Even the Banco Bpm Group, among the 2021 Leaders, has committed itself with practices, products, services and initiatives, to counteract climate change and to contribute to the achievement of the European goal of eliminating CO2 emissions by 2050. Its Declaration does not financial is rich in transparent economic data and also testifies to the strong social commitment, which doubled in the two-year pandemic.
Fineco Bank, one of the top-ranked banks in Europe, has chosen to align its targets with the 17 UN Sustainability Goals (SDGs). Its ESG target set is to be achieved by 2023, including environmental targets. Not surprisingly, the bank, which is a member of the UN Global Compact and in various global sustainability indices, is among the 2021 Sustainability Leaders.
On the other hand, Leader Sofidel, queen of sustainable paper, was certified by the Science based target initiative: her path is in line with the objectives of the Paris agreement on climate. Consistent reduction of emissions.
At the forefront of sustainability there are also benefit companies (legal form recognized by Italian law) and B Corp (internationally certified). Among those that report performance in a sustainability report based on GRI standards or that have self-nominated for the Leader list, three companies stand out. Arca Etichette, specialized in self-adhesive labels, also produces machines, with great attention to the environment, as evidenced by the ecological packaging products and the consumption of clean energy. Also on the list is B Corp Treedom, which has sustainability at the heart of its business: it coordinates emissions compensation projects by planting trees in the chosen area of the world. Anyone can “give” a geolocated tree and follow its growth online. An excellent B Corp also in terms of reporting is Davines, a beauty company among the leaders of sustainability, which has been carbon neutral since 2018 and is committed to becoming net zero by 2030.
Another group of companies in the forefront in particular in the circular economy are those of the textile-fashion-clothing-accessories supply chain, which have been working on this issue for ten years: the 2021 sustainability leaders in the sector are Tod’s, Fila, Ovs, Moncler , Geox, Safilo, Armani, Aeffe, Prada, Yoox Net-a-Porter, Antica Valserchio, Pattern, Ratti group.