Donati is the first in the world of producers of components for office chairs to have successfully completed a meticulous, detailed and certified study of the impact their products have on the environment during their life cycle. With the document entitled EPD® Environmental Product Declaration - certified by RINA, Italian Certification Board; - based on the PCR 2009:01 – Product Category Rules - approved by the Swedish Institution Environdec - www.environdec.com Donati communicates in a clear, honest, objective and confrontable way the environmental performance of their products at every stage of their life cycle, from the raw material, production,transport, use to disposal. The purpose of this study is: - transparent information to their eco-sensitive clients, the final users and to interested external bodies such as public administration, local communities, non-governmental organisations; - use of the study results to undertake action towards environmental improvement of products and of their organisation; - planning and production of new eco-compatible products.