Our commitment to responsible management of resources

Environmental sustainability also depends on the proper use of resources, starting with energy, which is essential in the ceramic production process. We were the first company operating in the ceramic sector to obtain Certification of our Quality System according to ISO 9001 in 1994 and, subsequently, ISO 14001 certification for our environmental management system. Finally, in 2022, the company obtained certification of its Energy Management System according to ISO 50001 for the plants at the Fiorano site. In the same year, the Group was among the first in the world to obtain ISO 17889-1 certification, the first international standard assessing the sustainability of ceramic tiles through 38 quantitative and qualitative criteria across the three areas of sustainability: environmental, social and governance.

In recent years, the plants have been upgraded with the best available technologies aimed at improving energy efficiency. Energy savings have been confirmed by the achievement of white certificates in Italy, namely Energy Efficiency Certificates (TEE), which certify the energy savings obtained through specific interventions such as the installation of lower-consumption kilns.

In 2025 as well, all electricity purchased from the grid was fully covered by Guarantees of Origin (GO), confirming that our external supply comes exclusively from renewable energy sources.

We acquired 65,049 MWh of renewable energy from the national electricity grid, covering 100% of our electricity needs imported from the grid and avoiding the emission of approximately 28,699 tonnes of CO₂.

This strategy strengthens our commitment to decarbonising the energy mix.

In September 2025, a new photovoltaic system was activated at the Finale Emilia plant.

In its first three months of operation, the system produced 705 MWh of renewable energy, of which 686 MWh were self-consumed directly on site, helping to reduce dependence on external energy sources.

In 2025, we recovered 112,735 MWh of heat in our dryers thanks to the three cogeneration plants in Casiglie, Fiorano and Sassuolo.

This result confirms our commitment to the continuous improvement of energy efficiency and to enhancing the value of recovered thermal energy within production processes.

In 2025, the expansion and efficiency upgrade of the Casiglie dryer, fully integrated with the cogeneration system, was completed.

The intervention made it possible to permanently switch off the cogenerator burner, saving approximately 639,000 Sm³ of natural gas and reducing CO₂ emissions by more than 1,300 tonnes.