Sustainability Approach | Formica Group

As part of the global materials division of Broadview Holding - alongside other well-known brands, like Trespa, Arpa, FENIX, Westag, Homapal and Direct Online Services - reducing the carbon footprint is a key part of our overall sustainability policy. Next to the belief that improving the environmental footprint is not only the right thing to do, we are also convinced that it is essential to safeguard the business continuity of our Group and its brands.

That is why sustainability is also well embedded in our plans and high on our agenda, summed up in the sustainability mission “making real impact for less impact”, shared by the Group’s operating companies.

The approach is straightforward: we measure our impact, select targets to reduce impact and monitor and report on progress. To measure, we use the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology. LCA captures the details of the entire environmental footprint of our products.

Fact-based approach

We firmly believe that you cannot manage what you do not measure. Addressing sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint start with the quantification of the impacts. So in order to manage we need to measure. How is this done? The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology represents the most reliable and fact-based tool to evaluate the environmental burdens associated with the entire life cycle of a product, process, or activity. This is done through the identification and quantification of the energy, water and materials used and the waste and emissions released into the environment.

Our Group’s strategy

Sustainability has become a key part of our Group's License to Operate (LTO) strategy since 2010. Since then, we have invested significant effort in improving our environmental performance through the implementation of numerous projects and initiatives. A key element of this approach is being highly transparent about our current environmental footprint, as well as the plans and targets for reducing it.

Cradle-to-gate approach

Our Group has implemented a common sense, fact-based strategy to sustainability, focused on an integrated cradle-to-gate approach. We apply a cradle-to-gate approach since we focus on the stages that are under our control and that we can influence. This allows us to improve our processes by increasing efficiency and selecting less impactful raw materials.

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Materialising Sustainability

In our bid for higher transparency, Formica Group’s sustainability approach aims to proactively communicate our environmental impact data and our plans for improving it in the future.

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Carbon Footprint and Certification Schemes

Reducing Formica^® Laminate’s carbon footprint is a key component of our sustainability approach. We are convinced that improving our environmental footprint is not only the right thing to do, but it is also essential to the continuity of the brand.

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