containing chrome the division of the different type Non-specified waste of waste during 2014. It can be Wood packaging noticed that the 88% of the pro- 2012 Other duced waste materials is constituted by tanning fluids containing 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% chrome. For what concerns the Waste typology destination of the waste, over the 90% is sent to the recovery.

The waste material obtained from 0,3% 2,8% 2,0% 3,2% Tanning fluids containing chrome taking flesh off the skins (scarnat- 2,0% 87,9% 1,8% Mud containing chrome ura) is managed as a refuse from the external workmanship that Mud not-containing chrome Tanned leather, pieces of leather treats this activity. containing chrome The production is of around 10kg Non-specified waste each skin and everything is des- Wood packaging tined to recovery. Other The waste, that derives from the mechanical removal of the subcu- Waste typology 2013 taneous layer of the skins in tripe, the hair and other solid residues from the first phases of production are not classified by the cur- Recovery rent normative as refuse, but as 2014 94% 6% By-product of Animal Origin (SOA). Disposal The management of the waste material obtained by taking flesh 2013 86% 14% off the skins, is disciplined by a normative that comes down from an European (1774/2002/ CE) rule, replaced by the Rules n. 2012 83% 17% 1069/2009 and n. 142/2011. For what concerns the paper and 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% plastics, the diversified harvest is Waste destination effected in special sacks that are withdrawn by personnel of the Commune in specific days.

30 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REPORT 2014 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 2014, there have been used cistern of harvest. automatically way by the system 799.021 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 1,94 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 2014 31 Ecopell 2000 Srl

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