Sustainability

Certified.
Measured.
Accountable.

Sustainability is engineered into the group's operations the same way we engineer our machines — with standards, measurements and independent verification.

01 — Certifications

Four certified management systems. One independent rating.

Quality, environment, social responsibility and gender equality are certified by Bureau Veritas and audited every year. Each certificate is published here in full, with its number and validity.

EcoVadis
Sustainability rating
Medal
Silver
Score
75/100
Awarded
August 2026
Valid through
August 2027

Top 15% of companies assessed. Score up from 67/100 in 2025.

Scope of certification: Design, production management by assembly, and servicing of coffee machines and related accessories. Certified site: the Chignolo d'Isola (BG) plant; UNI/PdR 125:2022 also covers the Lainate (MI) site. Certification body: Bureau Veritas. Validity is subject to the continued satisfactory operation of the management system and is confirmed at each surveillance audit.

02 — Policy

Integrated Management System Policy

One policy governs the group's management system: quality, the environment, health and safety at work, social responsibility, materials in contact with food and gender equality. It is approved and signed by the CEO, displayed in every workplace and reviewed periodically.

Current edition: MOD-520 Rev. 01, 7 January 2026.

Download the policy (PDF, Italian)
03 — Report

Sustainability Report 2025

Our annual report, prepared with reference to the GRI Standards, covers the 2025 financial year: environmental performance, people, governance and the communities where the group operates, in Italy and China.

Sustainability Report 2025 (PDF, Italian)

Previous editions: Sustainability Report 2024 (PDF, English)

04 — Carimali Children
The Carimali Children kindergarten team in an outdoor learning space

Our kindergarten,
since 2013.

Carimali Children is the kindergarten at VEA Group's Chignolo d'Isola site. Since 2013 it has welcomed the children of our people and families from the surrounding area.

Visit carimalichildren.com