SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABILITY
FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
We recognize the environment as essential to the peaceful and livable presence of humanity on the planet.
In order to help create conditions of prosperity for the biosphere, we are committed to acting in ways that do not harm the environmental system. We promote production models aimed at closing the loop—minimizing extraction from natural systems, reducing consumption and resource waste, managing low-impact production processes, and fostering awareness and engagement initiatives with customers and suppliers to encourage joint action on environmentally strategic and mutually significant issues throughout the value chain.
FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
We recognize the environment as essential to the peaceful and livable presence of humanity on the planet.
In order to help create conditions of prosperity for the biosphere, we are committed to acting in ways that do not harm the environmental system. We promote production models aimed at closing the loop—minimizing extraction from natural systems, reducing consumption and resource waste, managing low-impact production processes, and fostering awareness and engagement initiatives with customers and suppliers to encourage joint action on environmentally strategic and mutually significant issues throughout the value chain.
FOR PEOPLE
We recognize the individual as a key strategic player within both the social and corporate context.
We promote human and cultural development alongside professional and occupational growth, and we are committed to creating an environment that fosters productive, fulfilling, and satisfying well-being. We encourage and reward creative thinking, ensure continuous training and the exchange of knowledge and skills, and share objectives and results.
FOR PEOPLE
We recognize the individual as a key strategic player within both the social and corporate context.
We promote human and cultural development alongside professional and occupational growth, and we are committed to creating an environment that fosters productive, fulfilling, and satisfying well-being. We encourage and reward creative thinking, ensure continuous training and the exchange of knowledge and skills, and share objectives and results.
FOR THE COMMUNITY
We recognize the social function and positive role of the company within the local territory, understanding that businesses develop hand in hand with their surroundings. This may require redefining how business activities generate wealth and well-being, taking into account social and environmental balances.
We aim to strengthen our corporate citizenship and commit to improving our social impact by supporting and promoting community projects, spreading the culture of sustainability in the areas where we operate, and fostering synergistic collaborations with local stakeholders based on shared goals, transparency of purposes and methods, and the care and preservation of values, culture, processes, and best practices.
FOR THE COMMUNITY
We recognize the social function and positive role of the company within the local territory, understanding that businesses develop hand in hand with their surroundings. This may require redefining how business activities generate wealth and well-being, taking into account social and environmental balances.
We aim to strengthen our corporate citizenship and commit to improving our social impact by supporting and promoting community projects, spreading the culture of sustainability in the areas where we operate, and fostering synergistic collaborations with local stakeholders based on shared goals, transparency of purposes and methods, and the care and preservation of values, culture, processes, and best practices.
ETHICS AND SUSTAINABILITY
APPROACH OF THE ARCA GROUP
ETHICS AND SUSTAINABILITY
APPROACH OF THE ARCA GROUP
IMPACT REPORT
The Impact Report is the main document through which a Benefit Corporation plans its socio-environmental impact actions for the reference year and reports the value created for all stakeholders.
We aim to transparently share the motivations, objectives, and indicators of all actions related to this new corporate model.
The Impact Report for the 2024 results has reached its fifth edition—a report that is increasingly strategic within our activities, generating a positive impact on Profit, Planet, and People.
IMPACT REPORT
The Impact Report is the main document through which a Benefit Corporation plans its socio-environmental impact actions for the reference year and reports the value created for all stakeholders.
We aim to transparently share the motivations, objectives, and indicators of all actions related to this new corporate model.
The Impact Report for the 2024 results has reached its fifth edition—a report that is increasingly strategic within our activities, generating a positive impact on Profit, Planet, and People.
ENVIRONMENT
Arca Etichette has always pursued the goal of minimizing environmental impact, achieving ISO14001 certification already in 2009.
Every year, in support of our ethical commitment, we invest in various projects to protect biodiversity:
OUR “GREEN HEART” FOREST
On the occasion of World Environment Day 2021, Arca Etichette decided to continue its journey toward a more sustainable business by creating an actual forest. Trees play a vital role in biodiversity as the foundation of our ecosystems, contributing to the well-being of animals, insects, plants, people, and even the air we breathe. We planted 114 trees—one for each year of our companies’ existence: 73 for Arca Etichette, 34 for Etifix, and 7 for Arca Sleeves—in Tanzania, Ecuador, Haiti, Kenya, and Madagascar!
Our goal is to expand our “GREEN HEART” forest with new achievements to celebrate together with you.
OUR “GREEN HEART” FOREST
On the occasion of World Environment Day 2021, Arca Etichette decided to continue its journey toward a more sustainable business by creating an actual forest. Trees play a vital role in biodiversity as the foundation of our ecosystems, contributing to the well-being of animals, insects, plants, people, and even the air we breathe. We planted 114 trees—one for each year of our companies’ existence: 73 for Arca Etichette, 34 for Etifix, and 7 for Arca Sleeves—in Tanzania, Ecuador, Haiti, Kenya, and Madagascar!
Our goal is to expand our “GREEN HEART” forest with new achievements to celebrate together with you.
A FUTURE FOR OUR BEES:
BEE MY FUTURE
Once again this year, Arca Etichette stands alongside LifeGate for the Italian project “Bee My Future.”
We continue with the adoption of a managed beehive located just a few kilometers from Milan, cared for by an expert beekeeper who follows organic principles; operating with full safety and efficiency to ensure the well-being and prosperity of our small but hardworking friends.
Our contribution helps protect this species so that we can continue to enjoy many healthy foods on our tables, including fruits, vegetables, and dairy products. But that’s not all — it also supports the active maintenance of biodiversity and the production of oxygen.
A FUTURE FOR OUR BEES:
BEE MY FUTURE
Once again this year, Arca Etichette stands alongside LifeGate for the Italian project “Bee My Future.”
We continue with the adoption of a managed beehive located just a few kilometers from Milan, cared for by an expert beekeeper who follows organic principles; operating with full safety and efficiency to ensure the well-being and prosperity of our small but hardworking friends.
Our contribution helps protect this species so that we can continue to enjoy many healthy foods on our tables, including fruits, vegetables, and dairy products. But that’s not all — it also supports the active maintenance of biodiversity and the production of oxygen.
OUR PLANET FIRST..ZERO WASTE!
Self-adhesive material waste: 320,000 sqm saved, about 25% of the total waste of 1,400,000 sqm, average 2018-2019. (Source: ERP Arca Etichette)
Printing plates and clichés not produced and therefore not sent to landfill after production: 6,000 printing matrices, flexo clichés made of plastic material, or litho-offset plates made of metal.
Arca has chosen to use 100% certified renewable energy from GO with Zero Impact®. In 2024, with all energy supplied by LifeGate, we consumed 1,626,488 kWh, avoiding the combustion of 986 barrels of oil and the emission of 457,694 kg of CO₂ into the atmosphere.
Electricity consumption: 255,000 kWh, out of a total of 1,627,000 kWh (total energy consumption of the two divisions), thanks to fewer production hours and a reduced number of UV lamps required for digital printing.
Production hours: 1,500 hours of printing machine and auxiliary equipment, compared to a total of approximately 23,000 production hours (total digital and analog working hours, from ERP Arca Etichette).
Ink waste: 540 kg that would have remained on the discarded printed material, about 25% of the total ink waste of 2,362 kg.
100% GREEN ENERGY FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES
ONE STEP AT A TIME, IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
At Arca, we believe sustainability is the cornerstone for building our future: living, moving, and working at the expense of the environment is no longer acceptable. Arca has always embraced these values, and today we reaffirm this commitment with a significant decision: our offices are now powered by clean energy.
Arca Group has entered into a green energy partnership with Lifegate, a company that offers innovative solutions for a sustainable future.
For several years now, Lifegate has enabled us to use 100% Green Energy from Italian Renewable Sources with Zero Impact.
This means reducing the polluting impact of the energy system and preserving environmental resources.
Shaping a climate-conscious future
To achieve this, we must unite our vision, our strength, and our ambition.
100% GREEN ENERGY FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES
ONE STEP AT A TIME, IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
At Arca, we believe sustainability is the cornerstone for building our future: living, moving, and working at the expense of the environment is no longer acceptable. Arca has always embraced these values, and today we reaffirm this commitment with a significant decision: our offices are now powered by clean energy.
Arca Group has entered into a green energy partnership with Lifegate, a company that offers innovative solutions for a sustainable future.
For several years now, Lifegate has enabled us to use 100% Green Energy from Italian Renewable Sources with Zero Impact.
This means reducing the polluting impact of the energy system and preserving environmental resources.
Shaping a climate-conscious future
To achieve this, we must unite our vision, our strength, and our ambition.
