Alessi: Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions calculation with the CliMax platform
The challenge
Alessi is a benchmark name in Italian design. For more than a century it has worked with internationally renowned designers and architects to create high-quality objects, each with its own story and its own distinct personality.
A focus on the environment and on social impact has always been part of the company's philosophy. In recent years that commitment was formalized with B Corp certification in 2017, raising the bar on the company's sustainability journey. In 2020, Alessi also became a Società Benefit (Italy's benefit corporation status), continuing along the road it had set out on a few years earlier.
With this in mind, the company chose to work with Up2You to start calculating its carbon footprint on the CliMax platform. The tool allowed Alessi to calculate its Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, with the goal of identifying its highest-impact areas and pinpointing practical actions to improve its environmental performance.
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Needs and objectives
Keep quality high
Alessi has always set out to create high-quality products. For its emissions calculation, it needed a partner that could help it pair that pursuit of excellence with a sustainability-driven approach.
Keep pace with European regulation
European rules change constantly, so the company needed a partner that would keep it aligned with those requirements at all times.
Simplify the process
It was essential for Alessi to work with a partner that could simplify and speed up the process while keeping the approach structured and methodical.
Initial challenges
Sourcing the data
Alessi is a company of considerable size, with a complex organizational structure. That makes it hard to gather and systematize all the data needed for a complete emissions calculation.
Employee engagement
Getting the entire workforce involved becomes a significant challenge when the organization is split across multiple departments with different operational functions.
Why Alessi chose Up2You
- Introductory training masterclasses that brought employees up to speed on the sustainability topics the project would cover.
- The ability to build a tailored platform suited to the client's needs.
- Up2You's own B Corp certification as evidence of its commitment to sustainability.
Testimonial
“Over the course of 2024, with the aim of cementing our commitment to sustainability, we made a significant change in our strategy for monitoring CO2 emissions.
To support that process, we turned to Up2You and its young, well-prepared team, who guided us in mapping out a structured program. Despite how complex the subject is, they made every step easy to understand, accessible, and easy to share."
Giancarlo Chirulli
Chief Operating Officer
The project
The partnership between Alessi and Up2You began with an introductory workshop designed to align on objectives and working methods and to gather initial feedback from staff. That first session set the strategic foundation for a shared program tailored to the company's needs.
Once the workshop results had been worked up and shared, the collection of qualitative data got under way, a prerequisite for starting the Scope 3 emissions calculation. In parallel, the setup of the CliMax platform began, calibrated to Alessi's specific needs.
Before moving into the next phases, a training masterclass was held for employees to give them the skills to work through the process effectively. From there, the team began collecting quantitative data on Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, a complex phase that took more than a month of cross-departmental work.
The data collected was then processed and presented to Alessi's management. That gave the company a precise understanding of where to act to improve its performance further.
The project also had a positive effect on company culture: it built greater awareness of sustainability among employees and helped shift how they see it. The company's impacts are now managed proactively, and thanks to the work done with Up2You, Alessi has reached a new level of maturity on these topics. The company can now identify areas for improvement more clearly, and with them a real competitive advantage in its industry.
