ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Since 2003, when all RadiciGroup companies joined the voluntary Responsible Care® initiative, environmental and natural resources protection has become a core challenge for the Group. The “RadiciGroup for Sustainability” plan was launched in 2010 and implemented through the OPERATION TWENTY4 project (20% reduction in energy consumption, 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, 20% increase in the use of renewable resources, 20% increase in the use of recycled materials), which has become the plan’s operational and communication tool. In 2011, by implementing the GRI framework, the Group started carrying on in-depth analysis of environmental sustainability issues to achieve more effective wide-ranging environmental policies. During 2011, besides thorough monitoring of key environmental parameters, Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) were conducted for all the main RadiciGroup polyamide products. The LCAs involved cradle-togate product analysis, that is, an analysis of all the stages from the extraction of raw materials to the product’s exit from the Group factory gate. The LCAs carried out in 2011, which fall into the reporting period of this Report, covered about 87% of the products manufactured by RadiciGroup companies. The results will be published during 2012, together with the results for the products of the Polyester Business Unit.
RADICIGROUP PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE STAGES ANALYSED PRODUCT CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATION MANUFACTURE AND PRODUCTION MARKETING AND PROMOTION WAREHOUSING
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