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SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2021

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2021 Lastras, a sustainable product by its own nature With the super formats, already known as 'continuous surfaces,' the limits of uses are overcome. Porcelain tile becomes a raw material for covering both interiors and facades, for furnishing, applied to countertops in functional environments and to design furniture, and for decorating, replacing panels and cuts usually made with stones, marble and wood. Ceramic is a more sustainable material due to its essential characteristics: inert raw material and usually extracted from places close to factories, multiple possibilities of regeneration of clay deposits and production process that uses clean energy, closed water circuit and allows maximum reuse of waste. The technical features allow its use as coating, replacing materials that are endangered or that cause larger environmental impacts. Lastras further enhances all of those sustainable features. With the evolution of technology, thicknesses were reduced and the product uses less raw material and energy, positively impacting the entire chain. Continuous surfaces and aesthetic evolution allow previously unimaginable uses, logistics are optimized and construction systems often allow reuse. Portobello is a pioneer in building the culture of large surfaces in architecture, playing a leading role in this frontier of innovation in porcelain tile. It invests in the training of professionals to incorporate Lastras into their projects, in specification, logistics and installation. The Portobello Shop stores were transformed into Lastras Portobello stores in the last two years, with an exhibition aligned with the best stores in the world, providing employees, specifiers and customers with an immersion in this new concept. Portobello MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN PORTOBELLO STRATEGY GOVERNANCE THE REPORT SUSTAINABILITY AT PORTOBELLO SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIC GRI CONTENT INDEX 14
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