Italy Furniture-makers Band Together to Create Circular Economy – WWD
Italy Furniture-makers Band Together to Create Circular Economy WWD
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Italian Furniture Companies Join Forces to Create Circular Economy
Italian furniture companies are gearing up to help innovate the sector’s supply chain and create a circular economy as a united front.
Dubbed the Extended Producer Responsibility Consortium, the concept was conceived and promoted by FederlegnoArredo and leading furniture companies, with the aim of collectively tackling waste reduction and recycling of its end of life products and more. FederlegnoArredo is the Italian federation of woodworking and furniture industries.
On Wednesday, FederlegnoArredo said that the National Furnishing System Consortium has 15 founding members companies that collectively posted annual sales of about 2 billion euros. New memberships are also in the process of being formalized.
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Salone del Mobile.Milano president Maria Porro is a member of the board of directors, as is Roberto Pompa, presidential council of Assarredo, the association of industrial furniture-makers. Pompa is the founder of upscale Italian furniture firm Roda and Porro is also the marketing and communications director of the family’s furniture firm, Porro.
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“This is a very important step [that] demonstrates how the sector, which has always been ahead of its time, has decided to get involved, with an approach that starts from the bottom and seizing the opportunity to create an increasingly circular production model,” Porro said in a statement, adding that the consortium will implement its own waste management and reuse system in line with new regulations introduced by the European Green Deal.
The European Green Deal is the European Union roadmap for becoming a climate-neutral continent by 2050.
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SDGs, Targets, and Indicators
1. Which SDGs are addressed or connected to the issues highlighted in the article?
- SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
- SDG 13: Climate Action
2. What specific targets under those SDGs can be identified based on the article’s content?
- SDG 12.5: By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse.
- SDG 13.2: Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies, and planning.
3. Are there any indicators mentioned or implied in the article that can be used to measure progress towards the identified targets?
- Waste generation reduction and recycling rates can be used as indicators for SDG 12.5.
- The implementation of a waste management and reuse system in line with the European Green Deal can be used as an indicator for SDG 12.5.
- The integration of climate change measures into the consortium’s production model can be used as an indicator for SDG 13.2.
4. Table: SDGs, Targets, and Indicators
| SDGs | Targets | Indicators |
|---|---|---|
| SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production | SDG 12.5: By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse. | – Waste generation reduction and recycling rates – Implementation of a waste management and reuse system in line with the European Green Deal |
| SDG 13: Climate Action | SDG 13.2: Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies, and planning. | – Integration of climate change measures into the consortium’s production model |
Source: wwd.com
