With the aim of becoming a fully circular business, we are taking a holistic approach to the topic. It starts with sustainable product design and the commitment to develop resource-efficient, durable, and recyclable products. The next focus is on preventing waste and converting our own production offcuts back into valuable composite foam products. And it culminates with the collaborative development of new, innovative recycling processes.

We see the use of alternative, nonfossil raw materials as a major source of potential. At the same time, intelligent production planning also helps us to conserve resources, because we design our products to prevent waste. Rather than throwing away production offcuts, we convert them into valuable composite foam products.

The need to protect our climate is one of the greatest challenges of our time. At NEVEON, we have set ourselves the target of becoming climate neutral by 2030 (Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions). We have set our sights on achieving net zero no later than 2040. In addition to reducing our absolute energy consumption and committing to electrification, which will see us shift away from gas, we aim to source 100% of our power from green electricity by 2023 – in part, by using photovoltaic systems at our plants.

At NEVEON, we embrace diversity and understand diversity and inclusion as enrichment. In doing so, we are committed to open, respectful cooperation and equality in the workplace. For example, we aim to increase the proportion of women among our managers to 40% by 2030.

A safe, positive, and healthy environment is important to us. Internally, we ensure this is in place by steadily nurturing our organizational culture. From the product perspective, our certified low-odor and low-emission foams guarantee a pleasant indoor environment. 

Even outside our core business, we try to make the world that little bit better. For example, we have been supporting the efforts of Viva con Agua and Welthungerhilfe to provide safe and sustainable supplies of drinking water in rural Malawi since 2021. We also provide aid to areas affected by war and disaster by donating materials (mattresses).

Acting with integrity isn’t limited to our internal operations – what happens upstream and downstream is equally important. We have laid down our principles and nonnegotiable minimum standards for cooperation along the value chain in our Code of Conduct. In addition, we hold our supply chain to account via EcoVadis and see sustainability assessment as an effective way of ensuring that our suppliers and partners meet the high standards we have set for ourselves.

Our numerous certifications prove that the highest standards are met by our plants and the products and solutions they manufacture.

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Sustainable activity is one of the five core topics addressed by our NEVEON 2028 Company Strategy. Innovation decisions and product developments at NEVEON always have sustainability in mind. And our approach to risk management is holistic, too, with environmental risks also taken into account.