Our Environment
With consideration and care
Unceasing endeavors are essential to enhance the management of our limited resources. An even more effective approach is employing materials that can undergo repeated recycling and reuse. Hence, we exercise meticulous and economical use of the necessary raw materials, often incorporating secondary resources (recycled materials).
Consequently, we establish rigorous benchmarks for our operations. Our aspiration is to achieve daily enhancement. Within our environmental policy, we are dedicated to adhering to legal norms and fostering ongoing improvement.
Eco-efficient investments 2021
Each fresh investment undertaken by the Store Makers undergoes a sustainability evaluation. Presently, over 60 percent of the entirety of investments within the umdasch group actively contribute to fostering a more sustainable future.
Details: Refers to business year 2021
2025 Target: 25% sustainable key raw materials
Until 2025 the Store Makers in the Middle East are targeting to replace at least 25% of all our key raw materials with materials that have a substantially lower climate impact.
ISO 14001: The Store Makers - Middle East have gone through the certification process of ISO 14001, which deals with the standards for responsible use of natural resources.
Details: Refer to the Fashion Pact
2030 Target: 100% Sustainable Energy
Currently a photovoltaic plant on the roof of our Regional Production Hub is in the evaluation phase and shall be an important step to reach until latest 2030 the target of 100% renewable energy across our own operations.
Details: A bioheat plant that utilises of wood and biomass waste and a photovoltaic plant has already been successfully installed at group production sites in Europe.
Zero Waste Recycling
Measured between August 2022 and January 2023, the Store Makers have recycled around 81 tonnes of wood waste in the Middle East.
Furthermore, we have recycled approximately 1.4 tonnes of Plastics, 3.4 tonnes of Paper, 1.6 tonnes of Metal, and 800kg of Styrofoam.
2030 Target: 50% of all Plastic Packaging Recycled
Since packaging material still largely contains plastics, it is the clear plan that at least 50% of all plastic packaging shall be 100% recycled by latest 2030.
Details: Refer to the Fashion Pact
Nonetheless, this constitutes just the initial stride! We are consistently refining the eco-friendly design of sectors where we identify the most substantial room for enhancement.
For this we are working e.g. even with wooden raw materials made in the UAE. Steel Wood Density Board (SDB) by definition is an environmental-friendly composite-wood material, that is made up of 100% post-consumer recycled random mix wood species (including SDB waste panels (excluding for MDF). Trees are not to be cut to manufacture SDB as the “raw material” upcycles 100% unusable wood residues and waste wood from the local market.
