Caltagirone Editore SpA
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2008)
Reporting Period: 2008
Environmental Metrics
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Difficult market conditions in Italy and worldwide due to the global financial crisis and fears of recession, leading to decreased consumption and advertising spending, particularly in daily newspapers.
- Contraction in newspaper market due to falling overall consumption, increasing popularity of free and online newspapers.
- Reduced demand for promotional products sold with newspapers.
Mitigation Strategies
- Strategies aimed at containing costs and obtaining spaces to differentiate activities, including linking with local papers and sales price differentiation.
- Development of strategies in the internet sector.
- Supply contracts with fixed prices and quantities for paper, procurement from geographically diverse suppliers.
- Monitoring share prices and investment/divestment policies to optimize cash flows and diversify risk.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Supply contracts with Italian and foreign companies with fixed prices and quantities for a maximum period of approximately 12 months, and through procurement from suppliers based in different geographic areas
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: IAS/IFRS