36 37 ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY 2022 Sustainability Report Sustainable thinking: a new model of development Product Carbon Footprint Thinking sustainably means, first of all, being aware of our impacts and then using this awareness to improve our processes. We therefore decided to conduct a Life Cycle Assessment study according to the most widely accredited international standards (ISO14040, ISO14044, ISO14067, PCR “Tableware and kitchenware” by EPD International), with the following objectives: • assessing the environmental impact and in particular the carbon footprint of an average Guardini pan; • identifying areas for improvement throughout the lifecycle of the pan (change-oriented approach); • communicate to stakeholders our strategic commitment to environmentally friendly production. In the preliminary phase of the Life Cycle Assessment study, all process along the entire product supply chain are analysed and mapped according to the following model: Raw materials Design CIRCULAR ECONOMY Consumption, use, reuse, repair Collection Recycling Residual waste Production manufacturing Distribution TRAY MOULDING • Steel and coating (g) • Electricity (MJ or kWh per source) • Production offcuts (g) • Production waste (g) FINISHED TRAYS • Paper (g) PACKAGED TRAY • Packaging material (g) CUSTOMER TRANSPORT TRANSPORT Truck (km) SCRAP AND PRODUCTION WASTE (G) TRANSPORT Truck (km) USE • Water • Electricity LANDFILL Steel (g) RECYCLING • Scrap and production waste (g) • Paper and cardboard (g) • Packaging film (g) • Electricity (MJ or kWh per source) • Water (L) RECYCLING TRANSPORT TRANSPORT Truck (km) LANDFILL TRANSPORT TRANSPORT Truck (km) TRANSPORT Truck (km, % total transport) STEEL • Hi Top Steel (kg, % total material) • PES (polyethersulphone)- based coating and PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) additive (kg, % total material) PAPER, GLUE • Paper Packaging (kg) • Glue Packaging (kg) TRANSPORT Truck (km, % total transport) PACKAGING • Packaging material Cardboard, plastic film (kg) TRANSPORT Truck (km, % total transport) UPSTREAM CORE DOWNSTREAM Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a methodology that measures the environmental footprint of a product or service throughout its entire life cycle, “from cradle to grave”. The scope of the analysis therefore extends from the extraction of the raw material to the production stages, the use of the product, and its end of life. Through the LCA study, the environmental footprint of a product/service is broken down into different 'impact categories', which represent the different impacts that the product/service generates in the different environmental sectors. One of the impact categories considered is the increase in the greenhouse effect (Global Warming Potential - 100 years), measured by the amount of CO2e emissions into the atmosphere generated by the consumption of energy and materials during the life cycle of a product/service. In this sense, the Carbon Footprint represents a subset of an LCA study. The purpose of an LCA study is to find out about the impacts generated and to put in place actions to reduce and compensate for those impacts. It is also a useful benchmarking tool within the industry to assess the most environmentally virtuous companies.
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