"Our present and future actions are to be inspired by the noblest principles: protecting the environment and the community in which we operate, so that they remain an asset for us and for future generations"
It is from these premises that the Sustainability Report 2023 comes to life, from the desire to believe that our company is part of a harmonious and beautiful system that we have the pleasure and the obligation to protect and safeguard. Our daily work has always been inspired by and based on the noblest principles: protecting the environment in which we operate and protecting the community that hosts us, so that they can be an asset for us and for future generations.
The daily challenges posed to us by the market needs represent a stimulus to innovate, develop and grow, guaranteeing our customers the highest quality of goods and services, improving our employees’ quality of life while promoting dignity.
Three core values inspire and firmly underpin our business.
Governance
The solid family governance has always ensured the identification of strategies and projects useful to pursue a corporate development that is sustainable, focused on environmental protection and aimed at promoting the wellbeing of the community. The cornerstones defined by the company focus on continuing working on supply chain monitoring, traceability and certification, along with the implementation of generative artificial intelligence to simplify administrative tasks and facilitate decision-making processes and strategic choices.
Company and People
For Maglificio Gran Sasso people represent one of the essential assets for value creation. Listening, communication and respect for everyone's needs foster a healthy and inclusive working environment, testimony to an approach that, for over seventy years, has ensured a lifelong career within the company for over two thousand employees, who have become promoters, among the new generations, of the precious know-how they have acquired.
Environment
Protecting and preserving the environment around us, aware of the importance of preserving natural resources for present and future generations: from this comes our sustainable approach. In fact, our garments are developed to be 'desirable in that they are sustainable', from the design, to the choice of materials, through all the manufacturing stages. The company has also created a 'cashmere care' section on its website (https://www.gransasso.it/it/cashmere-care) to inform customers about the correct procedures to follow and increase the durability of the garments. Even the packaging is sustainable: it is FSC certified, and, in line with the company's policy of reducing our plastic footprint, recycled and recyclable paper air pillows have been used, replacing plastic ones. Finally, Maglificio Gran Sasso's commitment to sustainability is embodied in two further strategic objectives: energy autonomy, through the renovation and expansion of the photovoltaic system already on the roof of the factory, and the reduction of the carbon footprint, through, for instance, the review of transportation and vehicle fleet.
The generation of a lasting positive impact necessarily goes through the sharing of the noblest values linked to the environment and the community. With this in mind, drafting the sustainability report has represented for us a moment of reflection during which we have deeply analyzed the way we have been operating, focusing on critical issues and rewarding positive actions, with the aim of pursuing a policy of continuous improvement.
