Certifications: when quality is sustainable

ISO 14001 certification

Many companies based in the Civita Castellana cluster are ISO 14001 certified.

This voluntary international standard recognises companies’ efforts to continually improve their environmental performance by adopting a management system capable of monitoring environmental parameters. Production process efficiency is improved by:

• controlling all forms of pollution
• cutting emissions
• making rational use of energy sources
• properly disposing of residues and waste

By combining improved environmental performance with the durability, health and safety typical of ceramic materials, Italian ceramic sanitaryware producers are able to comply with contemporary circular economy principles.

ISO 9001 certification

A number of Italian ceramic sanitaryware companies have also obtained ISO 9001 certification.

This certification is awarded to factories that have adopted a Quality Management system and attests to the presence of internal processes aimed at improving management effectiveness and production efficiency. In particular, it analyses the following stages:

• design
• development
• manufacture
• installation
• support

Companies operating in the Civita Castellana cluster and elsewhere in Italy are committed to a process of continuous improvement through compliance with European and international quality standards. They achieve their goal of complete customer satisfaction sustainably by adopting state-of-the-art production systems.