Manteco

Sustainability Report

Our 2025 Sustainability Report

In keeping with our tradition, we identify each financial year with a keyword that encapsulates its essence. For 2025, the chosen term is Transition. 2025 represented a crucial phase of evolution and strategic planning for Manteco, laying the foundations for major projects that are coming to fruition in 2026.

This is the 10th edition of our Sustainability Report. It has been prepared with reference to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), and its content is determined by the results of our Double Materiality Assessment.

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Responsible materials

Raw materials and yarns

  • 64.5% with a sustainability certification
  • 37.1% with recycled material characteristics

Wool purchases

  • 77.9% responsible wool (RWS certified or mulesing-free)
  • 58.2% RWS certified
  • 19.7% mulesing-free

Environmental savings

Our reduced-impact virgin wool. 1,083,244 kg processed in 2025, compared to the mainstream.

  • 60,878 tons of CO2-eq saved
  • 11.00K m³ of water saved
  • 82.11 TJ of energy saved

Our next generation of recycled wool. 1,055,324 kg processed in 2025, compared to the mainstream.

  • 79,590 tons of CO2-eq saved
  • 14.63K m³ of water saved
  • 126.6 TJ of energy saved

Circularity

  • 162,656 kg of industrial waste recovered with our Zero-Waste project
  • 47,425 kg of garment-making offcuts recovered with Project43
  • 3.1% of the total processed material

Research and recognition

Academic research, 2025

Beyond a second life: Mechanical recyclability of woven fabrics containing recycled wool

Published with the University of Leeds (LITAC) in the peer-reviewed journal Sustainable Materials and Technologies. After mechanical recycling, woven fabrics containing MWool® retain an average of 84% of the original fiber length.

  • 36 patents and patent applications
  • 50 registered designs
  • 73 registered trademarks
  • 10,508 protected fabrics

Awards 2025

  • Vogue Business 100 Innovators Marco and Matteo Mantellassi, Sustainability Thought Leaders
  • Industria Felix
  • Leader della Sostenibilità Il Sole 24 Ore & Statista
  • Leader dell’Innovazione Corriere della Sera & Statista
  • Best Toscana Italypost & Corriere Economia

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