We have set ourselves ambitious goals to reduce our climate impact. We know that around 80 % of our corporate carbon footprint is made up of the emissions generated by our products: the way we design and produce them, and once they are produced, the possibilities we offer to extend their use. And ultimately, in the solutions available out there to put all materials that reach their end of life, back in the loop. We need to rethink our products and services, go circular and rely more on recycled materials.
We contribute by re-thinking our role in the lifetime of the products we design. We are going beyond a company that carefully chooses materials and suppliers, and produces and sells high-quality, technical products, and evolving into one that makes them repairable, offers services to extend their lifetime and if possible, offers solutions for the end of life of components and products, when they are no longer repairable.
With the help of internal LCA screenings, research and by being constantly updated on the technologies available, we will contribute to creating products that incorporate circular principles by choosing materials with lower impact on the environment, that come from recycled or renewable sources and that are recyclable.
We make high-quality products and want to encourage our consumers to have them as companions for many adventures, for as long as possible, repair them and either pass them on when they no longer use them.
To do so, we select high-quality materials which perform over time, ease repair processes or the replacement of components and get feedback from our warranty and repairs department to improve where it’s needed.
To complement the selection of lower-impact and potentially recyclable materials, we are researching on design and construction approaches that facilitate material recovery and as well as improving material utilisation and resource efficiency.
We need a process to make full circularity possible. We need a system capable of collecting products at end of use and transferring them to facilities that can disassemble and recycle them. This is why we are actively building connections with other organizations and staying informed about emerging solutions, so that we can develop a reliable network able to close the loop.