Our Focus Areas

Focus area products: Transparency and methodological optimization

Through the careful planning of our products – from raw material selection to formulation and use by consumers – and close collaboration with our business partners, we create transparency for informed decisions.

Starting in 2025, we will systematically analyze the life cycles of our best-selling products from formulation to disposal and create product environmental impact statements in accordance with ISO 14040/14044. We will use this knowledge to provide targeted advice to our customers regarding ecological material alternatives and the optimization of material cycles.
 
To conscientiously utilize resources for our products, we are promoting bio-based fibers made from certified materials such as cellulose, viscose, or lyocell. In 2025, approximately 97.5 % % of the bio-based nonwoven and cellulosic fibers used by us originated from provenly certified sources in accordance with the FSC or PEFC supply chain standards. This percentage applies to the corresponding product groups in our range, such as wet wipes, wet toilet paper, and pads.
 

As part of our procurement guidelines, we prioritize sourcing palm oil, palm kernel oil, and their derivatives from certified sources. To promote environmentally and socially responsible cultivation practices, Nölken has been certified according to the RSPO supply chain standard since 2018 and is a member of the Forum for Palm Oil (FONAP). While the RSPO standard sets the formal framework for certified palm (kernel) oil derivatives in the Mass Balance model, we additionally commit to the FONAP’s additional criteria to support specific ecological and social standards in the supply chain. Furthermore, we participate in FONAP projects to support smallholder farmers in the growing regions.

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