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Mark van Loon, Senior Vice President Sustainability and Innovation, Pipelife

With our solutions in infrastructure, we fight water scarcity and make cities more resilient. For buildings we are working towards energy neutral living, and in agriculture we ensure food supply while saving on valuable resources and protecting our soils. 

In addition to our active contribution to the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals, we have also set our own environmental goals.

Our "Sustainability Roadmap 2015-2020" represents a self-imposed commitment to continuously reduce water, energy and electricity usage, as well CO2 emissions, while increasing recycled plastics in our production. 

Targets for 2020 have been met, and once again achieved a year earlier than planned. View the award winning report from our mother company Wienerberger, which outlines the Group’s sustainability strategy and commitments.

There is growing public concern about plastics entering the environment. Most of the plastic found originates from carelessly discarded bottles and packaging, but some are resin pellets from the manufacturing industry. 

To stop plastic from polluting our environment, Plastics Europe created the Zero Pellet Loss initiative. In 2015, this initiative was united with the global Operation Clean Sweep® program. Some of our production sites already have these screens in place. However, ALL Pipelife businesses have committed to the installation of filters during 2020.