BioE Graduate Seminars

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Marzotto wool manufacturing and sustainability through the textile

Abstract

According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the fashion industry uses around 93 billion cubic meters of water every year making the dyeing process one of the most polluting and energy-intensive parts of our clothes. In this regard, Marzotto Wool Manufacturing promotes different projects directed to energy and water savings, from using eco-friendly chemicals to the research for more natural dyes. Furthermore, there is constant attention to traceability, to the efficiency of the production process and to rethinking the fabrics to reduce their impact at the end of life.

About the speakers

GIORGIO TODESCO
A successful academic career in mechanical engineering and a high interest in innovation and product, led him to enter the world of textiles, becoming one of the leading experts in this field. He began his career working for several years in Aquafil Gardafilo, a manufacturing and selling synthetic fibres leading company. Subsequently, he assumes the role of general manager of Aqua Fabric, part of Bonazzi Group. In 2008, he arrived at Marzotto Group as General Manager of the historic Marzotto Wool Mill, in a few years, he became, before, CEO of Marzotto Lab and, after, CEO of Marzotto Wool Manufacturing, a position he still holds today.

MONICA CAMPAGNA
After successfully graduating in chemistry, she began her career working for a few years at the University of Florence and subsequently in third-party laboratories. An interest in the textile sector combined with her passion for sustainable and responsible production led her to the Marzottowool mill in Valdagno. She arrived in Marzotto in 2001, where she began working in the quality control department. Later, she took the role of head of the laboratory, until she became chemical and sustainability manager of the company in 2008, a position she still holds today.

ROBERTO LOVO
An aeronautical engineer who has transplanted into the textile field for 27 years, he had experienced the manufacture of denim and wool fabrics, dealing with production, plant, and quality management. Today, after seven years managing high-end outerwear manufacturing plant, he is the Technical Director at the Marzotto wool mill in Valdagno and coordinator of R&D and Lean manufacturing projects.