Green Initiatives
Being an environmentally responsible company is not just our policy, it’s our commitment. We make it our promise to produce environmentally safe laminates and graphic panels in an eco-friendly manner and in a safe and healthy workplace. For FOSSIL, these practices are both good common sense, as well as good business. We hope you will support our efforts and achievements when choosing a product for your needs.
- FOSSIL products are GREENGUARD certified for low emissions, meeting or exceeding national testing standards for off-gassing emissions.
- Recognized by The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.
- FSC Certified. FSC “Forest Stewardship Council” certification ensures that products come from responsibly managed forests that provide environmental, social and economic benefits. Rainforest Alliance is an FSC accredited certifier.
- We use only chlorine free paper to make our environmentally safe laminates and CHPL (Custom High Pressure Laminate) graphics.
- 100% of the paper used in our products is from recycled or renewable resources. Using recycled paper saves landfill space and minimizes water and energy consumption.
- We have totally eliminated environmentally unfriendly silk screening from our imaging process. In fact, all the inks used by FOSSIL are environmentally friendly water based inks.
- No Urea-Formaldehyde Resins are used in the production of our CHPL (Custom High Pressure Laminate) products.
- FOSSIL uses steel plates to impart texture to our products, eliminating the use and disposal of release paper which helps conserve forests as well as reduce our solid waste stream.
- FOSSIL’s products can be installed without any adhesives or when using a laminate thickness installed with low 0-VOC adhesives.
- We rigorously adhere to all permit requirements for air and water emissions.
- FOSSIL products are made to be long lasting, thereby reducing the overall impact on the earth’s resources.