Sustainability

Sustainability Report

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Highlights – 2025

Antares Vision’s strategic guidelines are aligned with the goal of contributing to sustainable development, in line with the industry’s macro trends and scenarios. These reflect the impact of evolving regulations aimed at ensuring health, safety, and improving people’s quality of life, with greater attention to environmental protection and the responsible use of natural resources. The objective is to make production systems for essential goods—such as those in the food supply chain—more efficient.

Antares Vision Group’s business focuses on the design and commercialization of hardware and software traceability solutions that ensure supply chain transparency from producers to end users. These solutions help prevent greenwashing practices, such as false labels claiming the use of recyclable materials on rigid containers.

Antares Vision Group: the social and environmental impacts of its solutions

Quality and safety of people’s lives:

  • Quality control and safety of essential products
  • Supply chain monitoring

Traceability and responsible use of resources:

  • Efficient use of natural resources
  • Adoption of circular economy principles
  • Supply chain monitoring

DOUBLE MATERIALITY ANALYSIS

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MATERIAL TOPICS 2025

Climate changeESRS E1
PollutionESRS E2
Use of resources and the circular economyESRS E5
Own workforceESRS S1
Workers in the value chainESRS S2
Communities affectedESRS S3
Consumers and end-usersESRS S4
Business conductESRS G1

The areas affected by the greatest number of impacts on stakeholders are Own workforce (26%), Consumers and end-users (19%) and Workers in the value chain (17%), while the areas affected by the greatest number of risks and opportunities are Own workforce (26%), Consumers and end-users (20%) and Workers in the value chain (15%).

GOVERNANCE AND POLICIES

Antares Vision S.p.A. Integrated Management System

Quality UNI EN ISO 9001:2015 – Health and Safety UNI EN ISO 45001:2018 – Environment UNI EN ISO 14001:2015 – Data and Information Security UNI EN ISO 27001 – Model 231 Legislative Decree 231/2001 – GAMP® 5 Compliant GXP Computerized System – PAS 99:2012 Integrated Requirements – UNI/PdR125:2022 – Gender Pay Equity (NEW)

  • Code of Ethics – G
  • Gender Equity Policy (NEW) – G
  • Human rights policy – G
  • Diversity, equity & inclusion policy – G
  • Performance Evaluation Policy (NEW) – G
  • Individual Variable Compensation Policy (NEW) – G
  • Parental Care Policy (NEW) – G
  • Working Hours Policy (NEW) – IT
  • Anti-Corruption Policy – G
  • Remuneration policy – G
  • Information Security System Management Policy – G
  •  Regulations for the Use Tools (NEW) – IT
  • Personnel Access and Identification Policy (NEW) – IT
  •  Company Policy on Smoking Control and Prevention (NEW) – IT
  • Supplier Code of Conduct (NEW)

HUMAN RESOURCES

Respect for people is at the core of the Group’s business. For this reason, the Group has adopted a Human Rights and DEI Policy based on international standards such as:

  • The United Nations International Bill of Human Rights
  • The International Labour Organization (ILO) fundamental conventions (Nos. 29, 87, 98, 100, 105, 111, 138, 182) and the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
  • The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Furthermore, in 2025 Antares Vision S.p.A. and FT System S.r.l. obtained the UNI/PdR 125 certification for having adopted a management system aimed at promoting gender equality, female empowerment, and workplace inclusion.

Workforce Data:

Number of employees: 1,146

Gender diversity – female share (% of total employees): 24%
(increase of 0.7 percentage points compared to 2024)

Gender diversity – female share in top management (% of total top management): 21.7%
(increase of 3.5 percentage points compared to 2024)

Gender diversity – female share in managerial positions (% of total managers): 17.6%
(increase of 0.1 percentage points compared to 2024)

New generations / Age diversity – employees under 30 years of age (% of total): 17.8%

Training – average training hours per employee:

  • Women: 13 hours
  • Men: 11 hours

From October 2024, FT System and AV Electronics have purchased only electricity covered by Guarantees of Origin, joining Antares Vision S.p.A., which sources 100% of its electricity through such contracts

Environment

The Group did not identify any significant physical or transition climate-related risks.

  • Total waste generated: 107,267 kg
    (decrease of 4,947 kg compared to 2024)
  • Total hazardous waste: 2,103 kg
    (decrease of 906 kg compared to 2024)
  • Waste sent for recovery: 74%
    (increase of 4 percentage points compared to 2024)

Energy Consumption and Energy Mix

  • Total direct energy consumption: 5,400.03 MWh
    (in line with 2024)
  • Share of renewable energy: 23.53%
    (increase of 4.11 percentage points compared to 2024)
  • Share of nuclear energy: 2.95%
    (decrease of 1.19 percentage points compared to 2024)

From October 2024, FT System and AV Electronics have purchased electricity only from Guarantees of Origin contracts, joining Antares Vision S.p.A., which sources 100% of its electricity through such contracts.


Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions

  • Total GHG emissions (Scopes 1, 2 and 3): 18,492 tCO₂e
    (reduction of 3,691 tCOe compared to 2024)
  • Direct emissions (GHG Scope 1): 729 tCO₂e
    (reduction of 123 tCOe compared to 2024)
    These emissions mainly come from the use of company vehicles. The transition to hybrid and electric vehicles is a medium-term objective for AVIT and FT System.
  • Direct emissions (GHG Scope 1, market-based): 489 tCO₂e
    (reduction of 79 tCOe compared to 2024)
  • Indirect emissions (GHG Scope 2, location-based): 752 tCO₂e
    (reduction of 141 tCOe compared to 2024)
  • GHG Scope 3 emissions: 17,274 tCO₂e
    (reduction of 3,483 tCOe compared to 2024)
Scope 3 (GHG Protocol) CategoryUM2025
Purchase of goods and servicestCO2e1,124
Fuel‑ and energy‑related activities (not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2)tCO2e241
Upstream transportation and distributiontCO2e1,288
Waste generated during operationstCO2e0.6
Business TraveltCO2e1,491
Employee CommutingtCO2e1,212
Downstream transportation and distributiontCO2e617
Use of sold productstCO2e11,301
Total GHG Scope 3 emissionstCO2e17,274

Community and Local Area – Social Responsibility / Social Commitment and Education

Donations, sponsorships, and collaborations with educational institutions and research centers—particularly by Antares Vision S.p.A. and FT System—generate positive effects for the recipient stakeholders. However, these activities have not been considered material in the double materiality analysis. Similarly, partnerships with educational and research institutions, while not deemed material, strengthen the Group’s ties with the local community and foster long-term positive impacts.

Among the organizations and associations supported are:

  • Università Cattolica di Brescia
  • Università di Brescia
  • Associazione Italiana Tecnici Istologia e Citologia
  • Fondazione Brescia Musei
  • Associazione sportiva dilettantistica LEVANTE
  • Associazione Sportiva AV sporting team
  • Gruppo Alpini Travagliato
  • AISM
  • Il nastro viola
  • Associazione Nazionale Tumori
  • Telethon
  • Peter Plan
  • Fondazione Cesar onlus
  • 21Grammi®