Gender equality certification in Cassina

It has been a pioneer in the Italia furniture-design sector in introducing pioneering welfare policies and subsequently publishing a Sustainability Report. Since 1927 (the year of its foundation) at the forefront in terms of design and research, Cassina is no less on the issues of employee welfare, inclusion and the environment.

Now the company founded in Meda by Cesare and Umberto Cassina has also obtained the Gender Equality Certification (UNI/PdR 125:2022), issued by Bureau Veritas Italia, an internationally recognised body in conformity verification and certification services.

This achievement confirms the company's (part of the Haworth Group) commitment to adopting an integrated management system geared towards enhancing diversity within the organisation. "We are proud to have achieved this certification, a recognition that reflects our ongoing focus on creating an increasingly inclusive and fair working environment," commented Luca Fuso, deo of the Design Division of Haworth Lifestyle (Cassina, Karakter, Zanotta and Cappellini).

For Nicoletta Palese, Business Unit manager of the Certification Division - North of Bureau Veritas Italia, "It is a great satisfaction to enhance, with our certification audits, the best practices of historical brands such as Cassina, committed to testifying their path for equal opportunities and inclusion. It is a strong message, capable of reaching and positively influencing companies in the sector that look to Cassina as a model of innovation".

The achievement of the Gender Equality Certification represents a significant step in Cassina's journey towards the promotion of a people-centred corporate culture through the implementation of policies and practices aimed at reducing the gender gap, from governance to professional growth opportunities, to the well-being of resources and work-life balance.