Bilancio Sociale 2005 Social Report 2005

Social Report 2005
“His world wasn’t the offi ce but the business. And the business was the production unit. The blue coveralls.
Whenever he came into the production department, you could tell it was his world.“
Responsibility to our human resources
The traditional production system is founded on three factors:
capital, raw materials and labour. The ethical and social value
of labour is fundamental to our businesses. Our factory workers,
clerks, supervisors and executives are our Human Resources, the
true wealth of our Group. The people who work for us are not
merely our workforce or employees. By calling them Human Resources
we want to emphasize the importance of giving everyone
who works with us the responsibility of carrying on the business.
Our people are involved not only in production but also in product
creation and promotion; they are members of a partnership
that goes beyond the traditional employer–employee relationship.
Work is not only a means of subsistence but also a source of
personal achievement and fulfi lment. For this reason we believe
that it is our primary duty to ensure the health and safety of all
our people and provide them with training, clear guidelines and
satisfying jobs.
Our Group operates across the globe and we encounter different
customs, laws and regulations in every country where we are
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based. We think all of our employees should be provided with the
same health and safety standards and opportunities for personal
fulfi lment, whether they work in Italy, Romania, Brazil, Germany
or China. However, in return for this we ask for greater commitment.
We demand skill, responsibility and creativity. The unhappy
state of affairs in some of our markets compels us to put
our complete trust in our men and women. They are the ones
who are responsible for giving our products and production processes
the best quality possible. We ask them to be resourceful
and accountable in all they do. Because to be competitive you
have to pursue continual improvement. We realize that, over and
above production and sales, the strength of our businesses lies
in the rationalization of processes along with carefulness and
concentration on the job to forestall problems, waste, injuries
and avoidable costs.
Our human resources are mostly factory workers (over 70%)
employed in 15 countries worldwide. Compared to last year the
total staff has decreased, as the result of an internal reorganiza-