Like in sporting challenges, it is important to always look ahead, and for Colmar one of the greatest challenges is to ensure a long-term growth, capable of creating positive impacts on environment, communities and people's lives.
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Ethics and responsibility
Ethics and responsibility
Value in every action, initiative or project
Value in every action, initiative or project
Ethics and responsibility
Ethical and responsible business management
Ethical and responsible business management
The principles that guide every business activity.
Colmar manages its business ethically and responsibly, adopting a proactive approach that goes beyond compliance with current regulations. The Company is committed to generating value for shareholders and for all different stakeholders (customers, employees, suppliers, communities, institutions), attributing a broad meaning to the concept of value.
A sustainable business model
Colmar has adopted a business model that considers the social and environmental impacts of its activities, committing to creating long-term value by maximizing positive impacts and minimizing negative ones, in order to support people's well-being and protect the environment.
Integrity, transparency and professionalism, every day
Ethics and responsibility guide all corporate decisions and daily interactions. An approach that translates into the ability to operate with integrity, transparency and professionalism, incorporating stakeholder expectations into its decisions and communicating with them clearly. This commitment is formalized in the Code of Ethics, which defines corporate values and principles and translates them into specific operational and behavioral rules for shareholders, employees, collaborators and business partners.
Ethics and responsibility
Commitment to sustainability
Commitment to sustainability
Corporate sustainability, beyond CSR
Over time, Colmar's business management has evolved, moving from a model based on corporate social responsibility (CSR) that primarily focused on ethical and social responsibility and embraced a qualitative approach, to a paradigm inspired by corporate sustainability, capable of embracing a broader vision that integrates economic, social, environmental and governance aspects and refers to quantifiable and documentable performance.
A gradual and integrated approach to sustainability
The progressive establishment of a new approach to corporate sustainability reflects the change that has occurred in customer perceptions and expectations, in market and financial world demands, in national and international policies, in laws and regulations, in technological development and in scientific knowledge.
Colmar's contribution to sustainable development
Colmar has not remained indifferent to the paradigm shift and has committed to providing concrete answers and building its own sustainability path. The Company has decided to contribute to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, by focusing on five of them.
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Colmar is committed to encouraging an active and healthy lifestyle through its products dedicated to sport.
SDG 5 - Gender Equality
Colmar shares ILO and OECD principles that protect and promote gender equality, diversity and inclusion.
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
Colmar guarantees its employees safe and decent working conditions, promoting their professional development.
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
Colmar promotes the research and development of new technologies and circular economy practices, in order to reduce the environmental impact of its product materials.
SDG 13 - Climate Action
Colmar is committed to measuring the greenhouse gas emissions of its activities and its value chain (Scope 1, 2 and 3), improving energy efficiency and increasing the use of renewable energy while reducing the use of fossil fuels
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Transparent communication
Transparent communication
Communicating clearly and responsibly
Colmar has always been committed to communicating transparently with all its stakeholders, ensuring correct and complete information regarding its products and activities. As evidence of this commitment, starting from 2024 Colmar voluntarily prepares its annual Sustainability Report according to the international GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) reporting standards; from 2025 onwards it submits it to review by an independent third party and makes it public.
Ethics and responsibility
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Code of Ethics
Ethics and responsibility guide every corporate decision.