COP 22 - Flipbook - Side 44
4.3
QUALITY FOR
THE ENVIROMENT
Start taking action
As catchy as the phrase may be, we need to take
it seriously.
‘There is no planet B’
When establishing quality for the environment, we
simply need to start taking action. There is no time
for discussion on best practice, but there is steep
learning curve, and we constantly need to readjust
and improve our actions. We know that, because
what we thought and were taught, were the right
solution just five years ago, is no longer enough,
when we say our vision is completely green.
The following are our current thoughts on what is
quality for the environment.
Climate positive production
Forget about minimizing negatives and having a
goal of being Co2 neutral. We have a vision of
becoming a climate positive manufacturer.
Honestly, the main thing we know in this regard,
is that we have several milestones on the road, to
ever make it possible.
Our initial aspiration is therefore to get a clear
overview of what it takes, to enable data-driven decision making processes that enable us to make the
right moves.
No waste policy
While we can optimize sizes and cuts to avoid a
lot of spare-elements, and teach the end user how
to ensure that their product will last ages, requiring
a challenge to current consumption patterns, service
and our schooling of maintenance processes. We
cannot avoid waste at some point, but we can
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transform trash to treasure. We therefore believe our
work at Denwood by HORN makes the biggest
difference, why we increasingly will be looking into
how we can design upcycled products from our
countertop waste material and potentially establish
take-back solutions.
Simultaneously we will start implementing more
upcycled material in our countertops, a process
which as an example include our laminate products, which is of high relevancy cause to a high
demand and low possibility for upcycling. Therefore
we have started to look into how we can lower the
amount of core material and potentially how we
may produce our own 100% upcycled core.
