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which invited them to look for opportunities for waste
Environment reduction or elimination. The Local Green Teams made
Trillium continuously implements initiatives to ensure its sure to follow up on findings and act.
operations are environmentally sound.
Trillium Pumps Italy’s headquarters building project in
Nova Milanese is particularly noteworthy. The building Social
was designed and built according to LEED green Trillium strongly invests in the safety, health, and well-
standards and obtained the Gold Certification. The being of its employees.
measures taken to reduce environmental impact The company has been working hard on developing a
include the use of local suppliers, the installation of a safety culture, promoting a Zero-Harm policy through
200kW solar photovoltaic panels on the roof of the Life-Saving Behaviors. As an example, some sites such
building to provide a baseline amount of energy for as Nova Milanese and La Spezia in Italy, have
daily activities, the recovery of rainwater in a dedicated implemented a Behavior Based Safety (BBS) protocol
tank for gardening and toilets, and the use of LED to enhance workplace safety and increase employee
lighting throughout the plant. In addition, charging situational awareness through behavioral observations.
stations have been set up for electric cars for both Trillium also holds a Global Safety Day every year
employee and company cars. across all its worldwide operations. This day is
Furthermore, in 2020, Trillium formed a Global Green dedicated to educational and interactive activities
Team to lead its environmental and sustainable focused on safety.
programs. Two years later, the Global Green Team In terms of health, many initiatives are organized as
created local green teams made up of volunteers at well. For instance, in 2023, in recognition of all its
each site to help implement its initiatives, generate health efforts, Trillium’s Nova Milanese plant received
local ideas, and advance the corporate sustainability the “Workplace That Promotes Health” award from the
culture. For example, in 2023, the local Italian teams in Lombard Region WHP network. The Region’s program,
Nova Milanese and La Spezia implemented Reduce, based on the World Health Organization Model,
Reuse, Recycle (3R), initiatives to curb single-use supports the adoption and diffusion of good eating
plastic, waste, and energy consumption. In 2023, habits and an active lifestyle, focusing on reducing the
Trillium also held its first annual Global Green Day, risk of chronic diseases and promoting work-life
which included activities centered around 3R while balance.
recognizing the significance of sustainability. Teams
took part in an upcycling contest using otherwise “To complete its social attention,
discarded waste from their facility, challenging their Trillium has put into place a Diversity
creativity to make something new and functional from and Inclusion (D&I) policy. The
the waste. Employees also took part in Waste Walks, company also gives back to the
community by conducting charitable
initiatives and getting involved with
schools, offering apprenticeships,
mentorships and/or facility tours to
promote STEM career paths

Trillium is also dedicated to advancing employee well-
being through programs focused on retaining and
developing the talent needed to reach the company’s
business objectives. To achieve this, Trillium emphasizes
cultural interaction, communication, training, and
feedback. Digital platforms are crucial in all of this. For
instance, Trillium has implemented a training e-portal to
provide leadership and compliance training. The portal
further includes over 6,000 courses and 35,000 books
on functional and technical development, general
business competencies, and overall well-being.
Additionally, Trillium has incorporated its merit process
into the existing HR online systems to better ensure
consistency and cohesion. Moreover, the company has
implemented in many countries flexible “smart” work
arrangements to improve work-life balance.

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