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FITT acquires ATE, a French company in the building and infrastructure pipeline sector

FITT’s path towards internationalisation continues to progress, spurred by a global vision coupled with local action. Following the acquisition of Claber and the start of the construction of the USA plant, ATE, a French company specialising in drainage pipes for construction, infrastructure and civil engineering applications, has now also joined the Group. The M&A strategy […]

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Sustainable Supply Chain and Procurement: the importance of training for medium to long term goals

Sustainability is a global challenge that involves all the components of society, from institutions to citizens, from companies to suppliers. In this framework, the supply chain – meaning the set of processes spanning from the production to the distribution of goods or services – plays a key role in reducing the environmental and social impact […]

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Carbon Footprint of Product – Systematic Approach

The first step in combating climate change is to measure your carbon footprint. The carbon footprint, expressed in terms of tonnes of CO2e, is an indicator the calculation of which makes it possible to estimate the amount of climate-changing gas emissions – those gas emissions that have an effect on global warming – directly or […]

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FITT starts the construction of its factory in the USA: the result of a global vision and local action

FITT’s American dream, which began in 2017 with a market study, became a business strategy with a trading company in 2020 and has now turned into a full-fledged business plan that will lead to the creation of a production plant in Anderson, Indiana. The project is driven by two fundamental and increasingly interconnected values strongly […]

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FITT and the Twin Factory: from doctorate to artificial intelligence vision system

In 2019, FITT joined the “Intelligent Factory” innovation agreement signed with the Ministry of Economic Development and the Veneto Region. The aim is precisely to establish the Intelligent Factory, based on the virtualisation of production processes, to maximise efficiency and reduce environmental impact. To support this agreement, in 2021 FITT funded a three-year industrial doctorate […]

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Gafa 2023: from innovation to transparency

Gafa 2023 has come to an end. The event saw FITT consolidate its responsibility journey, announced to the public during the 2019 edition of Gafa and restated in 2022 with the launch of its sustainability strategy, The Responsible Flow. Together with innovation, which has always been the driving force behind FITT’s business, leading to the […]

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Carbon neutrality: what it is, why it is needed and how it is achieved

We hear more and more about reducing CO2eq emissions to protect the planet from the effects of climate change. Just think of what is happening in Italy and around the world: storm Vaia, the floods in Pakistan and those of the last few hours in Emilia Romagna, the fires in California, the worst drought in […]

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FITT returns to Green Week to talk about business strategies and low environmental impact products

From 2 to 7 May Green Week, the Festival of the #GreenEconomy, the event that involves the world of business, institutions, academia and training, as well as international sustainability experts, returns. Also in this twelfth edition, promoted by ItalyPost, Symbola and Corriere della Sera, FITT will be again protagonist in two different moments: as a […]

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Ecodesign: for environmentally and human-friendly economic development

In previous articles, we have discussed the history of plastics, grouped them by type and application of use, and seen that the only way to know the environmental impact of products is to measure it over their entire life cycle using empirical tools, such as the LCA. In addition to measuring the environmental impact of […]

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