Italcer Group publishes its first Sustainability Report

The group has set out its goals for 2023 based on 6 pillars (governance, environment, people, product, value chain and society). Its ADVANCE® product range has gained MOCA food contact certification

Italcer, one of Italy’s top ceramic tile producers, has taken a further step along its sustainable growth path. After receiving the Sustainability Award promoted by Team Credit Suisse and Kon Group in October 2021 and being listed by Forbes amongst the top 100 sustainable Italian companies (all with ESG rating issued by Altis Università Cattolica and Reprisk), in March this year the group led by CEO Graziano Verdi became a member of the World Alliance for Efficient Solutions (an NGO which promotes green energy and sustainable technologies globally) and has now published its first Sustainability Report 2021.

The report lists the main initiatives adopted by the group last year and the formal obligations it has undertaken for the future, including its goals for 2023 based on 6 pillars (governance, environment, people, product, value chain and society) and achievable through 33 concrete actions.

The group has backed up its commitment to minimise the environmental impact of its production processes with a €4.2 million investment aimed at ensuring efficient use of materials, greater energy savings, reduced pollutant emissions and more responsible water and waste management. It uses upward of 50% recycled raw materials and is able to recover more than 99% of the production waste generated at its facilities.  It utilises chemicals with the lowest possible environmental impact and adopts low-energy technologies such as the press launched last year.

Italcer’s flagship product is its ADVANCE® technology which is capable of eliminating viruses, bacteria and harmful microorganisms from porcelain tile surfaces while also having anti-pollution properties that improve air quality.

Two years since its launch, the ADVANCE® range also recently obtained MOCA food contact certification, opening up new potential for the use of this patented technology on the kitchen countertops and furniture surfaces offered by the Rondine, La Fabbrica and Elios brands.

Italcer Group has seven brands – La Fabbrica, Elios, Rondine, Cedir, Bottega, Devon&Devon (bathroom furniture) and Equipe Cerámicas in Spain – and 919 employees and in 2021 posted consolidated revenues of more than €260 million and pro-forma EBITDA of €65 million.