Promoting sustainability
We understand sustainability as affirmative action to minimise negative impact on the environment and to create positive environmental, social and/or economic developments in the activities of the nonwovens industry. This is to be created in close dialogue and partnership with all of our stakeholders.
The EDANA Sustainability Vision
EDANA developed a Sustainability Vision 2030, giving clear insight into the priority topics on sustainability for our industry.
The vision combines the most prominent topics of the materiality matrix with key United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) for the industry. The four key areas are: Sustainable supply chain, Eco-efficient, Building trust and Responsible end of life. Each area is defined by a clear ambition.
The vision aligns the industries’ priorities and allows the industry to collectively head in the same direction. It should be interpreted as a guideline rather than a rule to help our members identify their priorities and further develop their own sustainability strategy. EDANA’s role is to facilitate interaction and help the industry progress towards their sustainability goals in line with the United Nation's SDG’s.
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Gil Stevens
Sustainable supply chain
Promote fair and safe working conditions and green procurement in the supply chain
- Fair and safe working conditions
- Sustainable raw materials
- Sustainable sourcing
- Systematic partnerships in order to build sustainable supply chains
Eco-efficiency
Efficient resource use for low carbon production and products
- Life-cycle perspective driving sustainable innovation
- Energy efficient production
- Renewable energy
- Resource optimisation
- Production waste minimisation
Building trust
Increasing transparency and safeguarding quality to consumers
- Product stewardship
- Transparent communication and labelling
- Voluntary codes of conduct
- Third-party endorsement
Responsible end-of-life
Engaging with all stakeholders in developing optimal waste and circular economy solutions
- Consumer awareness campaigns
- Partnerships for effective end-of-life management
- Implementing circular economy principles