Environment
For ERFMI, environmental concerns mean three key areas:
Circular Economy
Central to our activities, we engage in research and support product development, and innovation opportunities, driven by a circular economy model.
ERFMI and its members actively support:
Circular Plastics Alliance
Horizon 2020 Circular Flooring Project
Internal reprocessing and recycling schemes
Zero waste factory development
Collection programs for installation and post-consumer material waste
Industry owned Recyclate production plant
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- For PVC alone, ERFMI members recycled more than 130,000 tonnes in 2019.
Transparency
We encourage the growth of transparency within our membership, to further develop trust and responsibility between consumers and manufacturers.
We promote the development of Environmental Product Declarations, or EPD. These show a products environmental footprint and provides safety information.
Use our EPD calculator for a full comparison of products.
We promote the use of explanatory symbols associated with our product standards.
(CEN prEN 15398 – 2018)
Social responsibility
Our pledge
Responsibility for the environment
The impact of our values, principles and processes on society and the environment are important to ERFMI, its members and their employees. We therefore fully subscribe to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. These represent how we and our members aim to conduct ourselves in business.
Compliance Business Environment and Health People Society Note: Unless stated otherwise, the term ‘We’ represents ERFMI, its members and their employees.