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Vesta Corporation presented first Sustainability Report (c) Vesta Corporation
05.01.2024

Vesta Corporation: First Sustainability Report

The Tuscan tannery Vesta Corporation has presented to its stakeholders a report outlining its current commitment and future objectives, with a view to innovating, safeguarding and fostering high-end leather material processing.

Ever since it was founded in 1966 in Ponte a Egola, the Tuscan hub for the production of leather for vegetable tanned soles, Vesta has been a supplier and partner of haute couture and sportswear brands, from lightweight calf and half-calf leather, to heavy leathers made with hind and rump hide, for leatherware and shoes.

The Tuscan tannery Vesta Corporation has presented to its stakeholders a report outlining its current commitment and future objectives, with a view to innovating, safeguarding and fostering high-end leather material processing.

Ever since it was founded in 1966 in Ponte a Egola, the Tuscan hub for the production of leather for vegetable tanned soles, Vesta has been a supplier and partner of haute couture and sportswear brands, from lightweight calf and half-calf leather, to heavy leathers made with hind and rump hide, for leatherware and shoes.

To draft this Report, reference was made to the “Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Reporting Standards” established by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). The information in the balance sheet refers to the year 2022 (from 1 January to 31December 2022). Wherever possible, data for the previous year are included, to allow for a comparison of data over time and to assess the trend of Vesta activities. Sustainability is an objective-driven process. This means that comparing data allows for concretely measuring the company’s progress, as it pursues this accounting process year after year.

The improvement actions already implemented by Vesta involve corporate responsibility from an environmental, social and governance perspective. An example are the improved heating and processing plants (which entails the construction of a new tumbling department based on 4.0 technology). This guarantees significant energy, water and economic savings. Along with numerous corporate certifications, the company has passed the Raw Material Traceability test with a score of EXCELLENT, as well as the Carbon and Water footprint analysis.

As confirmation of its commitment to improving corporate performance levels, Vesta has been upgraded from BRONZE (2020) to GOLD in 2023, as assessed by the Leather Working Group (which measures leather manufacturers’ environmental performance for ecological production and for a systemic management of quality, environmental, safety and ethical factors).

Becoming energy-independent is a major step in the pipeline, involving the installation of a photovoltaic plant. This is complemented by the implementation of a project aimed at totally compensating its CO2 emissions for the year subject to accounting and certification. This neutrality will be achieved through the acquisition of credits deriving from projects certified by the United Nations. For example, with the construction of an important hydro-electric plant to which Vesta is contributing. With regard to production, corporate research is currently focused on developing solutions to reduce water and energy use. It is also implementing circular trends by adopting an increasing number of bio-based products, to guarantee the most sustainable end-of-life and waste management for its products.

Quelle:

Vesta Corporation

ATSKO: Langlebige Pflege für die Outdoor-Ausrüstung (c) ATSKO
22.06.2021

ATSKO: Langlebige Pflege für die Outdoor-Ausrüstung

Damit Outdoor-Kleidung und -Equipment lange im Einsatz bleiben können, ist die richtige Pflege entscheidend. Die Reinigungs- und Imprägnierungsprodukte von ATSKO bewahren und schonen das Gewebe – und auch die Natur.

Damit Outdoor-Kleidung und -Equipment lange im Einsatz bleiben können, ist die richtige Pflege entscheidend. Die Reinigungs- und Imprägnierungsprodukte von ATSKO bewahren und schonen das Gewebe – und auch die Natur.

Die Outdoor-Saison hat begonnen – Wanderer, Trailrunner, Biker, Camper und viele andere zieht es nun wieder hinaus in die Natur. Damit Funktionskleidung und Gear für jede Situation optimal gerüstet sind, sollten sie regelmäßig gereinigt, gepflegt und imprägniert werden, vor allem wenn die Wasserdichtigkeit nachlässt oder Verschmutzungen dem Gewebe zusetzen. Eine gründliche Reinigung und Pflege zum Saisonende sorgen zusätzlich dafür, dass das Outdoor-Equipment die Einlagerung im Keller oder auf dem Dachboden gut übersteht und auch im nächsten Jahr wieder seine volle Leistung entfalten kann. Seit fast 90 Jahren entwickelt der US-Hersteller ATSKO nachhaltige Produkte für die extremsten Outdoor-Herausforderungen. ATSKO steht für Nässeschutz sowie imprägnierende und pflegende Mittel für Schuhe, Kleidung und Outdoor-Zubehör, die die Funktionalität erhalten und die Lebensdauer verlängern. Dank ihrer natürlichen Inhaltsstoffe sind die Produkte von ATSKO nachhaltig und schonen die Natur.

Bekannt ist ATSKO vor allem für drei Marken: SNO-SEAL® Bees Wax wird eingesetzt zur Pflege und Schutz von Lederschuhen und Lederprodukten und basiert auf natürlichem Bienenwachs. Das SILICONE WATER-GUARD®-Spray schützt Funktionstextilien und Equipment vor Nässe sowie Abnutzung und ist atmungsaktiv. Seit 1982 hat sich SPORT-WASH© zum führenden Waschmittel für High Performance-Sportswear und Funktionskleidung entwickelt. Alle Produkte sind auch in praktischen Reisegrößen erhältlich, die sich problemlos mit auf Tour oder in den Urlaub nehmen lassen.

Riri Group boosts its offer with Cobrax Metal Hub. (c) Riri Group
RIRI GROUP Cobrax Metal Hub
12.11.2020

Riri Group boosts its offer with Cobrax Metal Hub.

  • The new company in the Group is dedicated to metal accessories for luxury and haute couture, in the heart of the Tuscan fashion district.

Mendrisio – Another important milestone has been reached at Riri: the incorporation of Cobrax Metal Hub, the new company in the Group which specialises in the design, development and manufacturing of metal components for the luxury and haute couture sector. The company’s headquarters are in the heart of the Tuscan fashion district, combining high quality Made in Italy, decades-long expertise and the care for details which has always characterised Riri.

  • The new company in the Group is dedicated to metal accessories for luxury and haute couture, in the heart of the Tuscan fashion district.

Mendrisio – Another important milestone has been reached at Riri: the incorporation of Cobrax Metal Hub, the new company in the Group which specialises in the design, development and manufacturing of metal components for the luxury and haute couture sector. The company’s headquarters are in the heart of the Tuscan fashion district, combining high quality Made in Italy, decades-long expertise and the care for details which has always characterised Riri.

The new company is a result of the acquisition of 2Frame, a historical Italian brand in the industry, which is now an integral part of the Riri family, under the new name Cobrax Metal Hub. Thanks to this new entry, the Swiss Group has become the first sole supplier of metal accessories for the leatherwear industry, adding to its traditional range of zips and buttons a new line of products which includes all types of fastening, padlocks, snap hooks and buckles. It is an actual strategic hub, to offer the brands a single contact point for any needs and requests concerning metal accessories.

This new acquisition also makes it possible for Riri to respond, in an even faster and more effective way, to the demand for developing new articles and prototypes. By focusing on customer needs, Cobrax Metal Hub is actually able to design and develop customised products, guaranteeing continuous support in all process phases: from the search for materials, to technical and finishing solutions, the prototyping and sampling stage, to the industrialisation and manufacturing stage.

Renato Usoni, CEO at Riri Group adds: “Thanks to Cobrax Metal Hub the Riri Group has become the first sole supplier of accessories for the leatherwear sector. It is a project intended to add value and increase the company’s ability to serve its market, providing increasingly comprehensive and tailor-made answers, bearing witness to a vision whereby investing in the future is the best response to the scenarios, more complex than ever before, with which the whole market is confronted today”.

Quelle:

Menabò Group