Care for the Environment
Not only do we care for people, we also care for the environment around us.
At Mapa Professional, we are fully aware that respecting the environment is part of our responsibility.
Our Commitments:
Reducing our environmental footprint
Manufacturing
As gloves manufacturers, we closely monitor and commit to reduce the environmental footprint of our factories. They are all ISO 14001 certified (environmental management).
Sourcing & transport
We are determined to select the most responsible raw materials possible, with a preference to raw materials and packaging sourced locally (close to our factories).
We committed to the Fret 21 program to reduce our transport-related GHG emissions for all products shipped from our principal Warehouse based in France and strive to extend the learnings to our other sites.
Systemise eco-design approach
Product
We use an eco-design grid for each product & packaging development based on Life Cycle Analysis (LCA).
We do your best to reduce our main environmental impacts at every step of our products Life Cycle while guaranteeing a maximum product lifetime.
More than 50% of our cut-resistant gloves are washable to guarantee an extended lifespan and to reduce the amount of waste generated by our users.
Packaging
Our packaging (mono-material, Zero PVC or EPS) are designed to be recyclable.
Packaging designed to be recyclable*
*In B to B, there's no national organized collect scheme in most European countries, meaning it's up to each end user to organize such packaging recycling with its waste management partner.
We strive to reduce our plastic packaging footprint with
- Reduction programs (suppression or volume optimization of consumer packaging) : - 38% of plastic weight on our best sellers manufactured in Malaysia, which means a saving of 22 tonnes of plastic per year.
- Substitution of virgin material by recycled one (ex RLDPE) : 100% plastic grouping bags integrate recycled plastic (May 2023).
Also, we save ~5 tonnes of paper per year thanks to leaflet thicness reduction (2023 volumes).
Our goals by 2025
We have set targets for 2025 that we are striving to achieve more and more each day!
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT
Reduce the environmental footprint of our factories
(contribution to Newell Brands goals from 2016 to 2025)
- 20% reduction of water consumption
- 90% reduction of waste sent to landfill disposal
- 30% reduction of our greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)
ECO-DESIGN
- 100% of PET based gloves with RPET amongst cut range
- Work towards 100% of washable gloves amongst cut range
- Offer a range of FSC certified latex gloves
PACKAGING
- 100% of plastic packaging optimised (size reduction or suppression + integration of recycled materials)
- 100% of carton/paper packaging from recycled or certified sources
