Technology
Leading from the front
Amare Ropes has announced a significant milestone in making its production more sustainable
When it comes to sustainability the marine industry may be lagging way behind sectors like automotive, but it is embracing change rapidly and getting its house in order. Naturally this includes product sourcing. All suppliers are very much aware that there is a commercial advantage throughout the OEM supply chain in making it easier for manufacturers to calculate the emissions of a product based on its sourcing, production and transportation. Armare Ropes, official rope supplier to Emirates Team New Zealand for the 37th
America’s Cup, is leading
from the front in establishing its sustainability credentials. ‘We are proud to announce an
important companymilestone,’ says CEO Stefano Finco, whose family founded the Italian company over 200 years ago. ‘Armare is the first company in themarine sector to have developed and issued Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for two of its ropes, the 10mmStar and 6mm Dyneforce 78 products.’ ‘By issuing EPDs we want to demonstrate our commitment to reducing our environmental impact,’ Finco adds, ‘providing detailed information on various aspects such as resource use, greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption and waste production. ‘This leading initiative enhances
the sustainability of Armare’s products and also responds to the growing demands for transparency and environmental responsibility
66 SEAHORSE
from the market and consumers.’ Getting an EPD is quite a rigorous
process. It lays out the environmental impact of a product across its entire cradle-to-grave life cycle. The first step to getting an EPD is to define the product category using Product Category Rules (PCR). The PCR set out how a life cycle
assessment (LCA) should be conducted, to quantify the energy andmaterials used in creating, transporting, using and disposing of a product. EPDs, which are all publicly available, are essentially transparency reports, allowing manufacturers to compare products based on their environmental impact. Armare has made that
comparison easier still by working with external consultants Mapping LCA to develop its own environmental footprint calculator, available online using the QR code. ‘It’s a sophisticated, modern application that demonstrates publicly and scientifically the environmental sustainability of our products,’ says Finco. ‘It’s our commitment to establishing ourselves as a leader in terms of sustainability and circularity. ‘We have been working on this
part of the sustainability project for about 15 months now, managed by our LCA expert and materials engineering graduate, Anna Laura la Monaca,’ he continues. ‘These are the first results and in the future there will be more interesting developments regarding different
Above: a fifteen-month sustainability project at Armare Ropes has enabled the company to issue EPDs for two of its key product lines
aspects of the production process, the supply chain, the packaging of our products and so on. ‘As a manufacturing company,
we are aware that the impact of our choices is significant in terms of environmental impact. With this important first step, Armare is committed to spreading a culture of sustainability within the marine sector, promoting a true paradigm shift for a better future.’ Visit
www.armareropes.com where
you can download the two EPDs and use the Environmental Footprint Calculator to check and compare different products. You can also access the Mapping LCA virtual area, a meeting point for sustainability experts looking for information and insights about sustainability in a 3D virtual environment.
www.armareropes.com
❑
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116 |
Page 117 |
Page 118 |
Page 119 |
Page 120 |
Page 121 |
Page 122 |
Page 123 |
Page 124
