The Colussi Group is the first food company to choose compostable packaging for many of its shelf products. Packaging that, instead of ending up in the separate plastic collection, can be thrown in the organic waste, which becomes soil after an industrial composting treatment. Thanks to the close collaboration with a group of Italian companies of excellence, we have produced an innovative package made with Mater-Bi, a material derived from corn and cellulose that offers the same characteristics of quality, safety and durability as traditional plastic but is made with vegetable waste.

We have already bought only 100% Italian durum wheat for Misura pasta since 2017 and for Agnesi pasta since 2018. From 2020 we chose to use only 100% Italian wheat for Agnesi and Misura pasta and for some brands of biscuits, and today more and more of our products are prepared with 100% Italian flour. The supply chain model allows the quality of the product and its safety to be monitored. It is traced and controlled from the cultivation of the fields to the finished product.

Consume less energy and consume green. These are the first two tools in our strategy to combat climate change.

In our factories we have carried out energy efficiency interventions and launched a system for monitoring and managing electricity consumption, as well as water and methane. From 2018 to today, this commitment has allowed us to reduce the amount of energy used for each product by 4.1%. And we have committed to achieving a 20% reduction by 2024 compared to 2018 levels.

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In order to reduce emissions related to the transport of goods and in a territorial development logic, Colussi prefers to purchase raw materials and packaging materials from suppliers close by from a geographic point of view. 98% of the expenditure for raw food ingredients and 93% of the value of packaging materials comes from Italian suppliers.

And whenever possible, Colussi uses recycled materials. In 2021, 72% of the total paper purchased for packaging – considering primary, secondary and tertiary packaging – came from recycling. Most of the packaging used is recyclable after use.

Assuming that social and environmental responsibility is a common path that concerns all the players in the supply chain, from 2021, the Colussi group has requested specific information on environmental and social performance and on the commitments undertaken for the future from its current or potential partners.

Cycle tourism is the rediscovery of oneself, of one’s own physical and psychological well-being, and also the discovery of places and landscapes far from the larger communication routes. It means zero-emission travelling. And more and more Italians are using two wheels also for their holidays.

Misura, which has always been attentive to 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 a route of over 3,000 kilometres, 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.

In 2021 Misura contributed 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 municipal stages of the route.

The effort to adopt more sustainable models is shared at all levels of the organisation, also in reference to daily habits that can lead to great results if they manage to change everyone’s behaviour.

For this reason, specific sustainability performance KPIs have been added to the variable remuneration system. In 2021, 17% of the variable remuneration was linked to sustainability parameters. The goal is to reach 20% by 2023.

With the aim of reducing the impact of our products on the environment, in 2021, we analysed the environmental performance of our products, carrying out the life cycle analysis of 4 products: biscuits, crackers and some formats of Misura wholemeal pasta and Agnesi semolina pasta. Life-cycle assessment (LCA) is a structured and standardized method at an international level that allows us to quantify the potential environmental impacts of a product during all phases of the production process, from the acquisition of raw materials to post-consumer disposal.

The products under analysis have obtained the EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) certification, which returns a detailed view of the impact of the product in relation to various indicators – including carbon footprint, use of energy resources, water scarcity, waste production – and provides a valuable tool to support the improvement of processes and products.