Sustainable development: a pro-active and unique environmentally friendly policy

With its eco-design, cooperation and environmental policy, Ferrari® sets stringent regulatory requirements for all their products and assume the best possible practices for safety and the environment.

In 2003, the Ferrari company obtained its first certification ISO 14001 and the Öko-tex label for most of the delicate materials and became committed to the HQE® (Environmentally High Quality) approach for building applications. Based on a life cycle analyses carried out and tested by the authorised bodies, the new Ferrari® products are eco-designed thanks to an optimal use of resources focusing on safety, minimal impact on the environment and incorporating renewable raw materials

Initiative, innovation

Ferrari® centres its development around powerful initiatives for the environment:

Building durability strategies for final applications with clients and opinion leaders on the basis of three qualities: Lightweight, Durable and Recyclable.
Developing Texyloop®, the unique industrial technology enabling 100% of the fabrics components to be recycled.
Organising the first European network for collecting end-oflife fabrics.
Obtaining the 2000 version of the ISO 9001 quality management system which requires total involvement at all levels of the company.
You wish to give a second life to your used membranes and discover texyloop® recycling network: www.texyloop.com

Cooperation, inter-dependence

In order to share its commitment to the environment in a broader context, Ferrari® contributes in many areas such as:

Fabric re-employment and re-use (Freitag®, Reversible®, etc.) before recycling. This initiative has enabled Ferrari® to take part in Planète Attitude,WWF 2007 summer universities and Salon Planète Durable 2008 (2008 lasting planet trade fair).
Access to relevant and useful information for all the parties involved so as to better cooperate in safety and environment fields: Ferrari® has been a –Corporate Funding Partner– for Greenfacts since its foundation. Ferrari® contributes to clarifying genuine health and environmental risks through this approach

Two close and lasting cooperative schemes in developing countries:

Zébu Overseas Board in Madagascar (Zebu is the animal in the Ferrari® logo)
Pronatura International in Africa to develop the Charbon (green carbon) programme.