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A quality product is the result of shared standards, cooperation, joint efforts and stable relationships based on trust with all sup- ply chain partners. The Group believes in the importance of devel- oping ever closer and more profitable synergies and partnerships with those who not only guarantee reliability in production per- formance, but also share the company s values and expectations in terms of ethical, environmental and social standards.
A total of 6621 suppliers are involved in the manufacturing of Mon- cler and Stone Island products and are divided into four macro-cat- egories: raw materials, façon manufacturers, finished products and services.
Raw material suppliers mainly provide fabrics, yarns, down, leather and production accessories (buttons, zippers, rib- bons, elastics, etc.). Fabrics are mainly sourced from Italy, Japan, Korea, China and France. Suppliers of yarn and pro- duction accessories are mainly Italian, while the down sup- pliers are European, North American and Asian.
Façon manufacturers are suppliers with strong technical ex- pertise to which the Group entrusts the production of fin- ished products or intermediate phases of processing (dying, embroidery, etc.), while providing them with all the raw mate- rials needed. In particular, this category includes dye houses that perform garment-dyeing to which Stone Island directly entrusts this process in Italy. The entire manufacturing pro- cess is carefully monitored by Group technicians who verify its compliance with the required standards through rigorous, ongoing field audits. In particular, through this process out- erwear, trousers, skirts, dresses, all tricot knitwear and some cut-and-sew knitwear are produced. Façon manufacturers are mainly located in Italy and Eastern Europe, areas where long manufacturing tradition guarantees very strong techni- cal expertise and adequate production capacity. In particular, Italy is characterised by a strong expertise in very complex and unusual processes.
Finished products suppliers are those who, having received the technical design of the products, are responsible for the realisation of the garment, including the raw materials sourcing phase, according to the Group standards; in addi- tion, Moncler directly provides its finished products suppli- ers with some strategic raw materials such as down, nylon and, of course, logoed materials. During garment production there is constant interaction between the supplier and the Group experts, who make on-site visits and scrupulously su- pervise the process, to ensure that the final product meets the expected high level of quality. Some cut-and-sew knit- wear (mainly t-shirts and polo shirts), some soft accessories (such as hats and gloves), shoes and bags, and small leather goods are mainly produced in this way. In particular, suppli- ers of cut-and-sew knitwear are based in Europe and Türki- ye while suppliers of soft accessories are mainly Turkish and Italian with a high degree of specific skills; shoes, bags and small leather goods are realised by European suppliers, most of them Italian.
Service providers support the Moncler Group in its pattern making, prototyping and quality control processes and are mainly based near its corporate offices.
SUPPLY CHAIN PROFILE SUPPLIERS BY GEOGRAPHICAL AREA2
SUPPLIERS BY TYPE3
1 Excluding suppliers with sales order of less than 1,000 euros per year.
2 For façon manufacturers and finished product suppliers, the geographic location is the country the product was made in ; for service and raw material suppliers, it is the country where the supplier s head office is registered. Percentages calculated on the number of suppliers.
3 Percentages calculated on the number of suppliers.
9% Asia
19% EMEA (excl. Italy)
1% Americas
71% Italy
1% Services
60% Raw materials
13% Finished products
26% Façon manufacturers