STEAZE - Völkl Snowboards magalog 14/15 (English)

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VÖLKL- SUSTAINABILITY Energy

Packaging

Waste

Water

Social Responsibility

Innovation

At ISPO 2014, Völkl Snowboards was awarded for their continued efforts in the field of ecological production processes. GreenRoomVoice, a Swiss company that developed

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an independent ranking system evaluating the ecological performance of outdoor and

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boardsports brands gave Völkl an overall score of good. The so-called ECOrating helps consumers to identify responsible products and enables them to make an educated choice: „Coming from conventional production methods, Völkl has turned their business and product design practices in a more sustainable direction“, GreenRoomVoice cofounder Cira Riedel explains. „Hardware and apparel from Völkl have been monitored by GreenRoomVoice ECOrating for several seasons and show continuous improvements. Considering all aspects of ECO Design, Völkl has invested into process and material improvements to continuously optimize the best balance between technical performance and ecological costs.“ We are as pleased as chips with our score but won‘t rest on our laurels and continue to question and improve our production processes.

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