The environmental impact of our products

As part of our sustainability strategy at Fredericia, we have initiated environmental product

sheets on our core assortment developed in compliance with ISO 14021, self-declared

environmental claims. All done to quantify our products’ environmental impact when

manufacturing.

The Life Cycle Assessments are based upon a tool provided by the Danish company, Målbar,

where valuable knowledge is gained through the single metric, CO2e. CO2e accounts for

carbon dioxide and other gases: methane, nitrous oxide, and others. Therefore, CO2e combines

everything in one number and attempts to convert the warming impact of different greenhouse

gases into one metric. The global warming potential (standard ratios) of each gases, are used

to convert the various gases into equivalent amounts of CO2, subsequently describing its total

warmning impact over a set period relative to CO2. The valuable knowledge affects the selection

of materials, techniques, and future production locations. Additionally, the current baseline of

the products is made visible, making it easier to locate any possible improvements.

The knowledge regarding the impact of the different material types is increasing internally

through the development of EPSs on core assortment enabling conscious, sustainable choices

in our Product development department. This gives us an understanding of the impact caused

by our products and how we can improve going forward. Hence, we now use the Life Cycle

Assessment tool in the early development phases to consider the environmental impact of

creating new products. The calculations are based on an average lifetime of 15 years though

we expect our products to last throughout generations.

By 2022, Fredericia has set a target of launching EPSs on 10% of core assortment. EPSs on

the remaining assortment will follow.

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