we are. R&D
Sustainability and sustainability related issues are now crossing each company area, covering the whole generated value chain, with the aim of making them a driver of development.In this framework R&D, being involved in the generation of new products and processes and in evaluation on new raw materials, is one of the pillars on which our sustainability strategy is based. Hereinafter some of the steps taken during 2021 to advance Sustainability.
We strengthened our approach to the use of Renewable Raw Materials.
Nowadays RRMs are not any more used only in those areas traditionally familiar with bio based raw materials, such as oleo-chemistry and natural polymers, but are becoming more and more important also in the synthetic polymers area, traditionally bound to fossil based monomers.
We refined our analysis on the renewability content of our products: after an initial approach following the ISO 16128 standard and limited to some business areas, this year we adopted the ISO 16785#2 standard, taking into consideration the whole products portfolio.
We set up a team dedicated to LCA and carbon footprint analysis that, after more than a year training, is now fully operative helping Lamberti Group to develop knowledge on the environmental impact of its products and processes, with the aim of building a comprehensive and reliable set of data and information on such matter. For sure there is still a lot to do, but we believe we are on the right track!
Giovanni Floridi, R&D Director
