Environment

Environmental sustainability and innovation.

Driven by environmental responsibility, we lower our energy consumption and manage resources to offer increasingly sustainable services.
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Overview

A control framework for complete transparency.

With an extensive Organisation, Management and Control Model, ISO-certified management systems and continuous risk monitoring, Markas ensures ethical and compliant operations throughout its value chain.

100%
Renewable electricity
72%
Environmentally friendly detergents
+19,2%
Energy generated and consumed in-house compared to 2024
Company focus

Everyday integrity comes from principles, controls and training.

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    Emissions

    We continuously monitor Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, while 100% of the electricity we consume is from certified renewable sources to reduce our carbon footprint.
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    Resources

    We favour chemicals and tools with environmental labels (Ecolabel, ReMade in Italy), promoting circular solutions and high-efficiency technologies.
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    Sustainable mobility

    We are gradually upgrading our company fleet by introducing fully electric vehicles, charging stations at our sites and sustainable mobility initiatives for our personnel.
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    Circular economy

    We are reducing operational waste by ensuring the reuse of tools at the end of a contract and by recovering surplus food with a view to our social impact.
projects in the field

Initiatives that promote integrity and a compliance culture.

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Markas Eco Clean

Markas Eco Clean

The EU Ecolabel-certified ecological cleaning model that integrates low-impact products, high-efficiency washing machines and clean vehicles.


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Smart energy efficiency

Smart energy efficiency

Implementation of Machine Learning algorithms for systems temperature regulation and repowering of photovoltaic systems. Increase of 19.2% in renewable energy generated and consumed in-house at Group sites and facilities.


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Tackling food waste

Tackling food waste

Various Food service pilot projects combine the use of smart scales using AI (KITRO) and behavioural analytics (Behavix) as tools to reduce kitchen waste. In addition, we have partnered with Banco Alimentare to recover surplus food.

Certifications

EMAS Environmental Statement

The EMAS Environmental Statement is a public document that outlines in full transparency an organisation’s environmental performance. See the Statement from Markas Italy and Markas Austria to learn about the projects, targets and concrete results of our sustainability commitment.

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Highlights from our 2025 Sustainability Report

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100%
Workers covered by our health and safety management system
260
Markas employees with disabilities
95.2k
Hours of training provided
46,50%
Women in management