Our journey for sustainable development
The integration of sustainability into our business model
2023 Sustainability Report
The Group's document exposes activities and performances that impact the environment, society, and governance in FY 2023.
2022 Sustainability Report
The transparent disclosure of the Group’s activities and performances about sustainability
Sustainability Policy
The Group promotes a sustainable approach to its principles, values, styles of behaviour and goals.
Gewiss Group Integrated Policy
Quality, Health and Safety, Environment, Energy and Information Security
Sustainability Profile
The document presents a report on objectives, activities and impacts.
Strategic Approach
Gewiss Group promotes a sustainable approach for its principles, values, styles of behaviour and objectives of the corporate culture, so that respect for people, the environment and society as a whole is pursued in every activity.
Concepts expressed and formalised in the "Sustainability Policy" and "Quality, Health and Safety, Environment and Energy Policy".
Business
The Group’s commitment is aimed at developing innovative and increasingly sustainable products, encouraging useful collaborations and research and development, to ensure a high degree of environmental compatibility of its sites, materials used, services and business processes in compliance with human capital, laws and regulations.
Governance
Gewiss Group guarantees an ethical approach as a fundamental prerequisite for the conduct of business activities, for each of its actions and for the development of each product.
Forestry activities
Gewiss contributed to the national forestation campaign Foresta Italia.
Environment
Gewiss is committed to reducing the environmental impacts of processes and products, with a focus on energy consumption, CO2 emissions and waste reduction, through concrete actions such as:
- Continuous implementation of energy efficiency actions.
- Selection of the best available technology in the purchase/replacement of equipment.
- Limitation of CO2 emissions.
- Increase in the amount of waste collected separately and sent for recovery.
- Continuous optimisation of internal processes aimed at reducing waste and reuse of industrial scraps.
Social
Gewiss intends to promote sustainability practices along the supply chain to help create shared value along the entire value chain.
An example is partnerships with institutions and associations in line with the Group’s values, as well as the open dialogue with local communities in the territories in which it operates.
People
Human capital is a fundamental pillar for the Gewiss Group, which wants to:
- Ensure safe operations for maximum attention to the health and safety of workers
- Promote safe behaviours for employees and collaborators
- Obtain employees’ participation and satisfaction.
Group Company Certifications
Voluntary quality, safety, environmental and energy management systems, implemented according to the most advanced and recognised international standards, are a framework of best practices and valuable business management tools.
The Group’s management systems are an essential part of Gewiss’ sustainability strategy and are based on an accurate analysis of the business context and processes in order to measure, monitor and manage risks and opportunities, aimed at the continuous improvement of their activities and processes.
These management systems are voluntarily subject to annual control by independent third parties to verify their full compliance with international standards ISO 9001 – Quality, ISO 14001 – Environment, ISO 45001 – Health and Safety at Work, ISO 50001 – Energy, which have common operational requirements for all sites and organisations.
