The Colussi Group was the first food company to choose compostable packaging for many of its retail products. Wrappers which, instead of ending up in the plastic waste collection, are destined to be disposed of in the organic waste, from which they emerge – following an industrial composting process – as mulch.

Thanks to our close collaboration with a  group of excellent Italian companies, we have produced an innovate pack, made with Mater-Bi, a material derived from corn and cellulose that offers the same quality, safety and life expectation characteristics as traditional plastic, but is made with plant-based waste.

Since 2017, with Misura pasta and since 2018 with Agnesi, we were already purchasing only 100% Italian durum wheat, and in 2020 we decided to only use wheat from 100% Italian agriculture for Agnesi and Misura pasta and other Misura and Granturchese bakery products. Our supply chain model enables us to keep tight control of our product quality and safety, aspects that are tracked and monitored from the cultivation of the wheat in the fields to the end product.

Consuming less energy and consuming green energy. These are the first two tools in our strategy for counteracting climate changes.

In our plants, we have carried out energy efficiency interventions and launched a system to monitor and manage our consumptions of electricity, water, and natural gas. In two years, from 2018 to 2020, this commitment enabled us to reduce the quantity of energy used for each product by 8%. We have set ourselves the objective of reducing our 2018 greenhouse gas emissions for every product leaving our plants by 15% by 2024.

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With the aim of reducing the emissions connected to the transportation of goods, Colussi strives to purchase its raw materials from the suppliers closest to hand. 99% of its raw material expenditure is on goods from Italian suppliers.

But focusing on the food supply chain is not enough to reduce the impact of a company on the environment. In 2020, 96.2% of the packs and packaging materials purchased by Colussi were produced in Italy.
And whenever possible, Colussi uses recycled materials. Last year, 73% of all the paper purchased for packing our products was recycled. Most of the materials used for the primary and secondary packaging is recyclable or reusable.

By 2021, 100% of our raw material suppliers will be assesses based on sustainability criteria: social and environmental responsibility is a common pathway that all the players in the supply and production chain must follow, from the beginning to the end of the product life.

Cycle tourism is the rediscovery of oneself, of one’s physical and psychological well-being; it is also the discovery of places and landscapes off the main roads of communication. It means traveling with zero emissions: no more pollution and exhaust gases that cause the climate crisis. More and more Italians have converted to two wheels even for the holidays.
Misura, since always cared about people’s well-being, has chosen to contribute to the great bike trip of the Ciclovia dell’Appenino, the largest cycle path in our country, with 2,600 kilometers, 14 regions from Liguria to Sicily, more than 300 municipalities crossed, 26 parks and protected areas. A journey along the mountain ridge to fully immerse yourself in the beauty of unique landscapes and discover Italy.
Misura contributes by creating assistance stations for bicycles, columns equipped with every useful tool for emergency maintenance and four charging stations for e-bikes in the 44 common stages of the route.

In a perspective of counteracting food waste and sustaining the social fabric, since 2017 Colussi has collaborated with Banco Alimentare to reduce food waste and support people in need. In 2020 we delivered 18 million portions of meals to Banco Alimentare and our objective is to increase the aid destined to soup kitchens and people in need.