UNIONE NAZIONALE INDUSTRIA CONCIARIA - Euroleather

Table 9 and Figure 37 illustrate the distribution ofthe environmental costs referred to 2002–2009. Waterand waste materials are confirmed as representing theaspects with the greatest impacts from the economicpoint of view. The relative importance of the tanneryresidues management factor increased up to approximately27% of the total in the 2009 survey. This result is tobe partly attributed to an increase in the quota of wastematerials produced per square metre of finished leather,and partly due to the greater attention paid by tanneriesto this specific aspect that also has the effect of the relativeincrease in costs.200920082007figure 37 - Environmental costs: distribution 2002 - 200964.7%26.9% 2.6% 5.8%67.2%18.6% 3.6% 10.6%63.9%21.7% 4.1% 10.3%An increase in the incidence of environmental costs onturnover and on the total operating costs was recordedagain this year. The values recorded (3.13% and 3.27%,respectively) represent the maximum values, althoughthe increases were more limited compared to 2008. Theoverall increase in the incidence on turnover and totaloperating costs compared to the values referred to 2002,therefore corresponded to 64.9% and 55.8%, respectively.20062005200467.8%68.9%73.2%23.6%23.4%21.2%5.1%4.0%3.2%3.5%3.7%2.4%2003200276.4%75.0%18.0%20.5%3.9%3.4%1.7%1.1%Water management costsWaste management costsAtmospheric pollution costsOther environmental costs0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%Source: UNIC 2009table 9 - Environmental costs: distribution 2002 - 20092002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009Water management costs 75.0% 76.4% 73.2% 68.9% 67.8% 63.9% 67.2% 64.7%Waste materials management costs 20.5% 18.0% 21.2% 23.4% 23.6% 21.7% 18.6% 26.9%Atmospheric pollution costs 3.4% 3.9% 3.2% 4.0% 5.1% 4.1% 3.6% 2.6%Other environmental costs 1.1% 1.7% 2.4% 3.6% 3.4% 10.3% 10.5% 5.8%Source: UNIC 200946