Sustainability

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Sustainability

For Vicenzi Group, sustainability is a fundamental principle on which strategic choices, production activity and the involvement of employees and stakeholders are based. Implementing a green approach is not only a necessity, but also a strength: matching entrepreneurial goals with care for the planet and for people has the same value as the care the Group gives to its confectionery products.

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Materiality analysis

How do we choose which issues are of priority importance to our Group? Together. Through the materiality analysis process, staff and stakeholders are involved, and through targeted questionnaires they can indicate the topic of greatest interest to them. This allows us to have a general overview, allowing us to circumscribe the work areas and choose the most suitable tools to achieve the objectives.

Vicenzi Group and the SDGs

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are Sustainable Development Goals defined by the United Nations in 2015, with the aim of addressing specific social, environmental and economic needs globally. This proposal is part of the Agenda 2030 initiative, the UN programme that aims to rebalance disparities of different kinds globally by 2030. As a Group, we have chosen the SDGs considering our business, territorial and economic reality, in accordance with the preferences expressed by our employees, collaborators and stakeholders.

The table shows the Sustainable Development Goals chosen by Vicenzi Group, for community growth that is respectful of the environment, people and local economies.
Ensuring food safety
Ensuring inclusive and equal quality education for all
Achieving gender equality
Ensuring clean and accessible energy
Protecting and enhancing workers
Promoting an inclusive and sustainable supply chain
Encouraging consumption patterns and responsible production
Take urgent measures to combat climate change
Prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution
Protecting terrestrial biodiversity
Environmental protection

Vicenzi Group’s partnership with 3Bee, a company involved in creating diagnostic monitoring systems for the health of bees, animals that are invaluable in safeguarding the planet’s biodiversity, continues.

 

The collaboration aims to encourage the spread of sustainable farming practices through the symbolic adoption of protected oases, which encourage the reproduction and increase of pollinating insects. The small oasis adopted by Vicenzi Group will house and feed about 3,400 pollinating insects each year.

Enhancement of culture

The partnership between Matilde Vicenzi and Fondazione Arena, the promoter of the Arena di Verona’s opera, concert and cultural festival, began in 1980. The collaboration has continued over the years and has been consolidated even after the formation of the Group: in fact, since 2013, Vicenzi Group has started to contribute to the installation of the Christmas Star, the symbol of the Christmas festivities in the city of Verona. With 2024, the support for culture and major events in the city of Verona continues: the Estate Teatrale Veronese, a cultural program of the Roman Theater now in its 76th edition, will see Matilde Vicenzi as a sponsor, which will support the realization of the project.

Social support for the territory

The link with the territory in which we live is fundamental for Vicenzi Group, which is committed to supporting it, ensuring the development of an environment in which citizens can find space and voice. The Group is also a sponsor of the Verona-based associations Anch’io Baskin and Touch Rugby and supports Scaligera Basket in providing scholarships to young people who distinguish themselves in sport and study.