Sustainability
For some years now we have slowly but surely followed a more sustainable path. Initially led by a personal perception, it has taken us into a world where this issue is of crucial importance not only to our generation but to those of the future.
Above all we have accepted our social responsibilities; that we are all part of the problem. This does not mean that we cannot do anything, on the contrary, we most certainly can.
So why not plan a sustainable path with the declared intention of following the principles of the 3P- People, Planet, Profit, or better said, Prosperity- with a view towards Corporate Social Responsibility- CSR
Our approach to CSR is a positive step, that is in synergy with our business concept of pursuing an innovative business model based on respect. This is why our focus is aimed on sustainability and the environmental impact of our activities.
Eco-Lo: Sustainable Materials as a Design Choice
With the Eco-Lo project, New Life advances material research toward conscious production—
a technical choice of excellence that integrates environmental responsibility directly into project specifications.
The use of certified recycled fabrics guarantees high wear-resistant performance and superior tactile quality, meeting stringent contract-grade standards.
Eco-Lo proves that high-end design can, and must, be structurally sustainable.
Lala Collection: Bringing Domestic Well-Being into Contract Design
The Lala collection embodies New Life’s biophilic design philosophy—inspired by natural forms to bring the comfort and holistic well-being of the domestic environment into contract spaces.
Soft shapes and sustainable materials work together to dissolve the boundary between indoor and outdoor, creating atmospheres that nourish body and mind.
Choosing Lala means designing collective spaces that are authentically human: healthy, responsible, and built to last.
Because well-being is not an aesthetic choice—it is a project specification.
Martina: Metal Architecture Between Indoor and Outdoor
An evolution of the wooden indoor model, Martina creates a sustainable design bridge between inside and out.
Produced through a short Italian supply chain with low logistical impact, the collection combines metal and wood to maximize recyclability and long-term contract durability.
From the micro-perforated sheet metal version — lightweight and outdoor-grade — to wood-inserted or upholstered variants, Martina’s modular flexibility minimizes material waste while keeping human well-being at the center of every configuration.
Wood is precious and must not be wasted.
At New Life, we transform the production offcuts of our chairs into small design objects for the table or desk, such as trays, pencil holders, and cutting boards.
A gesture of love for the environment that embodies our recycling philosophy and attention to detail.
We give new life to the raw material to reduce environmental impact: exclusive creations that become a special gift for our clients.
Where beauty and responsibility sit together
The Values That Guide the Company
NEW LIFE was born from the union of two family-run businesses.
The values of family have given the company the strength to grow, explore new opportunities, and strive for excellence. The talent and passion of every team member lie at the heart of its success.
The culture of NEW LIFE is rooted in the dedication of its founders and the commitment of its corporate “family.”
This shared energy drives the company to work with passion in the fields of hospitality, dining, and naval design, where the pleasure of being together is a core value.
The guiding principles of NEW LIFE are expressed through a clear Code: to create value by respecting the work of collaborators, clients, partners, and suppliers, while acting with honesty, integrity, and fully complying with the law.
The NEW LIFE collections, called “families,” embody the spirit of the company.
Il concetto di famiglia resta il motore che ispira innovazione, eccellenza e crescita, sempre nel The concept of family remains the driving force behind innovation, excellence, and growth — always true to the values that inspire and define it.
New Life’s Sustainability Goals
To define its strategic sustainability goals, New Life initiated a structured materiality analysis, engaging shareholders and key stakeholders in the process.
Through targeted questionnaires and interviews, the company assessed the most significant social, environmental, economic, and governance topics, identifying as priorities those most relevant to both the company and its stakeholders.
The results were then organised into four strategic areas, aligned with the UN 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
These pillars form the foundation for guiding New Life’s future actions, ensuring that growth and design evolve in harmony with responsibility, innovation, and long-term vision.
Transparency and Impact Reporting
Sustainability Governance
Social Growth and People Empowerment
Circular Production Model
New Life is committed to strengthening a clear and integrated communication approach to sustainability, making its results and progress increasingly visible and measurable. The company aims to systematize its reporting, structurally linking performance to the sustainability goals outlined in the UN 2030 Agenda, in order to offer stakeholders a comprehensive, transparent, and consistent view of its journey toward responsibility and long-term value creation.
New Life aims to strengthen its management system through the adoption of recognised certification frameworks, enhancing the solidity and credibility of its sustainability journey. At the same time, the company is committed to establishing structured, continuous, and qualitative dialogue with internal stakeholders, creating opportunities for discussion and active participation. In parallel, New Life fosters engagement and collaboration with external stakeholders — particularly suppliers and clients — to build a shared, integrated approach to sustainability, grounded in transparency, partnership, and collective growth.
New Life places people at the heart of its growth journey, dedicating great attention to their well-being and professional development. The company is committed to fostering employment and supporting the region’s economic growth while promoting a healthy work–life balance. Meeting the needs of employees — also through dedicated resources and tools provided by the company — is an integral part of this vision. A key role is played by intergenerational knowledge sharing, which strengthens the organisation’s human and professional capital. Within its workspaces, New Life strives to create ergonomic and welcoming environments that support daily well-being and collaboration. Finally, the company cultivates meaningful relationships with local suppliers, contributing to the creation of positive and lasting impacts within the community.
New Life aligns its production model with the principles of the circular economy, aiming to combine quality, innovation, and responsibility. The company is committed to obtaining supply chain and product certifications, effectively responding to the demands of international markets and strengthening its competitive edge. Design processes follow eco-design principles, with particular attention to the selection of sustainable and durable materials. Another key focus is the reuse of packaging, promoted through the active engagement of supply chain partners — a shared effort to reduce environmental impact and generate lasting, collective value.
Designing responsibly, living sustainably
For New Life, sustainability is an authentic, everyday value: from the use of certified and recycled materials to waste-conscious design, every choice reflects a tangible commitment to circular economy principles and the well-being of the local community.
The Archiproducts Design Awards celebrate companies and designers who place sustainability at the core of their mission, honoring solutions that combine research, technology, and positive social impact.
An international jury of experts in eco-design and sustainability awarded L’Ala Outdoor the 2024 Sustainability Award for its use of recycled and recyclable materials and low-emission production techniques.
With this recognition, L’Ala Outdoor stands as a tangible example of how design can create value while respecting the environment and contributing to collective well-being.
Sustainability and Transparency: ESG Reporting as an Ongoing Journey
New Life presents its 2024 Sustainability Report, a document that transparently and systematically illustrates the company’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance.
This report marks a milestone in a reporting journey that began in 2021, a process that has progressively consolidated tools, processes, and data while actively engaging all stakeholders. Through this evolution, New Life continues to strengthen its commitment to sustainable and responsible growth.
Organizational Carbon Foot Print certification
In 2024, New Life outlined its sustainability journey,
rigorously collecting and analysing all data required for its
organizational Carbon Foot Print certification, which has now reached the audit phase.
This marks another step forward in the company’s sustainability strategy: a path built on verifiable data, clear goals, and measurable actions.
New Photovoltaic System
With Animaimpresa and Spazio Niduh
The CRS Talk, held on December 6th, 2024, organized by Animaimpresa at the Niduh Art space by On Art, allowed us to share our company’s sustainability values and our openness to collaboration.
It was also an important opportunity to listen to other wonderful organizations with high human and sustainable value.
A moment for growth and exchange.
Thanks to the organizers and to everyone who, like us, took part in sharing our way of “feeling” as a company.
From “scraps” to small useful objects
At New Life, nothing goes to waste—especially wood.
From the leftover pieces of our Ubi tables, used for our end-of-year corporate gifts, Alessio created small items like trivets and trays—precious objects that join those made in previous years: trays, pencil holders, and cutting boards.
It’s our gentle way of making sure nothing is wasted, while honoring nature that provides us with such a valuable material as wood.
Una giuria dedicata di specialisti in eco-design e sostenibilità nel campo dell’architettura e del design ha premiato L’Ala Outdoor PL01 con il “Premio Sostenibilità 2024”, per l’utilizzo di materiali sostenibili e riciclabili, per le tecniche di produzione che riducono al minimo le emissioni inquinanti.
L’ALA OUTDOOR
DESIGN MARCO ZITO
It all started here, with the first sketches architect Marco Zito drew on a blank sheet of paper… and so the collection came to life.
L’ALA, THE ORGANIC EVOLUTION OF A FLOWER PETAL. As in nature, a place to immerse yourself, to discover awareness, inspiration and creativity.
L’Ala, the goddess of fertility, Mother Earth welcoming you in her soft embrace.
THE PRODUCTION PROCESS
An image captured in the factory, working hands, trying out, comparing solutions.
The architect’s idea and the ‘ know how ‘ of the production department; with positive interplay the objects take shape.
L’ALA OUTDOOR IS SUSTAINABLE
Aluminium was chosen not only for its lightness and suitability for outdoor use but also for its
strong sustainability,
which is perfectly in line with the goals of circular economy.
Its values fall under the category of ‘permanent material’. It can be endlessly used and reused, while still maintaining all its qualities.
From the perspective of green economy and resource conservation, recycling aluminium
accounts for only l’1% of CO2 emissions requiring only 5% of the energy expended for its initial production,
resulting in substantial energy savings.
Globally, aluminium recycling saves more than 100 million tonnes of CO2 every year.
It should also be added that its use has a favourable energy saving impact on the transport of ordered items to customer sites.
It is due to all this that New Life wants to make its own small contribution to the circular economy by promoting business that maintains values in the form of energy, labour and materials.
New Life publishes the first Sustainability report
Sustainability has always been fundamental to company activities, from a perspective of circular economy and support to the territory.
In 2022, our company decided to devise a structured path to map its sustainable activities and communicate them to its stakeholders.
Why?
Sustainability report
At New Life we aim to have a clear picture of ongoing activities thereby identifying potential strategies to improve the various areas of our business.
The result is our first corporate social report; a document enabling us to grasp the values that have always been the foundations of our company’s work, giving these values substance through initiatives and projects, while understanding both their social and environmental impact.
These have then been subject to analysis and elaboration, and have guided the drawing up of a document whose specific aim is to respond to the expectations our stakeholders.
The Materiality Analysis revealed what enabled New Life to classify its sustainability commitments into four strands.
Transparency and impact reporting
Sustainability governance
Social growth and nurturing people
A Circular Production Model
Together for a clean ocean
Seaqual® initiative is a unique collaborative community, fighting against plastic pollution.
New Life supports such initiatives by choosing coverings for its products created with Seaqual® Yarn
Seaqual® Yarn is a high-quality, 100% recycled polyester yarn, made from approximately 10% Seaqual® Marine Plastic (plastic waste collected at sea), the remaining 90% is P.E.T., (derived from terrestrial sources).
Seaqual® Yarn is used in the clothing and accessories sector, as well as in contract furnishing and the car industry.
Our fabrics Oceanic, Quest and Sealife are created with Seaqual® Yarn.
The biomass plant that heats our production department
At the beginning of 2022, we started up our newly installed heating system using a Biomass boiler.
On our path toward greater sustainability, we recycle the wood dust from our chair production process to feed a biomass boiler and heat our own production department.
The plant burns the wood shavings to produce steam. Once channeled into piping, the steam turns the turbines to produce electric energy and heat our production areas.
This new sustainable system has eliminated the problem of stocking and disposal of our waste production, providing renewable energy, reducing our Co2 emissions in the region of 79%, so contributing to a more efficient company and a cleaner world.
Read the interview to Ondina Battisacco – Newlife’s Accounting Manager
• Biodiversity, an evocative word to define nature’s diversity and its richness
Which is why we wished to have our own, small “lowland wood” now growing and slowly taking on the looks of a little “forest of the plains”.
According to recent studies linked to climate change, a single tree can completely absorb 4,000 kg. of carbon dioxide in just 20 years of its life; blocking dangerous PM10 fine particles, and even lowering the temperature of the surrounding environment during the hottest, muggiest of summers.
Wishing the trees in our garden a long life!
Our little lowland wood
To create the new garden, with a view to ensuring sustainability, research was carried out on our territory’s autochthonous plants. Whence the discovery of the existence, in centuries passed, of lowland woods, namely ones of the plain, by now almost all extinct.
By following a text published in 1998 by FVG’s Regional Administration, titled “Forest cultivation and vegetation in the Friuli Venezia-Giulia Region”, we selected the following trees: Hornbeam, Common Oak, Field Elm, Raywood Ash and Field Maple
In its small corporate garden, New Life wants to contribute, albeit in a symbolic way, to the rebirth of an ancient, small Lowland Wood.
Èlia | Èlio designed by Marco Zito: a project accentuating tangibility
The collection, based on a clear, strong sense of proportion and naturalness, is a seemingly effortless synthesis, leading to a tangible functionality in its highly expressive essentiality.
Solid FSC ® ash wood, partly derived from Friulan/local woodland, Certipur® certified upholstery and covering fabrics, selected for their high sustainability, recycled or in natural fibres.
Our proposals range from 100% recycled cotton to polyester fabrics, 100% recycled from used plastic bottles, P.E.T., to Quest, a fabric created within the SEAQUAL® initiative, to combat marine pollution caused by plastic and to secure a waste-free environment.
Entirely made of recycled polymeric fibres, 75% in SEAQUAL®, a yarn obtained from plastic waste collected out at sea, and 25% from bottles destined for landfill. Moreover, it is coloured with non-metallic dyes.
A small drop in the mission to clean up both planet Earth and its oceans.
