Toward a more sustainable future
Lumiforte is on a journey toward a more sustainable future, changing how we work and how we develop our products. We are looking at this across multiple dimensions of our business, from reducing emissions and resource use to rethinking the materials we source and how our products perform throughout their lifecycle.
Our strategy is taking shape through ongoing work across the business and will continue to develop over the coming years. As concrete plans, milestones, and product developments emerge, we are looking forward to sharing more of our progress. Real change is rarely a single leap; it is a series of steps, and we are committed to taking them thoughtfully.
Driven by responsible global goals
Our roadmap is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to ensure our commercial growth directly supports global progress.
Production & Consuption
Optimizing our manufacturing pipelines to eliminate waste, maximize raw material efficiency, and champion circular lifecycle practices across all product lines.
Clean Water
Safeguarding vital water resources by minimizing operational water consumption and engineering eco-friendly coatings that protect surrounding aquatic ecosystems.
Climate Action
Reducing our corporate carbon footprint while developing passive climate-control technologies that actively lower energy demands for facilities worldwide.
Zero Hunger
Supporting global food security by developing high-performance horticultural coatings that optimize light and temperature to help growers maximize crop yields sustainably.
Environmental Initiatives & Certifications
We transform our ecological commitments into measurable, verified action. Explore our proactive sustainability program and initiatives designed to reduce footprints across every product lifecycle, alongside the industry-leading environmental certifications that officially validate our clean chemistry and manufacturing standards.
Our first generation of bio-based technology
When we began developing bio-based and biodegradable coatings, we focused on raw materials that possess these properties inherently. One of the most important ingredients is the binder: it allows a coating to adhere to greenhouse, grass and roof surfaces and plays a major role in its resistance to UV radiation, condensation and rain.
Canope F4 is the first temporary greenhouse coating developed with our patented starch-based binder. It demonstrates that a bio-based binder can be used in a professional coating without compromising the durability required in practice. Canope F4 is designed to remain effective for approximately four months under conditions including UV radiation, rain and condensation.
Packaging: reducing our use of virgin plastic
Our coatings are supplied in plastic buckets and containers that must protect the product during transport, storage and use. To reduce our use of virgin plastic, we have now introduced packaging made with 50% post-consumer recycled high-density polyethylene (PCR-HDPE). This is plastic that has been recovered from used products and given a new life.
We are currently carrying out a lifecycle assessment to calculate the effect on our carbon emissions compared with packaging made entirely from virgin plastic. At the same time, we continue to look at other packaging options that could further reduce our environmental impact, while maintaining the quality, safety and ease of use our products require.
Understanding the terminology
Sustainability terminology can be complex and is not always used consistently. We want to communicate clearly about what key terms mean and how they relate to our products.
Bio-based
A bio-based material is made wholly or partly from renewable biological resources (biomass), such as plants, algae or micro-organisms, rather than exclusively from fossil-based raw materials. A bio-based origin does not by itself determine a product’s environmental footprint, which must be assessed across its full life cycle. Bio-based is also not the same as biodegradable: the two properties are independent of each other.
Biodegradable
Biodegradability is the ability of a material to be broken down by micro-organisms, such as bacteria and fungi, into natural substances like water, carbon dioxide and new biomass. This only happens under the right conditions and within a certain time. That is why it matters where and how a material biodegrades, for example in soil, in compost or in water.
Biodegradability is an important characteristic of the starch-based binder in our bio-based coatings. The binder originates from renewable plant material and is intended to biodegrade under suitable conditions after fulfilling its function. This supports our aim to develop effective temporary coatings with a reduced environmental impact.
Accountability & Integrity
Trust is built on openness
Trust is built on complete openness. We maintain strict compliance, ethical business practices, and clear performance tracking across every level of our organization.
Our Governace StandardsPutting nature into practice – download our annual report
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