Insight Laura Pelaez and Fedrigoni: a career story, from internship to the Transformation Team PeopleSustainability Laura Pelaez, 28, Colombian, experienced three continents and is fluent in five languages. Data analysis is what she’s keen on and recently joined Fedrigoni’s Transformation team. Laura feels lucky as she has never faced the gender stereotypes often hindering women getting more involved in STEM studies and professional roles, even in developed countries. “I have...
Insight Re-play: here’s what springs from glassine recovery InnovationProductsSustainability Whenever a self-adhesive label is applied, the siliconized glassine liner reaches its end of life and turns into waste. Yet we are dealing with a high-quality material made up of the purest fibers with valuable mechanical properties. A waste of resources and value that prompted Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives to look for circular solutions that engage final...
Insight From fabric scraps to a new paper: the upcycling project with Albini_next InnovationProductsSustainability The term upcycling refers to a “recycling” process resulting in a more valuable end product compared to the basic scrap. As part of the circular economy, the result is a reduction in the waste of materials giving them a second life and optimizing the energy and emissions of each production process. High technical skills, creativity...
Insight Biodiversity: our efforts for its protection Sustainability «Making peace with nature is the defining task of the 21st Century», António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations. Biological diversity means the variability among living organisms and the ecological complexes of which they are part (UN Convention on Biological Diversity). Amazing diversity, driving the balance of natural systems and essential to human flourishing thanks...
Insight From single-use plastic to paper? Sustainability Plastics and plastic packaging are such an integral and critical part of the global economy. Plastic production increased from 15 million tons in 1964 to 311 million tons in 2014, and the increase keeps growing. Plastic packaging accounts for 26% of the total volume of plastic used. Plastic packaging provides direct and indirect economic benefits...
Insight Fabriano is All Around, the global language of drawing meets communities GroupSustainability Since 2016, Fedrigoni has organized the Festival del Disegno with Fabriano. Hundreds of free events throughout Italy, with the mission to help adults and children come to experience drawing as expressive form. For the 2022 edition, Italy was colored for a whole month with illustrations, graphics and everything that can be done with Fabriano’s famous...
