More than 1.3 million euro of liberal donations made by Sacmi in 2002

Mar 05, 2003

More than 1.3 million euro of liberal donations made by Sacmi in 20024/3/2003 - In 2002 the Sacmi Group donated more than 1.3 million euro to solidarity initiatives. In particular, 1,138,000 euro went to donations on health in the Imola area where the parent company is based, but also in other areas of Italy and abroad, including a large contribution to the new National Tumour Association centre in Bologna. During the year more than 193,000 euro was donated to associations and initiatives of a social and cultural nature. Sacmi Imola has also recently made a 15,000 euro donation to the Southern African Conservation Education Trust, for the Southern African Wildlife College (www.wildlifecollege.org.za). The campaign was launched by the WWF South Africa for the College, which aims to become an outstanding training centre for environment conservation and nature reserve administration managers, geared in particular to African students and organisations.
The Sacmi Group, consisting of more than 60 companies based worldwide, is the world-leading manufacturer of plant and machinery for the ceramic industry and packaging. It has 3,320 employees, a group turnover in excess of � 830 million in 2002 and an export percentage in the region of 80%. Between 1998 and 2001, Sacmi assigned almost 3 million euro to liberal and cultural donations: "The Sacmi Imola cooperative," explained managing director Eugenio Emiliani, "has strongly developed the concept of solidarity initiatives in recent years. The activities conducted by the Group in 2002 and the most recent donation to the Southern African Wildlife College are further examples of the importance that Sacmi attaches to issues of health, social and cultural development, environment protection and the future of the planet."

Sacmi Imola's support for the initiative is strongly linked to the company's focus on health and environmental issues, as further demonstrated by its efforts to minimise the environmental impact of its factories and to safeguard the health of employees. After gaining Vision 2000 quality certification and ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certification, in recent weeks Sacmi Imola has also received OHSAS 18001 certification for its Health and safety management system. Since 2000 the Group has succeeded in reducing accidents in the workplace by 80%.