Union Foam was recently assessed in accordance with ESG criteria by the Ecovadis platform.
This assessment looks at a company's performance in terms of Environment, Social and Governance principles.
 
We are satisfied with the result received: it is a starting point for defining our current performance, recognizing areas for improvement and it provides a framework for us to direct our attention towards the issues which were identified.
We are working to achieve a better result by the next re-assessment!
Since this initial assessment our commitment to sustainability issues has increased significantly and has taken the form of multiple activities, including:

• LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) assessment and subsequent EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) certification, these are currently available for two products and work is underway for a third, with the intention of extending the process to additional products in our range as soon as possible.
• Introduction of raw materials of non-fossil origin (such as a bio-based plasticizer) into some of our formulations.
• Use of packaging containing recycled material, FSC® certified cardboard and plastic produced entirely from 100% post-industrial recycled material.
• Reuse of processing waste from our expanded thermal insulation product for the manufacture of acoustic insulation panels.
• Transport optimization: use of intermodal transport rather than 100% road transport.

Our objective is to continue to develop activities and projects aimed at improving our performance in terms of sustainability, in the broadest sense of the term, with constant attention to the three pillars on which it is based: People, Planet, Profit.