When training creates shared value

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.

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.

Young T.I.L.E. represents the company’s investment in the talent and creativity of the younger generation, as well as a demonstration of our commitment to sustainability and innovation. Every two years, a group of employees under the age of 30 from the Mohawk offices in Italy, Spain, Poland and Bulgaria take part in an immersive learning programme designed to provide a broader understanding of the company.
Organised into teams and supported by a tutor, participants develop a project on strategic themes which, in 2025, centred on Artificial Intelligence, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Sustainability and Social Responsibility. The winning project proposed a new approach to Marazzi’s onboarding process, grounded in DEI values, to make joining the company even more welcoming and inclusive.

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.

Over the past two academic years, 104 students from years IV and V have been welcomed, each undertaking both theoretical training and practical experience. Thirteen students from the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 academic years have joined the company as Marazzi employees upon completion of the programme.

Alongside Academy Duale, our commitment to new generations is also realised through pathways dedicated to the development of transversal skills and career orientation. In 2025, 50 students from the fourth and fifth years of local secondary schools participated in school-work alternation programmes, working on practical projects in the areas of Information Technology, Customer Service, Marketing and Logistics to gain first-hand knowledge of business processes and the skills required by the labour market. In particular, within the Information Technology department, the students collaborated to promote access to the company intranet among factory workers, thereby contributing to improved digital inclusion and greater efficiency in internal processes.

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.

Through the Welcome to Ragno programme, we welcome clients, architects, designers and students to tailored face-to-face training courses, designed to provide a direct and immersive experience of the Group and its expertise.

The programme includes guided tours of the production plants and laboratories, technical insights into products and collections, sessions dedicated to research and development, sustainability and innovation topics, as well as opportunities for direct dialogue with our experts.
A highly valuable educational and professional experience that, in 2025, involved over 4,600 people.

Created by the Group in collaboration with the Municipality of Sassuolo, Welcome to Marazzi for Kids & Schools is an experiential learning programme that introduces young people to the world of ceramics through the company’s and district’s history, modelling and decoration workshops, an overview of the production process, and themes of environmental, social and governance sustainability.
Between 2023 and 2025, the project engaged 1,700 students from primary and lower secondary schools, providing them with the opportunity to connect with one of the region’s industrial centres of excellence.
The initiative enhances the dialogue between schools and businesses and fosters the development of transferable skills such as creativity, critical thinking and problem solving in the younger generations.