Sustainability at Lindström

Helping our customers become more sustainable

Sustainability is in the very core of our purpose and strategy. We want to inspire businesses to grow in a sustainable way. As our business model is based on circular economy, we know that it is possible. For decades, we have been on a mission to avoid overproduction of textiles and optimise the use of natural resources.

Textile waste recycling
In 2023 we recycled 74% our textile waste (target 100% by 2025). Our bold goal is to close the loop and use our textile waste as raw material for our new textiles. Learn how we collaborate in China for closed-loop solutions.
Net-zero emissions
Our target is to is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% across the value chain from the year 2021 level by 2030, achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Our targets are validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
Sustainable materials
We aim to increase the sustainability of our materials. Our goal is that 30% of our purchased textiles include recycled or bio-based materials by 2025.
Results and recognitions

Aiming for continuous improvement

million pieces of repaired textiles (2023)
4.8
million pieces of repaired textiles (2023)
Our workwear is designed to be easily repairable to extend their lifespan.
Textile waste recycled (2023)
74%
Textile waste recycled (2023)
Our aim is to recycle 100% of our end-of-life textiles by 2025.
emission intensity
-9.3%
emission intensity
We decreased the greenhouse gas emissions per washed textile kilogramme in our laundry operations and customer deliveries.
Net-zero future
We started our journey towards net-zero to stay at the forefront of sustainable development and help our customers become more sustainable with our services.

We started our journey towards net-zero to stay at the forefront of sustainable development and help our customers become more sustainable with our services.

 

We aim to halve our greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 from the base year 2021 level, and reach net-zero emissions by 2050.  Our  targets are approved by the Science Based Targets initiative which ensures they are in line with the latest climate science to prevent the worst effects of climate change.

Net-zero future
EcoVadis Gold certificate
Our continuous efforts at sustainability performance have been rewarded by the Ecovadis gold certificate for two consecutive years. EcoVadis is a leading sustainability rating provider that offers a common platform to evaluate sustainability performance.

Our continuous efforts at sustainability performance have been rewarded by the Ecovadis gold certificate for two consecutive years. It means that we are in the top 7% of the more than 125 000 evaluated companies.

Especially well we  performed  in the environmental area with an outstanding performance of 90/100.   The rating covers the entire Lindström Group, all countries of operation.

 

EcoVadis is a leading sustainability rating provider that offers a common platform to evaluate sustainability performance with a universal scorecard, benchmarks and performance improvement tools. The rating covers environmental, labour & human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement themes.

EcoVadis Gold certificate
Our circular business model

Minimising environmental impact

Our service reduces textile overproduction by extending the lifetime of textiles and by producing new textiles only when needed. By using durable materials and designing for circularity, we promote sustainable practices at the very beginning. We avoid millions of kilos of unnecessary textile production by repairing and re-using our garments.  We manufacture additional orders on demand in our own workwear manufacturing facilities, Prodems, which is as effective way to eliminate the textile obsolete risk in our stocks.

To conserve natural resources, we optimise the use of water and energy in our laundries as well as our customer delivery loads and routes. In the washing process, we recycle water and utilise heat from wastewater to warm fresh water. When textiles reach end of their lives, we aim to recycle them as new products or raw materials.

Circular business model at Lindström
Stories about sustainability

Forerunners of Sustainability

The Forerunners of Sustainability is a series of stories in which our customers talk about sustainability and how we work together for more sustainable business. The stories are told by customers for whom sustainability is an important part of their company’s purpose and strategy.

E-piim cheese production in Paide: decreasing the amount of waste
Customer stories
E-piim cheese production in Paide: decreasing the amount of waste
Lindström takes care of the workwear and mats of E-piim dairy plants. The well-functioning partnership continues in the new plant.
#customerexperience #food #sustainability
Pirkanmaan Voimia performs small, sustainable miracles every day
Customer stories
Pirkanmaan Voimia performs small, sustainable miracles every day
Pirkanmaan Voimia employees care for the cleanliness and comfort of more than 500 facilities, wearing Lindström’s workwear daily.
#customerexperience #sustainability #workwear
Industrial wipers landed in Bulgaria: Agarikus among the first customers 
Customer stories
Industrial wipers landed in Bulgaria: Agarikus among the first customers 
Industrial wiper service is easy and cost-efficient alternative. Among the first customers is Agarikus, an innovative vegan food factory.
#qualitymanagement #industrialwipers #sustainability

More stories about sustainability

Lindström recognised as “Sustainable Leader” at Bulgarian ESG Awards 2024
Announcements
Lindström recognised as “Sustainable Leader” at Bulgarian ESG Awards 2024
The Bulgarian ESG awards recognises Bulgarian companies and organisations that have made significant commitments to sustainability.
#sustainability
Finnish parliament members visited Lindström in Mumbai
Announcements
Finnish parliament members visited Lindström in Mumbai
The Finnish Parliament members learned about our circular business model, unique production-on-demand concept, and workwear digitalisation.
#Prodem #sustainability
Improving our sustainability performance with EcoVadis
Articles
Improving our sustainability performance with EcoVadis
Here’s why we participate in EcoVadis business sustainability assessments, and how they help us improve our sustainability performance.
#circulareconomy #passiontoimprove #sustainability