Freudenberg Performance Materials (Freudenberg) has received the silver medal from EcoVadis for the first time for its two sites in Ebbw Vale and Littleborough in the United Kingdom. The company manufactures solutions for modern wound and ostomy care there. With the award, EcoVadis recognizes the company’s commitment to the environment, ethics, labor and human rights, and sustainable procurement. This puts Freudenberg Performance Materials LP, with its two sites in Ebbw Vale and Littleborough, among the top 25 percent of the companies tested by EcoVadis.
For Freudenberg, sustainability means reducing the footprint and increasing the handprint for customers and end consumers. This means that the company minimizes the negative consequences of its production processes on the environment by improving energy efficiency and the use of resources (footprint) and promotes the sustainability of its customers through sustainable products and services (handprint). Freudenberg Performance Materials labels particularly sustainable products in its portfolio with the ECO-CHECK label. The label helps customers to identify sustainable products quickly and clearly. ECO-CHECK products meet demanding criteria in at least one of the following four categories: saving resources, eco-efficiency for customers, less environmental impact at the end of life, and longer durability.
Freudenberg Performance Materials is a leading global supplier of innovative technical textiles for a wide range of markets and applications such as automotive, construction, apparel, energy, filter media, healthcare, interior design, shoes and leather goods as well as special applications. The company generated sales of more than 1.3 billion euros in 2021, has 33 production sites in 14 countries and employs around 5,000 people. Freudenberg Performance Materials is committed to its social and ecological responsibility as the basis of its corporate success.
