By Ryan Duffy, Communications Fellow
Forbo's floors can be found in multiple continents and in a variety of settings and contexts. Their commitment to excellent design and responsible production is unfaltering. The company is notably interested in how its operations interact with and affect human health and the environment, and has an entire section of their website devoted to explaining this.
- The company collects installation off-cuts and helps repurpose end-of-life waste into new products.
- The company makes flooring in clean, efficient factories, powered by 100% renewable electricity.
- Forbo uses Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as the independent methodology of measuring their impact on the environment.
- Forbo Flooring Systems has published Environmental Product Declarations for our individual floor covering products.
- The group conscientiously applies green design principle to all products and processes. In order to live up to its promise to reduce its environmental footprint by 25% in 2015, all their collections are engineered and designed to commit to this goal.
Forbo has an internal awareness program, “The Forbo Way to Win,” that fleshes out their sustainability policy and strengthens employee engagement by providing a platform for them to contribute to efforts in reducing energy consumption, the use of raw materials and waste. The company's clear commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship makes them the perfect partner for us at USGBC MA!
Read more about the company on its website, and check out their Health and Environment page.