Arte is a climate responsible company
From a vision of beauty, Arte always strives to combine craftsmanship, quality and sustainability in all its activities. Therefore, in line with its sense of social responsibility, Arte is striving for a positive and sustainable combination of design, emotion, people and the environment.

Arte is committed to offsetting residual emissions
Having achieved the international, officially recognised carbon neutral label, Arte’s mission is to take climate change seriously. We don’t like empty promises and smooth sales talk: we prefer to take concrete action by offsetting our residual emissions. This CO₂ neutral label can only be obtained by means of a thorough, annual, company-wide audit by the external organisation Southpole (southpole.com).

What does all this actually mean?

Arte is committed to reducing its ecological footprint as much as possible.
This entails a constant process of accountability throughout the entire organisation.

1. Wallcoverings (non-woven and paper)
   Our wallcoverings are made from FSC-certified materials. The FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) is an organisation dedicated to preserving and maintaining the world’s forests.
   
   
2. Colours
   Our colours are made using the highest quality water-based inks that do not contain heavy metals.
   
   
3. Production
   Our production process complies with all the strict European environmental and safety standards.
   
   
4. Packaging material
   Our packaging is made of recycled or recyclable materials.
   
   
5. Energy consumption: gas and electricity
   30% of our energy is generated by our own solar panels. The remaining 70% is made up of supplementary green energy. What’s more, the company’s entire 20,000 m² site is lit with LED lighting.
   
   
6. Waste
   We sort our waste carefully in our own waste management and recycling centre. Water used in production is purified at our on-site water treatment plant. Any residual inks are collected and reused.
   
   

Sustainable agricultural management in Kenya:

informing and supporting farmers in implementing sustainable farming practices that both increase yields and reduce their environmental impact.