Our commitment to creating value in all its forms extends to our production processes. We aspire to produce responsibly and with care for the environment. Thus, we have started an important journey in carpet production aimed at reducing CO2 and other greenhouse gases emissions, to face climate change.

The starting point was the analysis of our production processes. Our technical department determined the amount of CO2e emitted into the atmosphere during the production of our products. We did it in collaboration with a specialized firm in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Carbon Footprint calculation, applying a methodology compliant with ISO 14040, 14044, and 14067 standards.

However, despite our efforts to refine processes, replace machinery, and reduce waste, our work impacts the planet in ways we cannot eliminate, like any human activity. Yet, what we can do is take responsibility for what we cannot eliminate.

Hence, since 2023, we have invested in environmental protection projects to offset our unavoidable CO2e emissions.

Through access to the Voluntary Carbon Credit Market (established by the 2005 Kyoto Protocol) companies can voluntarily choose to offset the CO2e generated by their processes by co-financing projects such as reforestation, forest conservation, renewable energy production, and energy efficiency.

In 2023, together with participating clients, we chose to support the Cordillera Azul forest conservation project in Peru, contributing to:

1. a reduction of 15 million tons of CO2 over 10 years.
2. Mitigating climate change.
3. Supporting 28 sustainable local businesses.
4. Creating new job opportunities.

This project protects nearly 250,000 hectares of forest that were previously designated for commercial logging, contributing to the fight against deforestation and the restoration of ecosystems.
It is a pioneering initiative — the first of its kind in Congo — with an estimated impact of over 175 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions avoided over 30 years.