Sustainable flooring
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In order to move forward
At Forbo Flooring Systems, it's action that is important, not just promises. We want to be a trusted partner who provides full transparency when it comes to circular flooring solutions and renewable raw materials.
It is about the things we do, not just about the things we promise.
The pillars of our ambition
Renewability
Renewable materials are an important part of a fully circular future. That’s why we continue to increase the bio-based content in our portfolio. We are the world leader in linoleum, and our Marmoleum is made from up to 98% natural and renewable materials.
Transparency
Life cycle assessments remain the foundation of our environmental strategy across the transport sector. We offer third‑party verified EPDs for several transport products and actively support the continued development and adoption of EPDs, ensuring human and eco‑health considerations are reflected in our disclosures.
Circularity
We work on creating products that keep the end in mind - and do this throughout our design process and choice of materials. Our Back to the Floor programme is active in many markets, contributing to reuse and recycling.
Embedding circularity in flooring industry
Where we need to move forward
Sustainable materials play a crucial role in the transport sector, and making the right choices can significantly reduce the overall environmental impact of rail, marine, bus, and coach interiors. Read more about the five themes we are focusing on to actively reduce our environmental impact by embedding circularity across our value chain.
1. Product development & design
We develop and design flooring solutions to create value during use and beyond, keeping both the environment and users in mind. Our focus is on designing flooring with renewable and recycled materials. This enables us to reduce our environmental footprint while delivering durable and high-quality products to you.
We aim to create easy-removal solutions in all product categories to enable safer handling and improved reusability and recyclability. That means you get products that are easy to install, remove and return – supporting circularity practices.
2. Sourcing & raw materials
To create truly sustainable products, we must reduce the pressure on natural resources. That is why we work to constantly maximise the use of recycled and renewable raw materials and source them in a responsible and transparent way. We aim to only use 100% harmless and traceable raw materials and increase the amount of bio-based products sold. That means you get products that are completely non-toxic, phthalate-free and REACH compliant. Where available, we also provide EPDs to enhance transparency across our range.
3. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION
We don’t just aim to use sustainable materials for our products. We also aim to make our products as sustainable as possible. That’s why we are working towards a carbon-neutral and zero-waste production, continuously improving efficiency and reducing environmental impact.
All our production sites are powered with 100% clean electricity (from renewable or nuclear sources). This, together with sourcing rapidly renewable raw materials, is how we produce products like Marmoleum that are truly climate-positive (cradle-to-gate) without the need for offsetting.
We are also reducing the emissions related to the delivery of our floors by switching to fossil-free transportation in the countries where it is technically and financially feasible.
4. Long lasting & easy to maintain
Sustainability and longevity go hand in hand – the more durable the floor is, the less energy we spend creating, installing, removing, repairing and recycling products, the less energy and material we consume overall. That is why our flooring solutions are made to withstand stressful environments in addition to being easy to clean, thereby significantly reducing your cleaning costs. We also provide entrance flooring systems to minimise dirt ingress and extend flooring life, and we offer short-term solutions that can be used over and over again.
5. Recycling & end of life
To become truly sustainable, we need to close the loop. We do that by designing our flooring solutions with the end in mind from the very beginning, looking for ways to recapture them so they continue to create value at the end of their life.
We aim to ensure flooring materials are fully recyclable and help drive the implementation of economically viable take-back schemes. That means you get products with 44% recycled content on average across our product portfolio, from sources such as fishnets and post-consumer flooring waste.
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