Taking the next step to sustainability

• Furniture-maker goes a step further to boost its energy and resource efficiency
• Input-output analysis pinpoints hidden costs in production and beyond

Moretti Compact is one of the Italian market leaders in bedroom furniture production. The company had already invested in making its production more environmentally sustainable, but management was keen to go further.

The company carried out a TOP 20 input-output analysis to identify potential energy and material savings. TOP 20 has been widely used in cleaner production projects since the 1990s. It is now an integral part of the 'Eco-innovation Diagnosis and Implementation Tool for increase of enterprise Value' (EDIT Value) developed within PRESOURCE project. EDIT Value, including updated TOP 20, was piloted in 18 companies and six European countries.

Key benefits

The company’s environmental management system, under ISO 14001 and EMAS, already addressed several recycling and waste issues. It also only uses forest-certified wood in its panels and water-based paints.

In spite of these efforts, the TOP 20 analysis provided valuable results, revealing a number of hidden costs both inside and outside of production. A more detailed and widespread monitoring system within the company was introduced in order to log and improve the efficient use of energy and all primary materials used.