Raphael SrlID Nr. 4S-100262e-report versione 3.0
The history of our wool mill began in 1972, when Pierluigi Fileppo, with gained experience as a textile designer, decided to set up his own business.
Pierluigi’s two sons, Franco and Gianluca, and granddaughters, Claudia and Paola, have taken up the inheritance, and carry on the trade
according to what is now an ancient family tradition. Among our customers we include the major fashion brands.
We are a dynamic group with a continuous proposal of innovative fabrics based on quality, fashion trends and stylistic needs of our customers.
We produce clothing fabrics with various qualities of wool, cashmere, alpaca, angora, mohair, silks and cottons;
we are specialists in double coated, stretch, English turns and jacquard fabrics.
We give our fabrics finishes ranging from classic treatment to more particular finishes.
The use of natural materials guarantees the health of consumers, with consequent appreciation by end users.
We are proud to join the 4Sustainability and ZDHC roadmap for sustainability, through a series of targeted projects;
we are FSC (viscose) GRS, GOTS, RWS, ZQ, NPF and Textile & Health certified.
www.lanificioraphael.com
4SUSTAINABILITY® COMMITMENT
Growth and sustainability are the factors for which we want to stand out, founding our strategy on the belief that ethical approach should characterize our business model. We firmly believe there cannot be a long-term economic development without a social and environmental development.
Inspired to and aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations in the 2030 Agenda (SDGs), we’re committed to contributing to the generation of global positive change, assuming a clear environmental and social responsibility.
We do it concretely by joining the 4sustainability® roadmap, making the values and action programs it embodies our own, committing ourselves to starting a virtuous change journey in our business model, through one or more initiatives that we tell in this e-report.
this initiative contributes to the following main UN Sustainable Development Goals
DATA REFERENCE PERIOD
from 31/03/2023 to 31/03/2024
LAST ISSUE DATE
27/05/2024
IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL
the implementation level is defined after the assurance process following the achievement of the protocol’s minimum requirements and is reviewed annually
The company has mapped and assessed the raw materials used to manufacture its products and identified more sustainable alternatives protected by patent or otherwise attested, certified or validated as set out in the 4s Materials Library. The main certifications are displayed below.
The report highlights the purchases share calculated in volume, as well as the sustainable items share sold in the current year with recognized and verified positive sustainability attributes.
18%
percentage of preferred materials sourced
INPUT
The input percentage indicates the proportion of raw materials with recognized sustainability attributes. The calculation is performed by mapping the purchases made during the year and highlighting the share-volume of the sustainable ones based on the positive attributes as defined in the 4s Materials Library.
BREAKDOWN OF PREFERRED MATERIALS BY TYPE OF FIBRE
6%
Percentage of traceability knowledge information about raw material
KNOWLEDGE OF TRACEABILITY INFORMATION ABOUT RAW MATERIALS
The percentage represents the extent of information on raw material, including origin country, recycling method (for recycled fibers), and sector. It’s calculated by comparing the volume of raw materials with complete information to the total purchased volume.
0%
the percentage indicates the detail of the kg or meters processed internally by the company compared to the total internal production
elimination of toxic and harmful chemicals from production cycles in line with the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Programme
this initiative contributes to the following main UN Sustainable Development Goals
LAST REPORT ABSTRACT
download the report abstract with the main KPIs collected during the last on site assurance performed; if present, the abstract also includes the ZDHC Foundational or Progressive Level Certificate
IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL
the implementation level is defined after the assurance process following the achievement of the protocol’s minimum requirements and is reviewed annually
The company has adopted the ZDHC MRSL for eliminating toxic and harmful chemicals from its processes and the 4S PRSL for raw material control. It has also implemented all the ZDHC CMS TIG requirements on internal and external processes.
CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SCORE
94%
the percentage indicates the overall level reached through the implementation of 4s CHEM protocol requirements
ASSURANCE PROTOCOL
PRODUCTION VOLUMECOVERED BY MONITORED CHEMICAL INVENTORIES
84%
percentage of internal and external production volumes monitored through chemical inventory assessments
EXTERNAL CHEMICAL INVENTORY EVALUATION
WASTEWATER TESTING
ZDHC MRSL parameters following ZDHC Waste Waters Guidelines
wastewater compliance percentage; when in presence of “doesn’t meet requirements” slice, a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) has been performed and uploaded in ZDHC Gateway Waste Waters Module
PRODUCTION VOLUMECOVERED BY WASTEWATER TESTING
84%
percentage of internal and external production volumes whose wastewater has been tested following ZDHC Waste Waters Guidelines
this initiative contributes to the following main UN Sustainable Development Goals
KPIs and implementation Level will be available after the first assurance is carried out
IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL
the implementation level is defined after the assurance process following the achievement of the protocol’s minimum requirements and is reviewed annually