Sustainable by choice
We manage resources efficiently, design safe products and trace impacts throughout the lifecycle, making goals into results.
Environmental sustainability
Our commitment
is genuine and measurable
WHAT SUSTAINABILITY MEANS TO MARCA CORONA:
AN INTEGRAL PART OF ITS CORPORATE CULTURE
Marca Corona has been investing strongly for years in the optimisation of its production processes, focusing on innovative technologies and a sustainability-oriented approach: from recycling to energy saving, through to the reduction of atmospheric emissions.
Looking firmly to the future, the company has chosen to align its strategy with the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals, transforming the principles of sustainability into tangible, measurable actions that generate value in both environmental and social terms.
Over 90%
Proportion of electricity produced in-house through cogeneration.
-5,500 T CO2/year
Saved through heat recovery.
550 T CO2/year
From more efficient use of electricity.
99% reduction in emissions (fluorine and dust)
100% of the electricity purchased comes from certified renewable sources.
100% Wastewater recovered.
Recovery and reuse of more than 1 million litres of wastewater from other ceramic manufacturers.
Continuous improvement of logistics efficiency through targeted actions and investments.
100% Fired and greenware scrap and fine particles recycled.
100% of end-of-life packaging sent for recovery.
100% Plastic and cardboard packaging made from recycled materials.
100% of discarded pallets reconditioned externally.
Process certifications
ISO 14001
Environmental Management System
This process standard, with entirely voluntary certification, confirms the company’s commitment to implementing an Environmental Management System, a control tool for monitoring and gradually reducing the environmental impact of its business.
ISO 9001
Quality Management System
This certifies the efficacy of the company’s Quality Control System, ensuring that products and services meet customers’ expectations and continually improve.
ISO 45001
Occupational Health and Safety
Focuses on occupational health and safety, establishing requirements for creating safe workplaces and preventing accidents and injuries.
Product sustainability
Safe, natural materials
Every Marca Corona collection combines aesthetics with responsibility. The company’s many product certifications confirm its compliance with strict environmental, occupational health and safety criteria, implemented in every phase from design to the material’s lifecycle. A concrete commitment that enables us to contribute to the realization of architectural projects aimed at reducing environmental impacts worldwide.
Traceable and documented materials
Marca Corona products are developed to offer high performance and ease of maintenance in residential and commercial spaces. Thanks to their structure, ceramic surfaces are easy to clean and do not emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs), helping to preserve indoor air quality.
Product certifications and declarations
Material transparency label (International Living Future Institute) that declares the product’s ingredients, origin and end-of-life and its Red List status (Red List Free, Red List Approved or Declared).
A method recommended by the European Commission that implements the LCA approach to measure a product’s environmental impacts throughout its life cycle, using comparable shared rules (PEF/PEFCR).
Health and environmental declaration for building products used in France: based on the LCA, it is published in the INIES database and is third-party verified for calculation of the building’s performance.
International standard that defines the requirements, assessment methods and scoring system for the sustainability of ceramic tiles (environmental, economic and social criteria) throughout their lifecycle.
Type III EPD Program Operator: manages the verification and publication of Environmental Product Declarations in accordance with EN 15804+A2, ISO 14025 and ISO 21930.
Minimum environmental requirements for public tenders in Italy: compulsory in bidding procedures, they help to ensure that technical specifications and selection criteria give preference to products with lower emissions impact (e.g. VOCs) and better environmental performance.
Building certifications
International (USGBC) sustainable building rating system that assesses energy, water, materials, indoor quality, site and innovation; it awards certification levels on the basis of the credits achieved. Thanks to their EPDs and transparent declarations, Marca Corona products can help to achieve a number of LEED credits.
Social sustainability
Constant dialogue
with the local area
For years Marca Corona has supported initiatives that contribute to the social growth of the local area and the community of Sassuolo. We work with schools, associations, cultural institutions and voluntary organisations to promote the ceramics district and strengthen our bond with the people that inhabit it.
- Education and training: activities dedicated to local schools centred around the visit to Galleria Marca Corona, where the story of the birth of the Sassuolo ceramics district is told. The experience is enriched by a tour of the plant to illustrate the current development of the ceramic product.
- Culture and heritage: promoted activities include exhibitions and events hosted in the historic spaces of the city, like the Ducal Palace of Sassuolo, and support for projects to restore and enhance symbolic local venues, like Teatro Carani.
- Sport and community: we help promote sports activities and youth engagement. The organisations we support include AS Magreta, Idea Volley Sassuolo and artistic gymnastics teams.
- Events and cultural initiatives: we participate in the cultural life of the community by supporting events and projects that strengthen the identity of Ceramic Valley. Initiatives like TEDx Sassuolo and TADE Week are dedicated to spreading culture, innovation and creativity.
- Solidarity and international cooperation: we also support organisations engaged in cooperation and development projects such as CEFA - The seeds of solidarity.
Not just an exhibition space but rather an expression of a corporate identity: Galleria Marca Corona conserves and tells the story of Italian excellence in ceramics, becoming a place where art, culture and sustainable innovation meet.
Marca Corona
per l’Arte
Launched in 2022, the project asks selected Italian artists to interpret the company’s core values, also involving employees and schools through workshops and training days. A way of enabling young people to get to know the world of ceramics and the career opportunities the industry offers.
The Marca Corona
award
Building on the success of Marca Corona per l’Arte, the company has created an award for artists under 35. In addition to financial support, the winner sees their project transformed into a ceramic artwork, a tangible link between contemporary art, industry and the local area.