Dear Stakeholders,

Let me introduce the 12th Sustainability Report covering the year 2021, a year that was by no means easy, but as I always tell my employees: “We have to consider the difficulties and adversities of the last few years as the new normal and make an effort not to be found unprepared. In other words, we have to turn unforeseen events into opportunities as a function of our corporate culture and global presence”. Having achieved this awareness, we focused even more on sustainability issues, also comforted by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), which includes various investment chapters dedicated to a more sustainable economy.

For the second year in a row, we commissioned the independent auditing firm Deloitte & Touche S.p.A. to carry out a limited assurance engagement of our Group’s Sustainability Report. In addition, the rating agencies Cerved and EcoVadis issued two ESG ratings for the company this year. For us, these collaborations are not just a proof of concept, but an incentive, a stimulus for improving our sustainable performance and enhancing the value of environmentally friendly products.