Linificio e Canapificio Nazionale srl Sustainability

What do our labels mean?

Linificio e Canapificio Nazionale srl presents linen and flax as natural fibres with environmental and social characteristics linked to traceability, circularity and lower resource use. The company states that its yarns come with certification and that its European supply chain is regulated to comply with environmental and social standards. It highlights certified traceability, a 2022 digital passport for one yarn line, and product carbon footprint verification for its 100% linen yarns. The sustainability content also emphasises flax cultivation with low environmental impact, regenerative agriculture principles, and the use of by-products as secondary raw material.

About Linificio e Canapificio Nazionale srl

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Unverified

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Employees
100 - 500

Country
Italy

Linificio e Canapificio Nazionale srl Sustainability Actions

Certified traceability

All yarns come with the highest certification, due to meticulous regulation throughout an entirely European supply chain. European suppliers and growers guarantee compliance with environmental and social standards, to reassure the customer of the integrity of each phase of the production process. As verification of our continuous commitment to sustainability, the European fibre we use has certified traceability.

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Circular linen fibre

The fibre is 100% circular because the by-products of its production process are used as secondary raw material. And that’s not all – linen fibre is 100% biodegradable and the energy used for its production is from 4% to 10% of that which would be required to produce synthetic fibres (in MJ/Kg).

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Low-impact flax cultivation

The cultivation of flax has low environmental impact and contributes to the protection of the land. It does not require artificial irrigation, only rainwater. It has reduced need for fertilisers, pesticides or herbicides and requires little manuring. It contributes to the preservation of watercourses and groundwater. Its root system improves soil structure and fertility. One hectare of flax retains 3.7 t./ha of CO2 every year.

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Product carbon footprint verified

Linificio has completed the product Carbon Footprint (CFP) verification for its 100% linen yarns in counts 39 and 26, conducted by Bureau Veritas in accordance with the UNI EN ISO 14067:2018 standard and in line with the ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 standards. The study quantified the products’ climate footprint by measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions throughout the entire life cycle of the linen yarn, from the cultivation of the raw material to the production of the finished yarn and its disposal (“from cradle to grave”).

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Digital passport launched

In 2022 we created a digital passport for the 1873 The Ould Linen yarn: thus began the process of traceability from field to yarn based on blockchain technology. The various steps can be seen by accessing a dynamic QR code, where each actor in the supply chain independently enters their own details.