Sustainability
Our commitment to the environment
An environmental conscience for global quality. For us, quality is an essential value, which must permeate every aspect of corporate life. This means concrete choices, meticulous controls, and rigorous enforcement of regulations.
The attention paid to every stage of production is demonstrated by the ISO 9001 certification, implemented and guaranteed by the Quality Control department, equipped with state-of-the-art mechanical and IT systems. Every work environment, from the production departments to the canteen, from the training rooms to the recreational areas, has been designed to ensure maximum comfort and improved liveability for all staff. But overall quality also means enhancing the surrounding natural environment with proper architectural integration and a profound awareness of environmental issues.
This philosophy has allowed Mollificio Bergamasco to establish itself in even the most demanding markets and become a trusted partner of leading international companies. Mollificio Bergamasco fully supports the OECD‘s objectives to prevent the exploitation of raw materials from financing armed groups in conflict-affected areas.
Sustainability
Conflict Mineral Declaration
In risposta alle violenze e alle violazioni dei diritti umani durante l’estrazione di alcuni minerali dalla “Conflict Region”, che si trova nella parte orientale della Repubblica Democratica del Congo (RDC) e nei paesi limitrofi, MOLLIFICIO BERGAMASCO si impegna a sostenere l’azione umanitaria di porre fine al violento conflitto di quelle aree.
L’ente federale statunitense Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ha predisposto una normativa riguardante i requisiti di rilevamento e di pubblicazione relativi ai cosiddetti “Conflict Minerals”, come indicato dal “DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Section 1502” del 2010.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has prepared regulations concerning the detection and publication requirements related to “Conflict Minerals”, as indicated by the “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Section 1502” of 2010.
The European Union issued a specific European Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) 2017/821 dated 17 May 2017 which “establishes diligence duty obligations in the procurement chain for those importing tin, tantalum and tungsten, their minerals and gold coming from conflict or high risk areas into the Union”.
The definition “conflict minerals” specifically refers to tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold, commonly called 3TG.
The commitment taken by MOLLIFICIO BERGAMASCO develops as follows:
- Not to intentionally procure material containing the metals specified coming from mines and foundries in the “Conflict Region”, that are not certified as “Conflict Free”;
- To ensure compliance with those requirements and ask its suppliers to undertake a suitable assessment process with their procurement chains, to ensure that the metals specified come solely from mines and foundries outside the “Conflict Region” o to mines and foundries certified by an independent third party body as being “Conflict Free”, if located in the “Conflict Region”.
MOLLIFICIO BERGAMASCO has defined the process of internal activities in accordance with the relevant sections of the internationally recognized guidelines of the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development).
MOLLIFICIO BERGAMASCO requires its suppliers to perform suitable controls of their procurement chains in order to determine the place of origin of the 3TG minerals and whether the foundry or refinery has been certified as “conflict free” by an independent third party, or by using the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template questionnaire (CMRT).
L’obiettivo è garantire che nei prodotti e nei processi acquistati siano utilizzati solo materiali e componenti “Conflict Free”. The goal is to ensure that only “Conflict Free” materials and components are used in the products and processes purchased. In the event that the presence of minerals extracted or treated in structures NOT considered “Conflict Free” is detected, in any material, part or component purchased from MOLLIFICIO BERGAMASCO, appropriate actions will be taken in order to make the product sold “Conflict Free”.