Carvico’s Laura Colnaghi Calvoni named Knight of the Order of Labor
There are only four women awarded the prestigious title by the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, and among them is the President of the Carvico Group, one of the most important Italian textile companies worldwide.
“I would like to dedicate this prestigious award” – to be presented with an official ceremony on October 2nd at the Palazzo del Quirinale in Rome – “to the entire Group and to my collaborators.”
This was the first official statement given by the President and CEO of the Carvico Group – a market leader in the production of stretch warp knitted and circular knitted fabrics for sportswear, beachwear, and underwear – after receiving the announcement that she was among the 25 new Knights of Labor appointed on June 1st by the Italian President, Mattarella. Wife of the company’s founder, Giuseppe Colnaghi, since 2005 – after the untimely death of her husband – Laura Colnaghi Calissoni has been at the helm of the Group, who has consolidated its international presence in the last decade with the opening of new businesses in China and the United States, along with a production plant in Vietnam for Southeast Asian markets, bringing the number of its employees to 830.
“Beppi – what Giuseppe Colnaghi ‘s friends would call him – “was an old-style businessman, those for which the company was also, and above all, a social mission. What really made him proud was being able to create jobs, and it was with this thought that the first thing I wanted to do, once we learned of the great news, was to bring together my closest collaborators to thank them and, through them, symbolically acknowledge all of our employees. With the same spirit, I can say that this title is not only a matter of pride, but it is especially a stimulus towards making the company even more responsible, not only economically, but socially, as well.” This is an objective that the Carvico Group has always pursued, while respecting tradition, with a continuous and constant investment in technological research, an utmost commitment towards environmental protection, and a quality assurance that is 100% “Made in Italy”.
