2018 was a very challenging year for the tissue industry.
The year was characterised by a sharp increase in the cost of the raw material, cellulose, and by increases in the cost of energy and transport.
From its headquarters in Porcari (Lucca), Sofidel coordinates the work of 17 companies in Europe and the United States. It has more than 6,300 employees, production capacity of 1,308,000 tonnes and Group net sales of € 1,706 million compared to € 1,697 million in 2017. Read more
Years in business
Countries in the world
Over
Employees
million euro
Group net sales
Total production of energy from renewable sources
Hours of training
Companies
Reduction in Carbon Intensity compared to 2009
To ensure lasting social and environmental benefits for all stakeholders throughout the value creation chain, Sofidel strives to
minimise its environmental impact and maximise economic and social benefits for the creation of shared value for all its stakeholders.
Sofidel’s sustainable growth strategy is fully in tune with the aim of building an inclusive, sustainable and resilient future for the planet and its population,
pursued by the United Nations (UN) through the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) included in its 2030 Agenda.
The Sofidel Group is now present in 13 countries throughout the world and has reached a production capacity of over a billion tonnes per year.
In the last twenty years the market has undergone a radical transformation, and the Sofidel Group has met the challenges posed by its own growth
in a new and constantly changing context with a careful and measured strategic planning process.
The Group’s business activities have gone through four major strategic growth phases.
1966 - 1990
Creating a solid production
base in Italy
1990 - 2007
Internationalisation in Europe
2007 - 2015
Acquisitions in Europe
2015 - 2020
Increase in production capacity in Europe and progressive increase in US presence
The Sofidel Group only produces and markets tissue paper, i.e. the paper used for hygiene and domestic purposes in and outside the home - toilet paper,
all-purpose absorbent paper, paper napkins, paper handkerchiefs, facial tissue, towels, etc.
Group companies oversee the whole production process from manufacture of the tissue and processing through to the finished product.
The whole production chain features constant respect for the principles of sustainability, the basis of the entire Sofidel value creation system.
Sofidel is governed by a Board of Directors (BOD) consisting of members of the controlling families elected by the Shareholders’ Meeting. The BOD currently consists of three men and three women with an age range that extends from 50 to 90... Read more
Actions to improve and promote the Sofidel Group’s environmental sustainability were taken in 2018 following the guidelines contained in both the Code of Ethics and the Sustainability Charter, i.e. the main documents that define the rules of conduct and the commitments to be assumed in the field of environmental and social protection... Read more
The Sofidel Group’s strategic goal is to have a supply chain with no reputational risk.
This goal has been broken down into two lines of action:
- assessment of supplier sustainability strategies and performance;
- adoption of a sustainable purchasing model.
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The Sofidel Group’s approach to the management of human resources focuses on the development of its employees andintegration into the company organisational culture, essential elements for the contribution of increasingly decisive factors, such as innovation and flexibility, for company competitiveness in a globalised market...
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The eighth edition of the Sofidel Group’s Integrated Report has been prepared according to specific principles and methodologies set out in the most recent standards published in 2016 by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI Standards - Core option), integrated, as in the previous reporting year, with the guidelines of the International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC)18, better known as the IR framework.
The GRI Standards represent the main global reference standards for an organisation’s or an enterprise’s Sustainability Reporting. This Report has been prepared
in accordance with the principles of balance, comparability, accuracy, timeliness, reliability and clarity as set forth in the GRI.
