Puustelli has launched the Natural Steps program to reduce emissions in conjunction with furniture production at the Harjavalta facilities and to offset emissions through long-term action by selected partners. Puustelli has committed to offering its clients carbon-neutral furniture with minimal emissions that the new program offsets.
Compliance with environmental standards and legislation is a natural part of Puustelli’s operations but for many years we have done much more. The systematic and guiding approach of our ISO 14001 certificate further raises the level of environment protection in the company and demonstrates the increasingly better management of environmental issues. We don’t just stand behind environmental issues – we act.
Puustelli was accepted as a member of the Association for Finnish Work in recognition of Finnish employment and expertise.
The SFS certification logo Puustelli used earlier was replaced by FI certification. Puustelli products comply with standards and meet safety and quality criteria.
• Surface treatment agents became water-based ones
• Solvents, which are classified as hazardous waste, are no longer needed
• No special measures are needed to clean tools
• At the same time, this means safer working conditions for employees
• Special veneers are added alongside oak, birch and pine to curb demand for exotic woods.
• The Miinus collection takes its first steps
Puustelli’s ecological kitchen project assesses the environmental impacts of the kitchen throughout its lifecycle from the consumption of raw materials to the carbon footprint of the product, also taking into account the transport of materials and products.
Years of research resulted in the Miinus collection being ready for production. Puustelli’s biocomposite frame is an integral part of the collection. The carbon footprint of our ecological kitchen is half that of a comparable conventional kitchen. All the materials are re-usable and recyclable.
A start was made on recycling transport boxes sent by manufacturers of drawer units and slide rails between Puustelli and the supplier.
Product packaging material switches to more ecological, easily recyclable cardboard that provides excellent product protection.
Solar panels installed on the roof of the production facilities are brought into use. These produce around 40,000 kWh of electricity a year for the facilities’ own use.
Puustelli determines the size of the carbon footprint caused by all its operations and announces an ambition to be carbon neutral by 2035.
Puustelli removes from its collection those stone kitchen counters whose raw materials we have been unable to determine the origin of. The decision also lowers the carbon footprint caused by transport.
