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fabrics in the Moncler Grenoble collection, culminating in
January 2021 with the launch of a selection of “Born To Protect”
jackets, made entirely from materials with a lower impact
compared to those conventionally used by the Brand. In 2022,
the Moncler Born to Protect range was expanded to become a total
look, including, in addition to jackets, various types of garments
and accessories, all made from fabrics and components with low
environmental impact, certif ied according to specif ic sustainability
standards. In 2023, the Fall/Winter collection continued to evolve:
in addition to these fabrics and components, recycled R•DIST
down, specif ically DIST down recycled through an innovative
mechanical process, was used in some down jackets (see also
pages 212–213).
Since 2023, in addition to focusing on specif ic projects,
the Moncler Group, in line with the commitments made in the
2020–2025 Sustainability Plan, and on the basis of the
Raw Material Manual, has progressively included raw materials
with a lower impact than the conventional materials used
by the Group in the Moncler and Stone Island collections,
as indicated through specif ic hangtags on products.
Through the collaboration of its Design, Fabric Research and
Development, Operations and Merchandising teams, and with
the involvement of the supply chain, the Group aims to integrate
over 50% yarns and fabrics with a lower impact than the
conventional solutions used by the Group into its collections
by 2025.
The work and commitment of the teams involved led to
signif icant progress: in 2024, over 43% of the yarns and fabrics
used in the Fall/Winter (FW) and Spring/Summer (SS) collections
of Moncler and Stone Island were lower impact compared to
the conventional solutions used by the Group. This result was
achieved by adopting over 50% recycled nylon, over 43% recycled
polyester, approximately 37% cotton from organic or recycled
practices, about 70% certif ied wool (such as the Responsible
Wool Standard, Nativa or Sustainawool) and 100% certif ied
alpaca (Responsible Alpaca Standard), and 100% mohair certif ied
Responsible Mohair Standard
Since 2021 Stone Island in addition to materials has also
integrated new treatments into its collection maintaining the
technical and performance aspect of its products but with lower
environmental impacts such as reducedwater consumption
treatments compared to the conventional solutions in the
Soft Shell edye
waterless colour system
The assessment of the environmental impact of materials
and components is supported by Life Cycle Assessment LCA
analyses that quantify the potential environmental impacts
These analyses which are based on a structured methodology
and in line with ISO 14040 14044 and 14067 and are certif ied
by an independent external thirdparty are a useful tool for
various considerations on the sustainability of the products
processes and materials used. To date, about 80% of the Group’s
products have been assessed using the LCA methodology.
Since 2023, a dedicated training programme has been created
in order to continue to spread sustainability culture and provide
technical knowledge to Sales Assistants. The programme aims
to increase knowledge of good environmental and social practices
and the characteristics, certif ications and corporate objectives
of “preferred” materials and components used in the collections.
This program involves the entire sales force.
Adoption of recycling solutions
One of the phases of the circular economy model to which
the Group has devoted particular attention in recent years
is the reuse of production scrap materials through more
ef f icient resource management. To this end, the Group actively
works, at its production sites and with various suppliers,
to reduce scrap and waste, and consequently textile waste,
by optimising the use and cutting of fabrics, while implementing
the infrastructure needed to recycle and maintain the intrinsic
value of unavoidable scrap. Through recycling networks,
production scrap can be turned into recycled raw materials,
driving the production of new materials and contributing
to the promotion of a circular economy.
Since 2022, these activities have led to the inclusion in
the recycling process of all nylon production scrap generated
at the Moncler Group’s direct sites in Italy and Romania.
Since 2023, the project has also been extended to Moncler
brand’s outerwear production network, leading to the
recycling of more than 55% of total nylon scrap, also in 2024.
This was made possible thanks to the collaboration of
the Moncler Sustainable Innovation Department, which
set the scope, parameters and methods of recycling,
and the Operations and Supply Chain Department, which
implemented the Nylon Scrap Management Process.
According to the procedure, during the year nylon scraps
were classif ied and collected by line operators into specif ic
recycling categories weighed recorded stored and sent to the
recycler In order to monitor the correct assignment of nylon
scraps to the respective recycling category the Group carried out
physical and process checks at the sites as well as dif ferential
scanning calorimetry analyses performed on a sample basis
at thirdparty laboratories At the recyclers site nylon scrap
may be subject to unravelling or to shredding melting cooling
extrusion and f inally cutting the material into chips to be used
as a secondary raw material
At Stone Island the project renamed Raw Beauty in 2024
continued with the aim of recovering cotton scraps generated
by suppliers during production stages of garment subjecting them
to a mechanical recycling process This process results in yarns
containing at least 50 recycled cotton which are used to make
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