Sustainability Report 2024
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APPROACH AND RESULTS
In 2024, we completed the calculation of the carbon footprint of all products in our collection (cradle-to-grave for technological products and cradle-to-gate for the remaining product categories), as well as the corporate carbon footprint (Scope 1 and 2 emissions). The product carbon footprint methodology we developed was audited by Bureau Veritas in February 2025. This process required detailed data collection from our suppliers, with whom we held several meetings to explain the methodology, clarify questions and ensure the consistency and reliability of the information provided. At our facilities, we directly weighed several products and packages. We also visited a domestic supplier and met with the technology centers CITEVE (Textile and Clothing Technology Center) and CTCV (Ceramics and Glass Technology Center). The conclusion of this work represents an important milestone in our approach to climate change mitigation, by providing a solid technical basis for more informed decisions and for more transparent communication with all stakeholders, namely through the Product Sustainability Identity Cards. The carbon footprint of products and operations was completed and audited in 2025, strengthening the basis for sustainable decisions and transparent communication. At the operational level, we already have photovoltaic panels at the Murtede facilities and use a fleet made up of electric vehicles. We also collected energy and structural data on the buildings we occupy, in
coordination with the landlord.
Within our Quality and Environmental Management System, certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, we set annual goals, targets and indicators, which we monitor periodically.
For 2024, we set four goals directly linked to climate change mitigation:
• Annual acquisition of 10 hectares of forest in central Portugal;
• Offsetting 10% of the carbon footprint associated with our annual stock;
• A 5% increase in the proportion of sustainable materials in the annual collection;
• Improvement of the methodology for calculating the carbon footprint of products in the collection.
The main result achieved in this period was the completion of the new calculation of our products’ carbon footprint, in February 2025. This milestone provides the technical basis for more informed decisions and allows us to communicate our environmental performance more transparently, namely through the Product Sustainability Identity Cards.
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