Sustainability Approach
As part of this Group, we share a common sustainability approach, with a key focus on reducing our carbon footprint. As a global leader in surface materials, we view sustainability not only as a responsibility, but also as an opportunity to innovate and grow.
It means putting into action investments to minimise the environmental impact in all of the operations and products and, consequently, reduce our footprint. This long-term strategy consists of two main pillars: the replacement of the most impactful inputs and the improvement of the efficiency of materials and processes. This commitment is captured in our Group’s sustainability mission: Making Real Impact for Less Impact.
We outline our environmental efforts and progress in the Broadview Materials Group Position Paper, which details our journey toward achieving a real impact with less environmental footprint.
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-grave approach
Our Group has implemented a common sense, fact-based strategy to sustainability, focused on an integrated cradle-to-grave approach. We apply a cradle-to-grave 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.
Making Real Impact for Less Impact
Our sustainability mission underlines the constant commitment of Broadview, the holding company we are part of. It means putting into action investments to minimise the environmental impact in all of the operations and products and, consequently, reduce our footprint. This long-term strategy consists of two main pillars: the replacement of the most impactful inputs and the improvement of the efficiency of our materials and processes.
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.
