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Our commitments:
/ Commitment to sustainable business growth.
/ Fostering an environment focused on inclusion, empowerment and respect.
/ Always looking for ways to reduce our water and chemical consumption.
/ Promoting innovative and sustainable raw materials.
/ Achieving higher energy efficiency in our facilities and reducing our energy consumption needs.
/ Reducing the amount of waste we generate and striving to make sure that all that waste is reused, recycled or recovered.
/ Complying with high standards of responsibility aimed at generating positive impacts that benefit all stakeholders.
Our main goals by 2027:
/ Operationally carbon neutral.
/ 20% reduction in the carbon footprint of our value chain.
/ 80% of the products sold have sustainability components.
/ 100% reuse of the textile waste through recycling.
/ 60% of the water used in our production processes will be recovered and reused.
/ 90% of the generation of thermal energy deriving from a carbon neutral source.
/ 100% of the electricity used will come from renewable sources.
Aware of the importance of forest resources in the production of raw materials, such as natural fibres, Riopele is committed to the FSC® values as defined in policy FSC-POL-01-004, with regard to not being directly or indirectly involved in the following activities
/ Illegal harvesting or illegal trade in forest products.
/ Violation of customary or human rights within the forestry or forest products sector.
/ Violation of workers’ rights and principles defined in the International Labour Organization (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work within the forestry or forest products sector, namely:
/ Destruction of High Conservation Values (HCVs)in forests or High Conservation Value areas.
/ Conversion of natural forest cover.
/ Use of genetically modified organisms in forestry operations for any other purposes than research.
Pousada de Saramagos, 31 outubro de 2024
