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May 12, 2026OTB presents its 2025 Sustainability Report
The Group continues to implement its sustainability strategy with determination, recording significant progress on environment, materials and social impact
OTB has embarked on a path to ensure the continuous improvement of its sustainability performance
Introduction
OTB Sustainability Strategy
In 2021, OTB adopted “Be Responsible. Be Brave.,” the Group’s sustainability strategy. The strategy organizes activities into three areas dedicated, respectively, to products and circularity, climate and environmental issues, and people and communities.
For each pillar, the Group defines programs and objectives and monitors progress using specific indicators. The activities carried out and the results achieved are reported annually in the Sustainability Report.
Values
Our concrete commitment towards ESG topics
“Be Responsible. Be Brave.” is organized into three areas, which structure the Group’s programs and objectives regarding products and circularity, climate and environmental management, and people and communities.
More information on the initiatives, objectives, and results related to each area is available in the dedicated sections.
The New Fashion System
The “The New Fashion System” pillar encompasses the Group’s initiatives focused on products and collections, with particular emphasis on material selection, production processes, design, and circularity. In this context, OTB has established specific guidelines for material selection and product development, and promotes initiatives dedicated to the circular economy and consumer communication.
Protecting Our Planet
The “Protecting Our Planet” pillar encompasses the Group’s initiatives dedicated to managing key environmental issues associated with its operations and value chain. In this area, OTB has defined specific initiatives regarding the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the management of waste, water resources, and chemicals.
Brave Together
The “Brave Together” pillar encompasses the Group’s initiatives dedicated to people and social issues—with a particular focus on employee training and development, diversity, inclusion, and gender equality, as well as the management of social aspects across the value chain. This pillar also includes the activities of the OTB Foundation in support of individuals and communities through social development projects and emergency relief efforts.
Sustainability Governance
We have adopted an ESG governance system designed to ensure a coherent integration of sustainability performance into our business strategies and the coordination of the several initiatives.
The OTB Board of Directors includes an Independent Director, with specific ESG background, appointed to support the Group on decisions concerning sustainability strategies, in line with the market and key stakeholders’ requirements.
The OTB internal governance is chaired by the Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO), who coordinates the sustainability initiatives at both Group and subsidiary level and reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer. The OTB Group Sustainability function is structured as a “Professional Family”, and it is composed of Sustainability Professionals, who are responsible for the implementation of sustainability initiatives in their respective companies and of Sustainability Champions, who are responsible to coordinate initiatives on sustainability within their respective organisations.
The active members of the Sustainability “Professional Family” include Andrea Rosso, son of Diesel Founder and OTB Group Founder and Chairman, Renzo Rosso, who has been Diesel Sustainability Ambassador since 2020. As internal and external spokesperson on the brand’s initiatives, Andrea promotes the spread of a sustainability culture in the organisation. Since January 2025, Andrea Rosso has also been OTB Group Sustainability Ambassador.
Our sustainability timeline
2020
- JUN 2020Creation of the Corporate Sustainability Department and appointment of the Group's first Chief Sustainability Officer
2021
- JUL 2021OTB launches “Be Responsible. Be Brave.”, the Group Sustainability Strategy
- AUG 2021OTB joins the ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals) programme for the elimination of hazardous chemicals from the fashion industry
- DEC 2021OTB becomes a member of LWG (Leather Working Group), an internationally recognised reference standard for the leather manufacturing industry
2022
- AUG 2022OTB obtains a credit line tied to ESG objectives from Banca Intesa
- SEP 2022OTB publishes the first Group Sustainability Report. The report covers financial year 2021 and includes the calculation of the 2019, 2020 and 2021 Carbon Footprints
- OCT 2022OTB promotes the creation of the Re.Crea Consortium with Prada Group, Dolce&Gabbana, MaxMara Fashion Group, Moncler Group and Ermenegildo Zegna Group, and assumes the vice-presidency.
- The Consortium aims to respond to the European Directive on Extended Producer Responsibility for textile waste and promote the research and development of innovative recycling solutions
- NOV 2022OTB joins The Fashion Pact, the global coalition of companies working together to share best practices and find new solutions to reduce the environmental impact of the entire fashion system
2023
- JUN 2023OTB receives approval for three ambitious GHG emission reduction targets from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
- OTB publishes its second Group sustainability Report covering financial year 2022
- SEP 2023The C.A.S.H. project marks its 10th anniversary, which guarantees OTB suppliers a facilitated access to credit
- OTB launches the M.A.D.E. Made in Italy, Made Perfectly project, presenting a docuseries to showcase the Italian fashion and luxury supply chain knowhow, involving suppliers of the OTB Group
- OCT 2023OTB and Diesel obtain Gender Equality Certification under Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan
2024
- 2024Gender Parity certification (UNI/PdR 125:2022) is confirmed for OTB and Diesel
2025
- 2025Gender Parity certification (UNI/PdR 125:2022) is confirmed for OTB and Diesel
Strategy and Governance
Letter to stakeholders - 2025 Report
Our sustainability strategy evolves alongside us as part of a process of continuous improvement. We periodically update our materiality analysis to reflect the priorities of our internal and external stakeholders, as well as the increasingly rapid changes occurring in the world around us.
This approach enables us to more effectively integrate ESG priorities into the Group’s activities and to define concrete objectives year after year
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