It is an all-round commitment to sustainability that Cam.Pel, a Campania-based company specializing in the production of luxury leather goods since 1957, has been pursuing for several years now. "The most important process that we have been involved in recently," explains Gianfranco Campanile, ceo of Cam.Pel, "was the construction of a 220kw photovoltaic system: this is the expansion of the pre-existing 100kw one, completed in November last year, which allows us to be a zero energy impact company today.
Attention to energy impact goes hand in hand with the company's focus on using materials that are as environmentally friendly as possible. All "old-school" products have been eliminated in the production process: chemical mastics and adhesives have been replaced by environmentally friendly adhesives with low environmental impact. Similarly, most of the infusions of bags and wallets are made from environmentally sustainable materials, and the yarns used are all biodegradable.
"Our approach," Campanile explains, "is based on the desire to act sustainably and do everything in our power to help the planet: a vision that was born a couple of years ago and which, one step at a time, also depending on how technology evolves, we try to apply. That's why the machinery we use is all the latest generation, so it is less energy intensive. The next goal, which will see us committed over the next two years, is to certify ourselves as a carbon-free company." In the meantime, Cam.Pel is already certified to ISO 14064-1:2019, a standard for identifying major greenhouse gas emissions and monitoring them through a carbon footprint analysis, and ISO 14001-Nace, an Environmental Management System certification standard.
In addition, a project that will see Cam.Pel collaborate with the University of Naples Federico II will soon get underway: the aim is to carry out a study for the reuse of waste derived from leather processing, to assess the possibility of transforming it into reusable materials. A path that, once completed, will allow the company to take a big step forward in terms of circular economy as well.
