ReMade Foundation

What ReMade Foundation does

Fondazione ReMade I.S. (ReMade Foundation) is an Italian non-profit foundation established in 2014 and headquartered in Milan, operating the first accredited environmental certification scheme in Italy for verifying recycled material and by-product content in products. The certification is built on a proprietary mass balance calculation methodology (X = (A/P) × 100) governed by Technical Standards (currently version 2.1_2025) and leverages European Life Cycle Assessment databases to compute avoided CO₂ emissions and energy savings displayed on product labels. ReMade certification is formally recognized in Italian legislation as proof of recycled content under Minimum Environmental Criteria (MEC/CAM) ministerial decrees and is referenced in Annex II.13 of the Public Contracts Code, enabling certified products to qualify for economic reductions in Green Public Procurement tenders.

ReMade monetizes through a distributed model: companies seeking certification engage one of nine accredited Conformity Assessment Bodies (including Bureau Veritas, Certiquality, ICMQ, RINA, and TÜV Italia) that conduct documentary analysis and on-site audits for typically €1,000–€2,000 per certification (up to five product families). The Foundation captures a royalty of €150 per certification, escalated by product families and audit duration, collected annually by the CABs. Adjacent revenue streams include pay-as-you-go label issuance (Essential, Compact, and Extended variants with 15–30 working day turnaround), €350+VAT training courses for auditors and consultants (now available in English), GPP consulting, and marketing support services.

The customer base is horizontal across manufacturing sectors, including construction (Fassa Srl), industrial oils (RA.M.OIL), insulation (ISOLKAPPA), furniture (Pedrali), road construction (Trovati), and cleaning products (Falpi), as well as Italian public administrations subject to MEC compliance under approximately €3 billion of annual public spending. ReMade has no parent company, no disclosed funding rounds, and no AI/ML components in its technology stack; its competitive moat derives primarily from regulatory recognition, trademark ownership, and the integrated CAB-led distribution network.

Name

ReMade Foundation

Legal name

Fondazione REMADE I.S.

Website

https://remade.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ReMade Foundation is an Italian non-profit operating Italy's first accredited environmental certification scheme for recycled material content in products, serving manufacturers across construction, textiles, furniture, packaging, and infrastructure, as well as public administrations for Green Public Procurement compliance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Certification Services

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability Testing, Certification & Compliance (LCA, Recyclability/Compostability Testing, FSC/PEFC) (IMALAMAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sustainable & Certified Materials (Organic, Recycled, Traceable) (CRAAAMAK)

Keywords

• Environmental product certification
• Recycled content verification
• Green public procurement
• Circular economy compliance
• Sustainability certification services

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Certification Fees (via CABs): Companies pay Conformity Assessment Bodies for certification services. For up to five product families (each family can include up to 20 products), the cost corresponds to approximately one to one-and-a-half days of CAB fees, ranging from €1,000 to €2,000 in Italy. Travel expenses and additional costs apply for multiple production sites.
2. Foundation Royalties: Certified organizations pay royalties to ReMade Foundation, determined by a fixed fee of €150 which increases based on the number of product families to be certified and the duration of the audit. Royalties are collected by CABs and transferred annually to the Foundation.
3. Label Issuance: Companies request ReMade labels (Essential, Compact, or Extended) from the Foundation after certification. Extended labels include calculation of avoided environmental impacts. Labels are issued within 15-30 working days depending on type.
4. Training Courses: Training courses for Auditors and Consultants are available in English at €350 + VAT. Course consists of approximately two hours of pre-recorded webinar content viewable within three months of purchase.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ReMade Foundation operates Italy's first accredited environmental certification scheme that verifies recycled material and by-product content in materials, semi-finished products, and finished products across all manufacturing sectors. Certification is issued by independent accredited Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) following documentary analysis and on-site audits, and certified products display ReMade labels (Essential, Compact, Extended) showing recycled content percentages and avoided CO2 emissions and energy savings data.

Product overview

ReMade Foundation offers a unified environmental certification platform centered on ReMade Certification, which verifies recycled material content in products across all manufacturing sectors. The portfolio includes the ReMade Catalogue for certified product discovery, ReMade Label for product communication, and supporting services including Training Courses for auditor/consultant qualification, GPP Consulting, Marketing Support, and Regulatory Insights. The Technical Standards documentation governs the certification scheme. The offering is structured as a single certification system with associated services rather than a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ReMade Certification Accredited environmental certification that verifies the recycled material and by-product content in materials, semi-finished products, or finished products across any manufacturing sector. Certification is issued by independent accredited Conformity Assessment Bodies following documentary analysis and on-site audits.
• ReMade Label Certification labels (Essential, Compact, and Extended variants) that certified companies use on products to communicate recycled material content. Extended labels include avoided CO2 emissions and saved energy data from European LCA databases.
• ReMade Catalogue Public database of certified products and materials with verified recycled content, organized by 16 product categories including textiles, furniture, construction, packaging, and others.
• Training Courses for Auditors and Consultants Qualifying training programs for ReMade Auditors and Consultants covering certification scheme structure, verification methods, and practical application. Available in English and Italian.
• Marketing and Communication Support Specialized consultancy including inclusion in the ReMade Catalogue, participation in sector events, Circular Communication check-up, editorial content, and social media promotion for certified companies.
• GPP (Green Public Procurement) Consulting Green Public Procurement consulting to help companies qualify products according to Minimum Environmental Criteria (MEC) and public administrations align procurement practices with GPP regulations.
• ReMade in Italy Sub-Certification Sub-certification for products where the main production process or at least the final processing stage occurs in Italy. Distinct from standard ReMade certification which applies regardless of production location.

Quantifiable outcome

• Products receive labels showing specific avoided CO₂ emissions and energy savings from using recycled vs. virgin material

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bureau VeritascoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAccredited Conformity Assessment Body authorized to issue ReMade certifications. Final accreditation status. Contact: [email protected], +39 02 27091230. Manager: Marco Cataldi.
• CertiqualitycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAccredited Conformity Assessment Body authorized to issue ReMade certifications. Final accreditation status. Contact: [email protected], +39 02 86968606. Manager: Sabrina Melandri.
• CertyCeqcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConformity Assessment Body in accreditation phase. Contact: [email protected], +39 095 722 5205. Manager: Sonia Carta.
• ICMQcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAccredited Conformity Assessment Body authorized to issue ReMade certifications. Contact: [email protected], +39 02 7015081. Manager: Fabio Cordone.
• Istituto GiordanocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAccredited Conformity Assessment Body authorized to issue ReMade certifications. Contact: [email protected], +39 0541 322304. Manager: Marco Sarti.
• QuasercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAccredited Conformity Assessment Body authorized to issue ReMade certifications. Contact: [email protected], +39 02 67479254. Manager: Luca Zambrano.
• RINAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAccredited Conformity Assessment Body authorized to issue ReMade certifications. Contact: [email protected], +39 081 6907732. Manager: Valentina Boragno.
• SI CertcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAccredited Conformity Assessment Body authorized to issue ReMade certifications. Contact: [email protected], 800 9838 73. Manager: Carmine Cerruti.
• TÜV ItaliacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConformity Assessment Body under accreditation to issue ReMade certifications. Contact: [email protected], +39 02 24130 1. Managers: Stefano Portelli, Marco Scarpa Falce.
• ACCREDIAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian National Accreditation Body for certification bodies. ReMade CABs must obtain accreditation from ACCREDIA. The Foundation works with ACCREDIA on transition processes for technical standards updates.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Regional players

• ICEA (Istituto per la Certificazione Etica e Ambientale): Italian certification body offering environmental and ethical certifications, including organic and sustainability labels. Regional peer operating in the same Italian market as ReMade, serving similar manufacturers with overlapping sustainability certification needs.

Emerging players

• B Lab (B Corp Certification): Certifies companies on social and environmental performance including circularity and sustainable materials. Broader sustainability certification that overlaps with ReMade's recycled-content verification use case for manufacturers communicating sustainability credentials to buyers.

Others

• PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification): Global sustainability certification system for forests and chain-of-custody of certified materials. Comparable third-party certification scheme owner with similar accredited-CAB distribution model and ISO-based verification framework used for sustainable material claims.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) company and one of ReMade's nine accredited CABs. Adjacent peer whose broader portfolio of sustainability and environmental certifications competes for similar manufacturer mandates while also serving as a ReMade delivery channel.
• RINA Services: Global certification body (and one of ReMade's nine accredited CABs) offering a wide portfolio of sustainability, environmental, and product certifications. Listed as a CAB partner; its broader proprietary sustainability schemes are adjacent offerings that could substitute for ReMade in multinational tenders.

Broad incumbents

• EU Ecolabel: Official European Union voluntary environmental excellence label covering a wide range of product categories. Broad incumbent operating in the same product-level environmental certification space as ReMade but at EU level with broader scope beyond just recycled content.

Direct peers

• ISCC System: International Sustainability and Carbon Certification, a globally recognized system for sustainability and recycled/bio-based content certification. Directly comparable to ReMade as it verifies recycled and renewable content in products via mass balance, with EU and global reach that competes for the same manufacturer customers.
• Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute: Administers the Cradle to Cradle Certified product standard covering material health, recyclability, and circularity. Comparable to ReMade as a multi-attribute product sustainability certification scheme used by manufacturers to substantiate circularity and recycled-content claims.
• Textile Exchange (RCS / GRS): Operator of the Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) and Global Recycled Standard (GRS), which verify recycled material content in textile and apparel supply chains. Directly comparable to ReMade's certification of recycled content in textiles, one of ReMade's 16 covered product categories.
• SCS Global Services (Recycled Content Certification): SCS operates a Recycled Content Certification that verifies post-consumer and pre-consumer recycled content in products across multiple categories. Directly comparable third-party certification scheme targeting the same manufacturer need for verified recycled-content claims that ReMade addresses.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance11 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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