Unsere Innovationstätigkeit beschränkt sich nicht auf die Produktspezifikationen.
Unser Versprechen, die Sicherheit der Spieler auf unserem Rasen zu wahren, hat sich auf natürliche Weise zu einer Besessenheit entwickelt – wir konzentrieren uns darauf, nachhaltige Lösungen zu erstellen. Heute streben wir bei allem, was wir tun, möglichst geringe Auswirkungen auf Menschen und auf den Planeten an. Wie es in unserer stolzen Geschichte der Innovationen und technischen Entwicklungen bereits zur Gewohnheit geworden ist, leisten wir auch bei den künftigen Generationen von Kunstrasen Pionierarbeit.
Schätzungen zufolge finden in der EU rund 20 % der Kunststoffabfälle den Weg zurück in den Kunststoffmarkt. In Europa werden jedes Jahr circa 1.000 Kunstrasenplätze entsorgt, wodurch 15.000 Tonnen an Kunststoffabfällen anfallen. Davon werden geschätzt nur 10 % recycelt! Wir von FieldTurf wollten das ändern. Wir hoben unsere Strategie „Sustain the Game“ auf eine neue Ebene und sahen darin die Chance, Technologien einzuführen und eine Lösung zu finden, um den Kreislauf unserer Kunstrasenproduktion zu schließen.
CHEMICAL RECYCLING
Using mass balance pyrolysis oil from post consumer and/or post-industrial end-of-life plastics.
Mechanisches Recycling
Umwandlung von Kunststoffabfällen in neue Rohmaterialkomponenten.
1-Polymer-Rasen
Umarbeitung von Rasen, damit er sich leichter recyceln lässt
Wiederverarbeitung nach der Lebensdauer
Wiederverwertung von Rasen nach seiner Lebensdauer für neue Komponenten von Rasensystemen
Wiederverarbeitung nach der Lebensdauer
Wiederverwertung von Rasen nach seiner Lebensdauer für neue Komponenten von Rasensystemen
Nachhaltige Lösungen anbieten, um die derzeitigen Herausforderungen der Recyclingverfahren zu bewältigen.
Die Natur durch die Umwandlung von Kunststoff in eine wertvolle Ressource schützen.
Endlessly recycle plastic waste by transforming it back into its components or other products.
Die CO2-Emissionen verringern und die Kohlenstoffbilanz verbessern.
Weniger Deponien und Müllverbrennung durch das Angebot nachhaltiger Möglichkeiten für sämtliche Plastikabfälle nach der Produktlebensdauer.
OUR COMMITMENT:
Building for tomorrow. It’s our sustainability commitment.
That means our innovation isn’t limited to product specs. Our promise to keep players safe on our turf has naturally evolved into an obsession — one with a singular focus to completely eliminate its potential to harm not just people but the environment too. Now in everything we do, we strive for the lowest impact on people and the planet.
PEOPLE. PLANET. PERIOD. OUR SUSTAINABILITY IS FOCUSED
WE CONSERVE WATER
Water is essential to life and a human right, and its stewardship is core to our sustainability strategy. From manufacturing to installation, our products address water efficiency, scarcity and quality.
WE BUILD FOR THE FUTURE
We focus on efficient production, reducing the environmental impact of our own operations, and achieving the highest quality manufacturing certifications. (ISO 9001-2015, ISO 14001-2015, ISO 45001-2018).
WE USE SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS
We innovate our choice of product components and materials using closed-loop design thinking that respects workers and the planet, resulting in a more sustainable product, and the only artificial turf product to obtain Cradle to Cradle™ Bronze certification.
WE NURTURE HUMAN POTENTIAL
People are central to what we do. We make unlocking their innate talents a focus, ensuring they have the agency to take action and fulfill their potential, and we motivate them through transparency and open communication.
WE SAFEGUARD ATHLETES
We were founded with the promise to make athletes safer during the game — and now we extend that promise to all the lives we touch through rigorous safety testing, product performance, and respect for the wellbeing of our people and our communities.
LOWERING OUR PRODUCT IMPACT
Because sustainable sport is integral to the wellbeing of our communities, preserving our ecosystems is a part of what drives all of our product innovation. After all, if there’s no planet, there’s no play.
MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE EVERY YEAR
GREENER PRODUCTS
Discover the FieldTurf products that are leading the change. Our unwavering commitment to quality and innovation helps power our drive to Change The Game for athletes and for the planet.
VERSATILE
The ultimate drainage and shock underlayment solution, VersaTile delivers the perfect mix of drainage and shock absorption. Made from recycled post-industrial turf and thermoelastomers, VersaTile transform excess into a green solution.
THERMAGREEN
SportLite by ThermaGreen is a nonwoven Geotextile shock & drainage pad. Made of post-industrial cross-linked polyethylene, every field installed helps divert over twelve truck-loads of foam from landfills.
RE-COVER
Instead of removing and disposing an aged field, FieldTurf Re-Cover installs a new field on top of the existing surface. The process repurposes the existing field to help provide added safety and performance to the new field.
ECOMAX
The infill system utilizes extruded composite pellets made up of recycled post-industrial turf and thermoplastic elastomer that offers a green solution without sacrificing performance and durability.
FINDING NEW HOMES
Many aged sports fields have been repurposed for landscape or recreational use. The system might no longer be right for competitive activities but still has a lot of life for other settings. We encourage and help organizations donate their aged surface to local communities.
GREENBOARD
The innovative technology combines “nonrecyclable” plastics and postconsumer turf to make a durable and 100% recycled fiber-reinforced composite board with zero wood content.
DRIVING THE FIELD TO ZERO
When it comes to waste, we have a simple mission: create a future where none of our products ever makes it to a landfill. Getting there isn’t just a journey; it’s a quest. It’s why we’ve devoted our research and development efforts to tackle the complexity required to recycle old turf. It’s why we repurpose key materials from end-of-life installations to create the advanced components of future products.
And it’s why we continue to be the forefront of developing technology to expand end-of-life turf applications — transforming would-be waste and dispersed materials into useful new products with renewed value.
While we may not have an exact date, and don’t want to throw out an obscure year in the future, our dedication of DRIVING THE FIELD TO ZERO is very much alive.
Follow our journey.
Across our group, we’re leading the field in sustainability. Learn about our achievements:
TARKETT HUMAN CONSCIOUS DESIGN
Our commitment to stand with present & future generations. To create flooring and sports surfaces that are good for people and for the planet. And to do it every day.It’s a holistic way of doing business, capable of marrying the specific expectations of each of our customers with the profound challenges of protecting our planet. Working together with our partners, we deliver safer and healthier spaces in which people can reach their full potential.For over 140 years, we have proudly been undertaking this commitment. We launched our first recycling-focused circular economy initiative in 1957, have raised indoor air quality standards for more than a decade, and excel in researching and designing solutions for diverse environments.We hold people and the planet at the heart of our operations–and we’re dedicated to proving it, day after day.
