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SUPPLIeRS BY GeOGRAPHICAL AReA2
SUPPLIeRS BY TYPe3
2 For façon manufacturers and finished product suppliers, the geographic lo- cation is the country the product was made in ; for service and raw mate- rial 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.
1% Americas
70% Italy
10% Asia
19% eMeA (excl. Italy)
1% Services
57% Raw materials
13% Finished products
29% Façon manufacturers
A quality product is the result of shared standards, cooperation, joint efforts and stable relationships based on trust with all supply chain partners. The Group believes in the importance of develop- ing increasingly closer and more profitable synergies and partner- ships with those who not only guarantee excellence in production performance, but also share the Group s values and expectations in terms of ethical, environmental and social standards.
In 2023, 634 suppliers were involved in the production of Moncler and Stone Island products1, a slight decrease compared to the pre- vious year due to increasing synergies and the gradual internalisa- tion of some production processes. Suppliers are divided into four general categories: 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-sewn 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 re- alisation of the garment, including the raw materials sourcing phase, according to the Group standards; in addition, Moncler directly provides its finished products suppliers with some strategic raw materials such as down, nylon and, of course, lo- goed materials. during garment production there is constant interaction between the supplier and the Group experts, who make on-site visits and scrupulously supervise the process, to ensure that the final product meets the expected high lev- el of quality. Some cut-and-sewn knitwear (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, suppliers of cut-and-sewn knitwear are based in europe and Türkiye, while suppliers of soft acces- sories are mainly Turkish and Italian with a high degree of spe- cific 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
1 excluding suppliers with sales order of less than 1,000 euros per year.