2024
Sustainability
Report
“I believe that the commitment to sustainability must be increasingly transparent and measurable.”
Dear Stakeholders,
With the presentation of the 2024 Sustainability Report, we wish to reaffirm a principle that has always guided our actions: sustainability is not limited solely to the environmental dimension, but also rests on attention to people (Social), promoting inclusion, safety, and well-being, as well as on corporate management based on transparency and responsibility (Governance). The integration of ESG criteria serves as the guiding principle for our strategic decisions and shapes the course of our future development.
In recent years, the global context has undergone profound changes: technological advances, regulatory changes, and geopolitical tensions have prompted a rethinking of traditional growth models. Phenomena once considered “unpredictable” have now become an integral part of everyday reality. This requires organisations to adopt more flexible structures and production processes capable of responding quickly and efficiently.
As we work in an ever-evolving environment, our strategy is based on the guiding concept Innovation, Life,developed internally by Pelliconi, which combines innovative thinking with a focus on people. This distinctive approach is at the core of the rebranding process undertaken, aimed at strengthening and enhancing our corporate identity.
Innovation is not just a response, but the fundamental lever that enables us to anticipate and drive change proactively. This distinguishes us from our competitors in the market.
The rebranding, which began in 2023 and was finalised in 2024, represented a significant transformation not only in visual identity but also in communication. The new logo, paired with the tagline “Innovation, Life”, conveys a deliberate and forward-thinking vision: viewing innovation as the catalyst for sustainable development, broad well-being, and the creation of enduring value.
The comma separating these two terms is more than just a graphic detail; it symbolises the indispensable connection between technological progress and quality of life. Innovation holds meaning only when it is directed toward improving living conditions, while quality of life is enhanced through responsible, human-centred progress.
From a communication perspective, we have gradually transitioned from a generalist approach to adopting a more targeted and comprehensive strategy. This is aimed at making it easier for our clients to access and utilise information, also through the incorporation of digital tools such as the corporate website. This evolution aims to enhance communication effectiveness by supporting the expansion and strengthening of our client portfolio.
For us, innovation means placing life at the centre - the lives of people, communities, and the environment - promoting inclusive, ethical, and generative change.
In line with this vision, our industrial expansion strategy goes beyond merely optimising production processes. In fact, it aims to be a solid and sustainable contributor within the local contexts in which we operate. Our approach emphasises intercultural dialogue and mutual sharing of traditions, while consistently striving to minimise environmental impact and dedicate a portion of our profits to support local communities.
Social sustainability constitutes a fundamental pillar of our corporate responsibility. We are actively committed to supporting medical and scientific projects. These include those promoted by the Fondazione Sant’Orsola (Sant’Orsola Foundation), the Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute), and AIL (Italian Association against Leukemia), contributing to the advancement of research and the improvement of collective well-being.
We value culture and strengthen social cohesion by collaborating with organisations such as Musica Insieme (Music Together association), the Municipal Theatre, and the Cineteca Fondazione Pavarotti (Pavarotti Foundation Film Archive), upholding values of inclusion and active participation. Furthermore, we progressively engage our stakeholders through strategic and effective corporate communication. This aims to create a network of shared value that delivers tangible benefits to the communities we serve.
Being responsible today entails embracing along-term strategic vision grounded in transparency, discipline, and measurable outcomes. Our operational framework seamlessly integrates economic, social, and institutional aspects, prioritising fairness and cooperation among the environment, people, and stakeholders. Only by fostering this collaborative synergy can we build a sustainable ecosystem that consistently delivers lasting value to the communities we serve.
“I believe that the commitment to sustainability must be increasingly transparent and measurable.”
MARCO CHECCHI
Chief Executive Officer
APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
OUR VISION
Through innovation, improving the lives of people and the planet.
Can there be a more pleasing vision than to improve life?
It is certainly an extremely ambitious goal, and one that can only be achieved through small, daily accomplishments.
This is where we focus our innovation, our research and with them also our passion.
RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS
and shared common benefits.”
We are aware that our success on the market cannot exist without the attention given to the relationship with all our stakeholders, to create sound relationships which promote the building of consensus and mutual trust. Our stakeholders represent the main target of our corporate social responsibility initiatives and at the same time they are also the most precious partners in building projects and paths fully in line as well as consistent with our core business and with the greatest challenges which are typical of our sector.
Our stakeholders
How we interact with our stakeholders, how we listen to them and involve them
In what way we interact, we listen to them and involve them
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For Pelliconi, making innovation means having a well-structured process consolidated over the years of activity, thanks to the use of methodologies such as Design thinking, Lean Startup, Open Innovation, Agile Development. Openness to the external ecosystem and strong drive for Execution are distinctive elements of Pelliconi’s approach to innovation.
MAIN PROJECTS DEVELOPED:
Kaleidots
It represents a substantial evolution of digital printing - already initiated with P•ink - through an industrial sheet-based process, allowing direct decoration of metal items such as crown caps, screw caps, and pull tabs, with enhanced production capacities. Unlike the P•ink technology, Kaleidots is not limited to the craft beverage sector but extends its use to high value-added sectors such as cosmetic packaging and pharmaceutical packaging.
P-Code
It is a software platform developed in-house that enables the mass generation and management of unique QR codes, compatible with the digital printing logic of Kaleidots. P-Code functions as a centralised backend system that serialises and collects analytics on consumer interactions (such as geolocation and scan frequency) while integrating track & trace features, marketing automation, and customer loyalty programmes.
MaxiSmart 2.0
Is the new generation of pull- tab caps developed with an inclusive design approach. Thanks to an innovative mechanical system, it requires a significantly lower opening force compared to market standards, positioning itself as an ideal solution for consumers with reduced hand mobility (for example, elderly people or those with physical disability). It is also well-suited for professional operators (e.g., bartenders, catering staff) who need to open numerous bottles quickly.
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY
DISTRIBUTION OF ADDED VALUE
Following the Pelliconi Group’s strengthened market presence in 2024, ongoing geopolitical changes and competitive actions (both from existing and new competitors across various markets), necessitate the development of new industrial initiatives in multiple regions to safeguard the existing business.
| Economic performance |
2024 Thousands of euros |
2023 Thousands of euros |
|---|---|---|
| Value redistributed to Suppliers | 157.133 | 176.464 |
| Remuneration of employees | 36.383 | 36.383 |
| Remuneration of investors | 5.343 | 5.031 |
| Remuneration of Stakeholders | 607 | 826 |
| Remuneration of Public Administration | 4.425 | 3.603 |
| Remuneration of the Community | 1.370 | 1.026 |
| Value retained by the Company | 21.969 | 22.490 |
| Generated economic value | 234.410 | 245.823 |
| Distributed economic value | 212.441 | 223.333 |
SUPPLY CHAIN - SUPPLIERS
In our relations with suppliers, we are committed to implementing proper, timely and transparent practices in the exchange of information and the management of business relationships, while seeking professionalism and commitment in sharing the principles and values referred to in our Code of Ethics and the Code of Ethics for Suppliers, which was published and shared throughout the supply chain starting from 2023.
Below is a table showing the percentage of suppliers who have adopted their own code of ethics and a certified occupational safety and environmental management system.
| Supplier scope of business | ISO9001 | ISO14001 | ISO45001 | Code of ethics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel suppliers | 40% | 25% | 20% | 30% |
| Aluminium suppliers | 75% | 75% | 75% | 75% |
| Paint and ink suppliers | 60% | 40% | 20% | 50% |
| Plastic compound suppliers | 80% | 60% | 20% |
100% |
| Packaging suppliers | 6% | 6% | 6% |
6% |
Note: the analysis takes into account suppliers who are also producers of the materials supplied, excluding dealers and purely trading and non-producing companies.
international market presence
“32 billion closures per year, 61 thousand per minute, one thousand per second. 16 global markets. 8 production sites. 700 employees at Pelliconi who take pride in being part of the Pelliconi community.”
Key numbers for 2024:
Turnover: 242 million euros
EBIT- DA: 33.5 million euros
Production: 27.9 billion closures
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
OUR PEOPLE
Here at Pelliconi we are aware of the importance and the significance of the development of highly-competent, motivated and professional individuals. These resources, give value to the organisation through individual skills and increase the company’s competitive edge. This awareness has led us to come up with a series of initiatives to maintain our internal resources’ loyalty, by increasing their well- being within the company and their sense of belonging to it.
We provide all our employees with the opportunity to participate in training and special initiatives aimed at creating individual as well as organisational value and at disseminating and sharing our core values and culture.
The Company’s increasingly global structure also requires an analysis of the different cultures, habits and traditions of the ever-new areas in which we operate. This includes the recruitment of local resources who can work with the various customers under the best conditions, and anthropological training of the staff who have to work with the various branch offices.
Pelliconi aims at promoting an inclusive corporate culture that values diversity and guarantees all its employees equal opportunities in all aspects of their employment, such as training, remuneration and promotions, while at the same time preventing any type of discrimination.
The organisation reports on the employment of personnel at all production sites and all commercial offices, so the reporting boundary is extended to the entire organisation.
Personnel is managed directly by the HR functions of the various production sites and sales offices, both for the recruitment and hiring phase and for the management of attendance, payroll and contributions. Local management is however subject to general supervision by the parent company.
The HR function periodically assesses the staff of the entire organisation, and checks the correspondence to budget requirements, staff cost levels, any new staff additions and supervises and plans training.
COMMUNITY
Every year, Pelliconi donates part of its earnings to scientific research and to social, artistic, cultural and sporting activities, with a view to redistributing wealth and reciprocity to the entire community.
COMMUNICATION
It is very important to us that the messages, the information, and above all the Vision of our company are extremely clear and easily accessible to everyone.
To make this possible, we spread our communication almost exclusively online and thanks to the airwaves, the use of printed paper is reduced to a minimized.
All news related to the world of Pelliconi are published and updated on our official website (www.pelliconi.com), available in four different languages: Italian, English, Russian and Chinese.
The site contains a lot of information about our products and services, as well as our history and numerous innovation and sustainability projects.
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
“The environment represents for us a heritage to be respected and preserved for
present and future generations.”
Pelliconi is committed to identifying, preventing and mitigating its impacts on the environment, taking into account its own environmental performance and implementing, where possible, initiatives aimed at a more sustainable management of its production activities.
Energy consumption and emissions
Emissions from all production sites and registered offices are continuously monitored including the fuel consumption of the vehicle fleet in order to broaden the overall view of the data and facilitate possible improvements in the relative impacts in the near future, in line with Pelliconi’s environmental values. In a spirit of transparency and cooperation that characterises the relationship between Pelliconi and its commercial partners, emissions data are periodically shared with CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) and Ecovadis through dedicated internet platforms.
Raw materials and recycling – Circular Economy
In the spirit of the Circular Economy we strive to pursue a model of production and business management that is attentive to reducing waste, aimed where possible at the design of innovative products, the use of raw materials and production processes with reduced environmental impact, the reduction of waste, recycling and enhancing of waste especially in the case of permanent materials (metals).
We are actively working on the valorisation of metal production waste, in particular working with the relevant authorities to recognise the ‘by-product’ status of metal scrap that has previously been classified and managed as waste.
Energy consumption and emissions
Emissions from all production sites and registered offices are continuously monitored including the fuel consumption of the vehicle fleet in order to broaden the overall view of the data and facilitate possible improvements in the relative impacts in the near future, in line with Pelliconi’s environmental values. In a spirit of transparency and cooperation that characterises the relationship between Pelliconi and its commercial partners, emissions data are periodically shared with CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) and Ecovadis through dedicated internet platforms.
Raw materials and recycling – Circular Economy
In the spirit of the Circular Economy we strive to pursue a model of production and business management that is attentive to reducing waste, aimed where possible at the design of innovative products, the use of raw materials and production processes with reduced environmental impact, the reduction of waste, recycling and enhancing of waste especially in the case of permanent materials (metals).
We are actively working on the valorisation of metal production waste, in particular working with the relevant authorities to recognise the ‘by-product’ status of metal scrap that has previously been classified and managed as waste.
PACKAGING MUST BE BEAUTIFUL, SMART AND RESPONSIBLE.
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