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Desso: Cradle to Cradle® To boost innovation and a build a responsible business inspired by nature

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"Gear your career to the green agenda", was the title for our 7th career evening, Nov 27th 2013 at Copenhagen Language Center. Michael Aastrup, managing director at Desso for the Nordic countries presented the companies visions for and experiences with cradle to cradle principles in development, production, distribution and waste management.
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Michael Aastrup Managing Director The Nordic Countries Cradle to Cradle ® To boost innovation and a build a responsible business inspired by nature ® Mail: [email protected] Facebook: michael aastrup Twitter: @ Michael_Aastrup
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Page 1: Desso: Cradle to Cradle®  To boost innovation and a build a responsible business inspired by nature

Michael Aastrup

Managing Director

The Nordic Countries

Cradle to Cradle®

To boost innovation and a build a

responsible business inspired by nature

®

Mail: [email protected]

Facebook: michael aastrup

Twitter: @Michael_Aastrup

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Our vision

How to make the floor work for our health and wellbeing?

We want to be the world leader in making environmentally responsible

flooring products that deliver outstanding value in design and functionality

and thus contribute to people‟s health and wellbeing.

Today, most people spend 90% of their time indoors. As a supplier of carpets

to the commercial and consumer sectors, we believe it is our responsibility to

develop products that contribute to a healthier living and working space.

At Desso, we say „the floor is yours‟ to underline the fact that we maintain a

relentless focus on our customers at all times. It underpins everything we

do. We know that our success depends on it.

DESSO a Cradle to Cradle® company

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1. Creativity

2. Functionality

3. Cradle to Cradle®

Innovation through

DESSO a Cradle to Cradle® company

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Desso has been making a difference with eco-

efficiency for years. These are examples of what

we do in the area of eco-efficiency:

Energy consumption

32% reduction in energy consumption per

carpet tile produced from 1998-2010 in

Waalwijk, the Netherlands.

Recycling

100% recycling of pure textile manufacturing

waste at Desso’s production plants.

In 2011, 88% of all packaging materials were

recycled

Eco-efficiency

DESSO a Cradle to Cradle® company

DESSO Mosaic 9990

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Being less bad

Copenhagen want’s

to be the worlds first

CO2 Neutral capital

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John cage (US composer, 1912-92)

“I can‟t understand why people are frightened

of new ideas. I‟m frightened of the old ones.”

DESSO a Cradle to Cradle® company

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The result of an old idea…

Landfill or burning

DESSO a Cradle to Cradle® company

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Towards a circular economy...

Arsenal FC

The linear approach:

Take, make and dispose

The circular approach:

„Waste is food‟

DESSO a Cradle to Cradle® company

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According to the Cradle to Cradle® principles,

products are made from pure components that

are easy to disassemble, so that new products

can be made from them (= up-cycling) in both

the biosphere and the technosphere.

Michael Braungart

William McDonough

What is Cradle to Cradle®?

DESSO a Cradle to Cradle® company

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Cradle to Cradle® - Why?

It is a good, positive quality initiative

Not only for the environment but also for

health (in-door air quality)

Waste becomes food for other products

It is not only good for people & planet – it

is a business building opportunity

DESSO a Cradle to Cradle® company

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1. Positive footprint

2. Improve quality of life and environment

3. Re-utilize all materials used in the product.

Design criteria: easy disassembly

4. Use post-customer materials as raw material in

the product

5. All raw materials should be 100% safe for

humans and environment

6. Use renewable energy in all stages of the cycle

Eco-effectiveness

It’s all about Eco-Effectiveness

DESSO a Cradle to Cradle® company

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The Cradle to Cradle® cycles

Biological cycle Technical cycle

DESSO a Cradle to Cradle® company

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DESSO Take BackTM programme

Desso offers clients a Take Back™ programme

to ensure that products will be recycled

according to the Cradle to Cradle® principles.

Products will be taken back by Desso after

their useful life, and will be safely recycled into

new carpet products, or used in other recycling

initiatives.

We encourage the international collection of all

types of used carpet, except for those products

containing PVC.

Our goal is to collect 50,000 tonnes

of post-consumer carpet via our

Take Back™ programme by 2020.

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DESSO Refinity®

All non-recyclable fractions will be used as secondary fuel in the cement industry.

In 2009, Desso developed an innovative separation

technique called Refinity®.

NOW

Post-consumer PA 6 yarn up-cycled into

new yarn

Post customer backing used for:

Road works / cycle paths

Cement industry

FUTURE - Cradle to Cradle®

Backing is up-cycled into new backing (DESSO EcoBase®)

Yarn and backing are up-cycled in other industries such as office chairs, vacuum cleaners etc.

DESSO a Cradle to Cradle® company

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Innovation Platform

Encourage all stakeholders (suppliers, design

community, waste management partners,

customers) to consider new products and C2C

design paradigms.

Jointly develop know-how and new technology.

Provide better content to CSR/Sustainability

policies of companies/governments.

Enable improved wellness/well-being with our

products, such as AirMaster® and SoundMaster®.

Offer outstanding design

Cradle to Cradle® as an innovation platform

DESSO a Cradle to Cradle® companyDESSO a Cradle to Cradle® company

DESSO AirMaster® 2914

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Using Cradle to

Cradle® to boost

innovation

‘How can we make the floor work for

your health and wellbeing’

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DESSO AirMaster®

The carpet that clears the air

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DESSO SoundMaster®

The carpet that improves acoustics

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DESSO Light

Reflection Master®

The carpet that gives you energy

Tree 2917

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&

LedMaster® 2014

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For more information, please contact us or visit our website

www.desso.com

Thank you!

Join us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/circlesofarchitects

Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/DessoGroup

Watch our videos on YouTube: www.youtube.com/dessogroup

www.linkedin.com: look for DessoDESSO a Cradle to Cradle® company

Mail: [email protected]

Facebook: michael aastrup

Twitter: @Michael_Aastrup


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