32 33 ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY 2022 Sustainability Report From materials to waste We have implemented a procedure which is structured, formalised and mapped within the quality management system, differentiating the management and disposal of hazardous waste from non-hazardous waste. For the first category, containers have been installed outside the plant for the collection of all the main types of non-hazardous waste produced by the company; the disposal of this waste is managed by the Municipality of Volpiano. Instead, hazardous waste is collected in clearly defined areas within the plant. The request for disposal, including the type, size and weight of the waste, is made directly by the responsible personnel. For both types of waste, the forms issued by transporters must be recorded in the appropriate register no later than ten days after the document is issued. We have entrusted the recovery of steel scrap, the main raw material used in production, to two suppliers involved in the transformation of scrap and off-cuts into a reusable material mainly for the construction sector. Although 100% of steel waste is then processed into new products by companies in other sectors, the waste production index is constantly monitored to ensure it is constantly reduced. In 2022, steel scrap due to production or raw material defects accounted for 1.48% of all pieces produced. We have also achieved full recovery of wooden pallets at the end of their life through a service offered by our disposal company which, depending on the condition of the pallets, repairs them, refits them or converts them into chipboard, offering a virtuous circular economy model. For the collection of paper, cardboard and plastic, we are assessing specialist suppliers which can provide greater traceability of the supply chain by offering direct transport to the paper mill or to plastic recovery and recycling centres. At the same time, consideration is being given to installing an industrial cardboard shredder in the plant which, in addition to reducing disposal costs, would provide a significant cut in the number of journeys by disposers and the resulting greenhouse gas emissions. With a view to achieving an overall reduction in the amount of waste produced, the company also plans to do away with heat-shrink plastic film for packaging, a product which is often requested by the customer but which is superfluous for the purposes of proper packaging. For us, sustainability is an attitude to be applied every day and shared with all the people who are part of our business, through a variety of best practices. With this objective: • drinking water dispensers have been introduced for staff, resulting in the elimination of plastic bottles from vending machines; • all plastic cups and spoons inside the vending machines have been replaced with fully recyclable paper cups; • air dryers have been installed which are powered by the energy generated from the photovoltaic system to replace the use of paper towels; • the use of digital formats for communication is encouraged, with a 70% reduction in paper use. With the introduction of Industry 4.0 on eight production lines, the production process has been integrated and interconnected with the company management system. This makes it possible to exploit the opportunities for two-way communication, obtaining production data (number of pieces produced, line stops, etc.) from the plants and information on the orders needed by the line operators from the management system. This provides us with real-time information, enabling us to take prompt action on production efficiency and reduce the use of paper documents, in line with the company's paperless goal. Another logistics-related action has been paperless warehouse management: the logistics of finished products are controlled via Bluetooth terminals, which exchange information with the company management system without the need for paper documents. For packaging and secondary packaging, we favour the use of recycled and recyclable materials and, in the case of paper, from FSC-certified sources. Again with a view to reducing the amount of materials used, depending on the protection requirements of our products, we are committed to using less packaging material and minimising the physical size of products during transport. of steel scrap 1.48 % recovery of wooden pallets 100 %
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