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Sustainability at STAEDTLER
Our aim is to handle the resources of our earth with care and foresight. This is why efficiency plays a major role in our philosophy for sustainable action.
Material innovations
From wood chips to pencils.
Made from Upcycled Wood
Thanks to exceptional production technology, we do not need any
wooden boards like in conventional production processes to produce pencils
and coloured pencils Made from Upcycled Wood. We use wood chips from
sawing and planing processes in the woodworking industry. The grinding and
upcycling of these wood chips is characterised by processes. This means
that even the smallest wood remains can be reused in high-quality
pencils.
Coloured pencils and pencils “Made from Upcycled Wood” now bear the TÜV
Rheinland environmental test mark “Green Product Mark Writing
Instruments”.
Dry Safe
In order to make our products more durable we developed DRY SAFE
technology. Nature served as a role model: Many plants protect their fruits
and leaves from drying out with a layer of wax. We have applied this principle
to our products. This allows the pens to remain open for days without
losing quality.
Dry Safe
In order to make our products more durable we developed DRY SAFE technology. Nature served as a role model: Many plants protect their fruits and leaves from drying out with a layer of wax. We have applied this principle to our products. This allows the pens to remain open for days without losing quality.
One head, many ideas
Sustainability at STAEDTLER
Production and process innovations
By 2030: renewable energy.
Management certifications
The quality and environmental management system of our production sites in
Germany and Peru is globally harmonised and certified according to ISO
9001 and ISO 14001.
With both certifications, we want to support our sustainable corporate
development. Our quality management system is intended to increase our
capacity for quality and the satisfaction of our customers; the environmental
management system makes important contributions to the ecological pillar of
sustainability.
Social responsibility
STAEDTLER provides up to 50,000 euros of support every year to child rights organisations.
We value each other – inside and outside of the STAEDTLER company.
World Kids Colouring Day on 6 May
STAEDTLER initiated World Kids Colouring Day in 2008 and has since called
on children all over the world to draw for a good cause every year.
For every picture they draw, we support children’s aid organisations
with one euro – making the little artists big helpers who are committed
to children in need.
Sustainable, certified forestry
Cover up to 70% of the wood requirements ourselves.
Wood is essential for our pencils and coloured pencils.
That’s why protecting and securing this raw material in the long term is important to us.
Sustainable forestry on our own plantation in Ecuador
We set up our own plantation in Ecuador, allowing us to oversee production
of the wooden boards used to make our pencils. For this purpose, we
selected the tree species according to ecological and economic criteria,
adhere to strict environmental standards in the cultivation conditions, take
into account the existing flora and fauna and will continue to process the
wood ourselves in the future.
Since 2022, the plantation has been FSC® certified (FSC® C172764).
The raw material wood
Wood is the very heart of all our pencils and is therefore essential for
STAEDTLER. It is therefore a matter of course for us to ensure the
sustainable production of this raw material, even outside our own
plantation. We already only use wood from sustainable forestry
for the production of all wood-cased pencils. We attach great
importance to securing resources in the long term. In addition,
we keep relevant ecological aspects in mind in our in-house
production and supply chain analysis.
All the woods we use are PEFC or FSC™ certified.
We take responsibility.
In our manufacturing processes, in our materials
and in the procurement and transport of raw
materials.
Efficiency saves resources.
For example, in the production or logistics of our
products.
Durable products need to be replaced less
often.
That's why we develop our products so that they
can be used for as long as possible.
Sustainability in plastic: pens with recycled housings
STAEDTLER is also breaking new, sustainable ground with regard to plastic
products: Step-by-step, we are switching to recycled materials for plastic
pens. The housings of our pens, i.e. barrel, cap and end cap, are made of
97% recycled plastic in these models, in accordance with ISO 14021. Many
products from the Lumocolor product family are already made from recycled
materials. In the future, the housings of the triplus fineliner, the triplus fibre-tip
pens and the textsurfer will also be made from recycled plastic.
Sedex Member
STAEDTLER has been a member of Sedex since 2022. Sedex, short for
Supplier Ethical Data Exchange, is a world-leading organisation that
promotes the adherence to and improvement of safe, ethical and
sustainable business practices while safeguarding the working conditions
of employees throughout the supply chain. In this way, STAEDTLER's
own strict standards are once again checked and evaluated by Sedex.
The results of the external audits are made available to our customers
via the Sedex platform.
