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Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

- THE ECO-ACTIVE ACTIVE SURFACES®

Active Surfaces®, on the market from more than 10 years, are characterized by antibacterial and antiviral, anti-pollution, anti-odour and self-cleaning properties tested according to ISO standards. These are state-of-the-art surfaces, which demonstrate how technical ceramics is one of the noblest and most efficient materials of our time. The properties that distinguish Active Surfaces®, have been obtained thanks to the innovative process resulting from the long and scrupulous scientific research work of Iris Ceramica Group carried out in collaboration with the Chemistry Department of the University of Milan, which has also showed extraordinary results related to the ability of Active Surfaces® to eliminate 94% of SARS-CoV-2 after only 4 hours of exposure to UV light

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- FONDAZIONE IRIS CERAMICA GROUP DONATES SAPIENSTONE TRUCK TO ITALIAN RED CROSS

Fondazione Iris Ceramica Group donates SapienStone #aroundthetop truck to Italian Red Cross as a special civil protection and health care vehicle used in particular to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

 

- FONDAZIONE IRIS CERAMICA GROUP IN SUPPORT OF ANT ITALIA ONLUS FOUNDATION

Fondazione Iris Ceramica Group supports ANT Italia ONLUS Foundation, one of the major non-profit organizations providing free specialist home care for cancer patients. With ANT, medical screenings were carried out in the company to prevent skin melanoma and thyroid diseases, to which 120 employees took part.

 

- FONDAZIONE IRIS CERAMICA GROUP IN SUPPORT OF AOU MODENA

Fondazione Iris Ceramica Group has supported an important two-year research project of the AOU of Modena for Advanced Cellular Therapies for the treatment of patients with acute leukemia, lymphomas and multiple myeloma (and their infectious complications) integrated into a new Intra-Hospital Palliative Care Programme for cancer and haematological patients.

 

- IRIS CERAMICA GROUP ACHIEVED THE "GREENGUARD AND GREENGUARD GOLD” CERTIFICATIONS

Iris Ceramica Group achieved the GreenGuard and GreenGuard Gold certifications. The first, GreenGuard, ensures that materials intended for use indoors are characterized by the almost non-existent share of emissions of volatile substances (VOCs), contributing to the creation of healthier environments. The second, GreenGuard Gold, widely recognized and accepted by sustainable building programs around the world, attests to the total absence of risks even in places where the presence of particularly sensitive subjects such as children and elderly.

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Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

- FONDAZIONE IRIS CERAMICA GROUP SUPPORTS SAVE THE CHILDREN

Also in 2021, Fondazione Iris Ceramica Group continues to support Save The Children and its campaign “Riscriviamo il Futuro” (“Rewrite the Future”). This project promotes and develops a wide range of initiatives aiming to protect the right to education and socialisation, bridging the gap caused by the severe social inequalities that risk compromising the future of the new generations, targeting 130,000 children and adolescents and their families across the national territory.

 

- THE GROUP’S ATTENTION TO ITS PEOPLE

Human capital is the most valuable form of income for the growth and success of the Group, in fact Iris Ceramica Group has dedicated a total of 8443.5 hours of training for its employees.

 

 

 

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

- FONDAZIONE IRIS CERAMICA GROUP SUPPORTS ACTIONAID

Fondazione Iris Ceramica Group is alongside ActionAid for the protection of women’s rights and all human rights in the belief that education, knowledge and training are the tools to combat gender-based violence and social exclusion and affirm rights, freedom and independence.

 

- IRIS CERAMICA GROUP RECEIVES THE “PREMIO INDUSTRIA FELIX” PRIZE

Iris Ceramica Group won the prestigious “Premio Industria Felix” award, and was bestowed the High Honour for Budgetary Performance, for being “one of the best female-run businesses in the Cerved business performance and financial reliability ranking for Emilia Romagna”