Catalogues and sample folders Blog CLOSE MENU EN EN EN DA DE FR Carpets Projects Custom design Sustainability Acoustic +More Your samples 0 ... / Sustainability / Our sustainability strategy Scroll THE GREEN THREAD A green thread runs through everything we do. It has for decades and will continue into the future. We do our outmost to protect the environment and improve the wellbeing of people. We challenge the industry standards and rethink how aesthetics, quality and sustainability can be one. Not only in terms of materials but in everything we do, and we invite you to follow The Green Thread with us. Download the Sustainability report HOW WE MAKE CARPETS For a sustainable future As a carpet manufacturer, it's impossible not to have a production footprint, but for years we have strived to reduce the negative and increase the positive factors. And this approach continues into the future with our ambitious 2030 sustainability strategy, focusing on four key areas where we aim to make an even more positive difference. Read more about our sustainable achievements and ambitions for the future Follow the Green Thread GUIDED BY THE UN The Global Compact At Ege Carpets, we never do anything half-heartedly. In 2010, we decided to endorse the UN Global Compact – the UN guidelines for working for a higher degree of social responsibility The UN Global Compact consists of 10 principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Principles on business and human rights Human rights are a key aspect of our focus on social responsibility, starting with our employees and extending to the people in our supply chain. We've included UN’s Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in our specifications to our suppliers to prevent child or forced labour, differential treatment and discrimination and to support freedom of association. Sustainable Development Goals In 2015, the UN launched its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). We support many of the SDGs through targeted efforts to create sustainable carpets, good workplaces and decent conditions throughout the value chain. However, weve chosen to dedicate our focus on three of the 17 SDGs directly linked to our core business: carpets. This is how we can make the biggest difference. SDG NO. 12 Responsible consumption and production We use Cradle to Cradle product certification as a sustainability framework for our entire business. The idea is to manufacture products that only consist of healthy materials. The products must be designed to be incorporated into a biological or technical lifecycle after use. The company must endeavour to become carbon neutral and use 100% renewable energy, and the processed wastewater must, in principle, be clean enough to drink. Finally, the company must be assessed for compliance with internationally recognised social responsibility standards. Before merging with Hammer Carpets and Carpet Concept in 2021, Ege Carpets was the only carpet manufacturer worldwide with a 100% Cradle to Cradle Certified™ assortment, making sustainability and responsible consumption an important part of our business strategy. Due to the acquisition of these new brands, we’re in the process of attaining Cradle to Cradle certifications for our new products and expect to achieve this by May 2022. SDG NO. 14 Life below water One of the world's major challenges is plastic waste. Plastic degrades very slowly and poses a major threat to the environment, not least to marine life. At Ege Carpets, we use large quantities of plastic waste in our carpets and packaging. The yarn used in a large share of our carpets consists of regenerated fishing nets and other industrial nylon waste. The felt backing on our carpet tiles consists of 100% recycled plastic bottles. 65% of our carpets are fitted with a primary backing that’s produced from recycled plastic and the same applies to the carpet tubes, which are 100% recycled plastic. Overall, a huge amount of plastic is recycled in our products every year rather than ending up as waste in the natural environment. SDG NO. 7 Sustainable energy Green energy is not a part of our core service. On the other hand, we work with it at such a high level that it makes a real difference. 100% of our electricity consumption is covered by investments in renewable energy, which we purchase from offshore wind farms. We’re also in the process of ensuring that our entire natural gas consumption is covered by investments in climate credits from biogas and we have the ambition to become CO2 positive in 2030. WE ARE SOCIAL Ege Carpets Industrivej Nord 25 DK-7400 Herning +45 97 11 88 11 info@egecarpets.com VAT. 38454218 Cookie policy and privacy Trends & News, yes please