When training creates shared value

Nine times Top Employer and four time Best Employer

Our commitment to social sustainability, professional growth, and initiatives for the safety and well-being of all of us has allowed us to be part of the Top Employer certified companies since 2017. The recognition is the final result of the analysis by the Top Employers Institute aimed at enhancing corporate excellence in human resources. To be certified, the company must complete an evaluation of practices through a questionnaire that is validated and assessed. If the results, compared with other companies in the sector, are positive, the company obtains the Top Employer certification along with an analysis of the score obtained to identify areas for further improvement. We have also obtained the Best Employers certification for the fourth consecutive year, an award aimed at companies that excel in human resource management and creating a positive work environment. The Best Employers certification is based on surveys by Statista, an online platform specializing in data collection and visualization, which conducts independent research on over 170,000 employees in more than 50 countries.

The PEOPLE-NESS Program

To promote a 360° culture of well-being, the important training program PEOPLE-NESS was launched in 2024, designed and developed for the entire company population. It has already delivered 500 hours of training and involved more than 200 people, nearly 70% of whom are women. With the support of industry experts, PEOPLE-NESS addresses topics related to psychophysical well-being, the enhancement of diversity, and the improvement of relationships, with the aim of representing a true path of personal and collective growth. The PEOPLE-NESS program was also presented at the “Learning More Festival,” the first festival in Italy dedicated to training, learning, and the enhancement of human capital.

The Young T.I.L.E. project represents an investment in young people’s talent and creativity and bears testament to our commitment for sustainability and innovation in the sector. Every two years, 25 employees under the age of 30 from Mohawk’s sites in Italy, Spain, Poland and Bulgaria participate in an immersive, experience-based learning program which aims to provide participants with a broader knowledge of the company. Participants, split into working groups and led by a tutor, present a project on areas of particular interest for the company at the end of the course. The topics of the 2021-2022 edition were Strategic Technology, Digital Innovation and Sustainability.

Our commitment to the local community in which we work on a daily basis has taken concrete form with the Marazzi Academy, a project dedicated to the people who live in the local area to grow together and share culture and experience. Marazzi Academy aims to offer the future generations the tools to enter the world of work under the best possible terms. The project is reserved for unemployed high-school and university graduates resident in the Emilia-Romagna region, with the goal of providing professional skills which can be immediately put to use in the local area, and linked to the ceramics sector, such as data analytics and management technician or interior designers with expertise in ceramics.

Our commitment to the local community in which we live and operate daily has taken shape in the Marazzi Dual Academy, a project dedicated to the people living in the area to grow together and share culture and experiences. The Marazzi Dual Academy aims to offer future generations the tools to best integrate into the workforce. The project is reserved for graduating students of IIS Alessandro Volta in Sassuolo, with the goal of providing immediately applicable professional skills related to the ceramic district. In the 2024/2025 school year, 55 students from the fourth and fifth grades were welcomed to receive both theoretical training and practical experience. Eleven students from the previous year, 2023/2024, joined the company as Marazzi employees at the end of the program.

In 2021 Ragno put on two webinars entitled “Design Experiences” with magazine The Plan. During the events, director of The Plan Nicola Leonardi and four major Italian architectural practices compared notes on their own projects. The first saw the involvement of Spagnulo & Partners alongside Parisotto + Formenton Architetti, while the second featured Linea T Studio and Fortebis. Over 200 professionals participated in the online programme, which counts for course credit.

Inaugurated in 2010, the Pietro and Maria Marazzi Training Centre occupies an area of about 1.000 m2 within the Casiglie (Sassuolo, Modena) production location. It is a cutting-edge structure, complete with library and reading area, entirely dedicated to the development and continuing education of our employees, but also available to local associations and organisations such as the Red Cross, Cerform, Adecco and the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.