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 en- vironmental 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.