Our commitments to sustainability

On this pillar we have based our ambition to

1. Help and enable our customers’ wish to produce (more) sustainable products. To support this, we will offer smarter designs and recycled and biodegradable raw materials, and engage with customers and external partners to recycle off-cuts.
2. Implement and promote environmentally responsible behaviour at all sites. We will achieve this by introducing good practices and procedures for reducing production scrap and electricity usage, and by prioritising energy consumption when installing new machinery and equipment.

Supporting commitments:

• Helping customers reduce CO₂ emissions
• Driving innovation in sustainable materials and designs
• Closing the loop on plastic waste
• Reducing our climate and energy footprint
• Managing water responsibly
• Maximizing reuse of raw materials

What we have achieved

Since launching Future Fit, we have taken significant steps to make our operations and services more sustainable, including reducing carbon emissions, optimising resources and creating more environmentally friendly solutions for our customers. Here’s what we’ve achieved so far:

Helping you reduce your CO₂ emissions

✓ Prioritize quoting sustainable alternatives to reduce environmental impact and support more eco-friendly practices.

✓ Implemented a CO₂ calculator to help customers choose lower-impact solutions.
The calculator provides transparency on carbon footprints, guiding customers toward greener choices.

✓  Hosted customer sustainability seminars.
These seminars share knowledge on sustainable solutions.

✓ Introduced procedures for EPDs (Environmental Product Declaration) and prepared specific EPDs for key segments. We foresee that the demand for EPDs will increase, and that for some businesses it will be a decisive factor.
EPDs provide verified environmental data, supporting customers’ sustainability documentation needs.

Driving innovation in sustainable materials and designs

✓ We not only promote safe substance we also replacing existing (potential) harmful materials for safer alternatives if possible.

✓  Implemented policies and information on PFAS and EUDR.
Compliance ensures responsible handling of chemicals and raw materials, reducing environmental risks.

✓  Tested and selected new recycled, recyclable as well as biobased materials and blends.
Introducing tested new materials and blends can provide greater flexibility and reduce environmental impact without compromising on quality.

✓  Increased our raw materials portfolio of recycled, recyclable and biobased plastics.
A broader portfolio ensures that sustainable materials are readily available to customers, enabling them to choose more sustainable solutions. The usability of these materials is further supported by smart tooling design, making them practical in production.

Closing the loop on plastic waste

✓  Piloted take-back programs for customers’ off-cuts
Take-back programs reduce waste and enable recycling, contributing to circular production.

✓  Develop “designed-for-scrap” applications, such as brushes, bumpers, and 100% scrap-based products to increase scrap reuse across all sites, with a goal for each site to implement such solutions in the future.

Our climate and energy footprint

✓  Conducted training programmes across sites to align targets and definitions, this to ensure transparency and avoid greenwashing. Training ensures consistent sustainability practices and clear communication across all operations.

✓  Prioritised energy-saving equipment when replacing or acquiring new installations, including, new extruders, monitors, switching to LED lighting, new external vacuum pumps, improvements in compressed air installation, etc.

✓  Energy-efficient machinery lowers operational emissions and supports CO₂ reduction goals.

Our waste and water footprint

✓ Alignment with EU objectives on microplastics emissions monitoring, reporting and reduction.

✓ Our factories have local plans for waste reduction and sorting, ensuring cardboard, wood and metal are separated for further recycling. 

✓ Prioritised water-saving equipment when installing new machinery and water-cleaning systems.
Water-saving systems reduce resource consumption and environmental impact.

✓ Increase future focus on water-saving measures by implementing proper chemical dosing, UV lamps or filtration systems, and monitoring cooling efficiency (e.g., water usage per kg).

Our raw material footprint

✓ Implemented practices to reuse scrap and installed in-house regrind facilities.
Regrind facilities allow scrap to be reused internally, minimizing waste and supporting circular economy.