To the planet

Faced with the climate emergency, the scarcity of raw materials and associated risks (more regulations, raw material instability, disruption linked to more common natural disasters), Gerflor commits to reducing its impact. Resolute action is taken on its direct operations but also upstream and downstream value chain.
We also hear the high expectations of our stakeholders related to environmental protection challenges.

Commitments

Sustainable development: a strategic priority

The Group has made sustainable development a strategic priority based on 4 axes :

Estimate our carbon footprint
Limit the impact of our products on climate and raw material depletion.
Decarbonise our manufacturing and logistics sites.
Take on the recycling challenge.

Gerflor’s global carbon footprint

Trackable goals are critical in order to improve. Since 2011, we have carried out greenhouse gas (GHG) assessments in France. Since 2019, we have expanded this analysis internationally.

In accordance with international standards, these assessments take into account the direct and indirect emissions of our operations.

Our products’ footprint

Our stakeholders expect solutions to environmental challenges and the fight against the depletion of raw materials.

Gerflor is committed to communicating transparently on the carbon impact of its products, with a focus on eco-design, the use of sustainable raw materials, product longevity and the circular economy.

FOCUS - Our main eco-design criteria

01 Material safety (REACH)

02 Durability

03 Recyclability

04 Product weight reduction

05 Recycled content

06 Ease of maintenance

07 Demontability

08 Biobased content

The environmental performance of our operations

Gerflor factories are continually working to reduce their environmental impact: waste gas treatment, limitation of noise pollution, energy optimisation and green energy use (renewable energies of hydroelectric origins), drastic decrease in water consumption thanks to closed circuit cooling systems, immediate waste sorting and recycling.

-93% water consumption between 1998 and 2023 in France

Limit our water consumption

Recycling: part of our processes for over 20 years

For over 20 years, we have been working to preserve resources through circularity. Over the years, our approach has been organized around three principles: reduce, reuse and recycle. We reduce waste at every stage of our products' life cycle.

For more than two decades, we have been promoting re-use by offering non-glued installation solutions. When waste is unavoidable, we prefer recycling to incineration or landfill.

Recycling transforms waste into a useful resource that can be reintegrated into the production of new products, limiting the consumption of virgin raw materials and reducing the carbon footprint of our activity.

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Our commitments

Meeting needs, making daily life easier, preserving health, contributing to well-being while contributing to sustainable development.