The first step in combating climate change is to measure your carbon footprint. The carbon footprint, expressed in terms of tonnes of CO2e, is an indicator the calculation of which makes it possible to estimate the amount of climate-changing gas emissions – those gas emissions that have an effect on global warming – directly or […]
FITT’s American dream, which began in 2017 with a market study, became a business strategy with a trading company in 2020 and has now turned into a full-fledged business plan that will lead to the creation of a production plant in Anderson, Indiana. The project is driven by two fundamental and increasingly interconnected values strongly […]
In 2019, FITT joined the “Intelligent Factory” innovation agreement signed with the Ministry of Economic Development and the Veneto Region. The aim is precisely to establish the Intelligent Factory, based on the virtualisation of production processes, to maximise efficiency and reduce environmental impact. To support this agreement, in 2021 FITT funded a three-year industrial doctorate […]
Gafa 2023 has come to an end. The event saw FITT consolidate its responsibility journey, announced to the public during the 2019 edition of Gafa and restated in 2022 with the launch of its sustainability strategy, The Responsible Flow. Together with innovation, which has always been the driving force behind FITT’s business, leading to the […]
We hear more and more about reducing CO2eq emissions to protect the planet from the effects of climate change. Just think of what is happening in Italy and around the world: storm Vaia, the floods in Pakistan and those of the last few hours in Emilia Romagna, the fires in California, the worst drought in […]
From 2 to 7 May Green Week, the Festival of the #GreenEconomy, the event that involves the world of business, institutions, academia and training, as well as international sustainability experts, returns. Also in this twelfth edition, promoted by ItalyPost, Symbola and Corriere della Sera, FITT will be again protagonist in two different moments: as a […]
In previous articles, we have discussed the history of plastics, grouped them by type and application of use, and seen that the only way to know the environmental impact of products is to measure it over their entire life cycle using empirical tools, such as the LCA. In addition to measuring the environmental impact of […]
From 28th to 30th March, FITT will be in Marseille to take part in Journées des Collections, the trade fair where the most important buyers from the distribution and garden market will meet to discover the latest news and trends in the sector. Register on JDC, download free ticket! During the event, the FITT team […]
The subject of plastics is extremely complex. In in order to assess the actual sustainability of a plastic, one must take into account the consequences throughout the entire life cycle: from the impacts generated during the extraction of the raw materials and their processing, to the performance guaranteed during the life of the product, through […]