Arper, global design brand that envisions products for the way we live, publishes its first Sustainability Report, which serves as a comprehensive overview of the company’s sustainability efforts for the year 2022, outlining their commitment to responsible business practices. The report summarizes Arper’s commitment towards people and the Planet and highlights the company’s continuous search for sustainable innovation processes and the implementation of responsible business practices.

The sustainability report aims to clearly showcase the company’s environmental impact, and to articulate the three main pillars of Arper’s strategy – long-term goals that support the company’s evolution into a responsible business guided by a strategic vision and mark the transition from Corporate Social Responsibility to Corporate Shared Value. The three pillars, as seen in the report, are: to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of people, to start the transition to a circular economy, and to reduce its environmental impact.

Roberto Monti, Arper CEO, comments: “When discussing the topic within the company, we collectively feel that the word sustainability, although filled with meaning, somehow does not seem to suffice. That is why we prefer to talk about responsibility.

“Our goal is to turn Arper into a leading example of responsible business. This means being at the forefront, and sharing our results with the world so that others can benefit from shared innovation.”

Here are some of the results achieved in 2022:

Improving the quality of life and wellbeing of people
• Arper created 58 jobs globally in 2022, including 12 for people under 30, ending the year with a workforce of 261 employees
• Introduction of Arper Flow, an innovative free smart working program that prioritizes work-life balance, offering freedom in work methods
• Development of a joint project with local schools in Italy, with the aim of opening the company’s doors to secondary school children
• Creation of the "corporate ambassador team," a group of employees from different departments who volunteered their time and efforts to promote positive change within Arper through workshops, meetings and activities.

Starting the transition to circular economy
• Arper scored 43% in the TECLA (Wood-Furniture Circular Economy Tool) measurement. This tool, developed by FederlegnoArredo, the Italian association responsible for wood and furniture, allows companies to measure their level of circularity according to recognized and rigorous standards
• Increased use of post-industrial PP and first tests with post-consumer PP: a significant step forward in optimizing material use. Post-consumer PP was then applied to Arper products from 2023
• Launch of the Arper District project, a series of dedicated meetings to engage suppliers and encourage them to align their practices with those of the company, to develop a more sustainable value chain.
• Collaboration with a major partner in the Netherlands to provide a refurbishment service for Arper products, extending their lifespan and reducing waste. The project is set to expand in the years to come.

Reducing the environmental impact
• In 2022, Arper sent more than 60 tons of waste to recovery. The 2022 CO2 emissions are 16,544.95 CO2eq, including Scope 1, 2 and 3.
Arper has also outlined a greenhouse gas reduction plan that aims to reduce absolute CO2 emissions by 42% for Scope 1 and 2 and between 25% and 42% for Scope 3 by 2030, using 2022 as the base year.
• Introduction of "Sustainable Mobility On the Go" (S.M.O.G.), a project that promotes sustainable transportation and reduces carbon emissions by offering employees various green transportation options
• Through dedicated workshops, the company analyzed different aspects of its operations, with the aim of implementing effective measures that align with its sustainability goals.
• Organization of training sessions, both for employees and strategic suppliers, dedicated to teaching sustainability fundamentals and explaining ESG ratings.

Über Arper SPA

Arper is a global design brand that envisions products for the ways we live.
Founded in 1989 as an evolution of a leather artisan enterprise launched by the Feltrin family in the 1980s, the company was created by the father Luigi (President of Honour until his passing in 2020), together with his sons Mauro and Claudio Feltrin, current President.

A family-owned and independent company driven by a deep sensitivity to those who use its products, Arper offers, through empathetic and enduring solutions and products, a perspective of the contemporary way of life that expresses needs for fluidity and versatility. Arper approaches design through the project of living, a dialogue that embraces change, whether it concerns the world as a whole or people as they evolve: “Underlying everything we do is a sensitivity towards the communities, relationships, environments, and individuals for whom we design. We believe that spaces shape ideas. We aspire to a beautiful world. We create furnishings that support harmonious, comfortable living in its many forms that inspire and grow with us over time. We create spaces and solutions to move forward with intelligence and ease. Together, with our clients and partners, we design the world we want to live in, with openness and humanity”. Sustainability plays a central role for Arper, which aims to become "an example of responsible business", as commented by Roberto Monti, CEO, by implementing sustainability in the organization’s culture, as well as in its processes and products.

The strong drive to succeed in the international markets has distinguished the company since its inception. Arper develops about 90 percent of its sales in international markets: in addition to Europe, the U.S., the Middle and Far East contribute to the total turnover of 62 million in 2022. Arper is distributed in 90 countries.

The company employs a total of 280 people in Italy and abroad. Arper owns 15 spaces around the world. Of these, six are the headquarters of the Group’s subsidiaries: New York, (Arper USA), Dubai (Arp Middle East), London (Arper UK), Tokyo (Arper Japan), Shanghai (Arper China) and Mexico City (Arper LATAM); The showrooms in Milan, Cologne, Amsterdam, Oslo, Chicago and Los Angeles are used as exhibition spaces, branded spaces and meeting points for local design communities. There is also an in-house showroom at the Treviso Headquarters. Lastly the meeting hub in Munich (Germany) and the branch in Singapore complete the list.

Firmenkontakt und Herausgeber der Meldung:

Arper SPA
Via Lombardia, 16
I31050 Monastier di Treviso (TV)
Telefon: +39 (0422) 7918
Telefax: +39 (0422) 791800
http://www.arper.com

Ansprechpartner:
Claudia Neumann
Claudia Neumann Communication GmbH
Telefon: +49 (221) 913949-0
E-Mail: arper@neumann-communication.de
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