Tonello has published its first Sustainability Report, marking a formal step in a path that has long been part of the company’s industrial and technological approach.
Prepared on a voluntary basis and aligned with the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards (GRI 2021), the report covers the 2024 reporting year and provides a structured overview of Tonello’s environmental, social, and governance performance.
For Tonello, sustainability is closely connected to how technologies are conceived and applied in real production contexts. With more than 10,500 machines installed worldwide, the company operates at a critical point in the garment finishing value chain, where design intent meets industrial execution, and where decisions have a direct impact on resources, processes, and people.
A structured, shared process
The Sustainability Report is built on a structured materiality analysis developed through the involvement of both internal and external stakeholders. Employees, customers, brands, suppliers, and local communities contributed to identifying the topics most relevant to Tonello’s activities and to the garment finishing value chain.
Based on this process, the most material areas identified include R&D for product innovation, business continuity, supply chain reliability, and workplace health and safety.
These priorities reflect both stakeholder expectations and the operational realities of an industrial technology provider operating at global scale.
From product design to measurable impact
The report includes detailed data on energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and Scope 2), water use, and waste management. Beyond performance indicators, it highlights how sustainability criteria are integrated into product design.
Laser and ozone systems, advanced washing and dyeing machines, efficient dryers, and digital monitoring tools are presented as technologies developed to support measurable, repeatable, and scalable improvements in garment finishing processes, without compromising quality or production flexibility.
People, governance, and continuity
Alongside environmental aspects, the report addresses governance and social topics such as ethical conduct, workplace safety, training, and organizational practices. These elements are considered essential to ensuring operational continuity and long-term value creation.
By publishing its first Sustainability Report, Tonello provides a transparent reference framework for customers, partners, and brands working on their own sustainability strategies, and establishes a basis for ongoing improvement and dialogue across the value chain.
The Tonello Sustainability Report 2024 is available online.
https://tonello.com/
