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creating better environments
Forbo's internal awareness programme
 
In 2010 we rolled out our internal awareness programme - The Forbo Way to Win. We used this to introduce our sustainability policy and strengthen our employee's engagement by providing a platform for them to contribute to our efforts in reducing energy consumption, the use of raw materials and waste. We also asked them to look as ways of increasing recycling.

The programme generated over 1700 ideas, resulting in 600 possible projects, some of which have already been successfully implemented. 
 
Examples of the Forbo Way To Win in Practice


Rewinding yarn ends and reuse in producing Tessera carpet tiles. Reduced waste and use of virgin raw material.

Reducing the amount of water needed to produce steam at Forbo Ripley. Reduced energy needed to produce Flotex.

Elimination of the cardboard cores in the Jumbo rolls of Flotex - without any compression damage. Reduced cardboard use of 50 tonnes per year.

Using different sizes of pre-cut lengths of paper for the automatic backing machine at Forbo in France. Reducing annual paper consumption by 2%.
 
 

 
 
Jumbo rolls with cardboard cores 
 
Jumbo rolls without cardboard cores