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Code of Conduct

UNIC Code of Conduct and Social Responsibility SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, IF IMPLEMENTED EFFECTIVELY, CONTRIBUTES TO PROMOTING GOOD WORKING CONDITIONS, THE GROWTH OF HUMAN CAPITAL AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF ALL RELATIONSHIPS. The UNIC Code of Conduct and Social Responsibility, a tool made available by UNIC, is a fundamental instrument for the external…

Community Relations and Cultural Projects

Community Relations Tanneries’ relationships with local communities and support for the development of cultural projects by companies and representatives add value to both companies and the community, in part thanks to the many initiatives funded by individual companies and employer associations. Caring for your neighbour is a key element in…

Industrial Relations

Industrial Relations Industrial relations has an increasingly important and strategic role for the tanning sector. In fact, the promotion of more inclusive and caring social dialogue and good collective bargaining is one of the key tools for ensuring the continuous improvement of working conditions and workers’ welfare. Industrial relations, at…

Human Resources

The Human Resources of the Italian Tanning Industry One of the pillars on which the social responsibility of the Italian tanning industry is based, as well as one of the main criteria for measuring its sustainability, is respect and enhancement of the people who work in the tannery, as they…

Health and Safety

Health and Safety for Workers, Customers and Consumers Leather is a safe product. It complies with the regulations governing the sale of consumer goods. It is made using high-performance processes for the reduction and correct management of substances harmful to the health of workers, consumers and the environment. Salute e…

LCA e PEF

LCA Life Cycle Assessment For a comprehensive evaluation of the environmental impacts associated with product creation, the international scientific community has developed the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology. LCA studies the environmental aspects and potential impacts throughout a product’s entire life cycle—from raw material acquisition to production, use, and disposal…

OUTPUT: Wastewater, emissions and solid waste.

Wastewater, Emissions and Solid Waste Like any industrial production activity, the tanning process has environmental impacts, which are minimized through targeted treatment measures. Alongside the positive effects of leather’s circular nature – particularly within the national supply chain – Italian tanneries must also carefully manage potential environmental impacts. If not…

INPUT: Water, energy and chemicals

Main Production Resources After raw hides, water, energy, and chemicals are the most important inputs in the tanning process. Efficient management of these resources is essential for the proper operation of a tannery. At the same time, initiatives and projects aimed at improving resource efficiency—particularly with a focus on minimizing…

Circularity

Tannery production is circular by nature The key pillars supporting leather circularity are: Materiale Bio-Based Circolarità INPUT: Acqua, energia e chemicals OUTPUT: Acque reflue, emissioni e rifiuti solidi LCA e PEF 1 Be a raw materials recovered from food industry waste More than 99% of the raw hides used by…

Bio-Based Material

A bio-based material with unique properties Leather, the primary material of the tanning industry, is recovered from another production sector: the food industry. More precisely, leather is classified as an Animal By-Product (ABP) under EU Regulation 1069/2009 Rather than being disposed of as waste, hides are recovered by tanneries and…

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