Impact
Empowering the choice for sustainability
At Materialise, sustainability is how we think, feel, and act as a company and community of creators and visionaries. It is a key element of our mission and shared vision to create a better and healthier world.
Focusing on materiality
We’re always asking, “What can we do to make 3D printing more sustainable?” By reducing the environmental impact of our operations, innovating continuously to advance 3D printing in a sustainable way, and empowering our customers to embed sustainability into their business models, we aim to drive positive outcomes for the environment, business, and society as a whole.
As part of the evolution of our sustainability strategy, we recently completed our first materiality assessment and matrix, identifying six priority topics. Our new sustainability dashboard is now in development and will be published as soon as it’s ready.
Explore our focus areas
Our aim is to meet the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations. To do this, we focus on the following areas:
Committed to improving our operations and empowering our customers, we strive to innovate and reduce waste, manage our environmental impact, and achieve net zero carbon emissions.
We recognize the important role we play, both for our workers and the communities around us, and are committed to helping create a more just, inclusive, and healthy society.
We believe that forging strong and mutually beneficial partnerships is critical to making a meaningful difference and achieving our sustainability objectives.
By using business as a force for good, we aim to ensure a positive impact for all our stakeholders. Discover our financial impact and results on our investor relations website.
Our research into the overall impact of 3D printing brings invaluable insights, and we have policies in place to ensure sustainability is firmly embedded in everything we do.
As a Signatory of the UN Global Compact, we’ve pledged to continually improve the integration of the UN’s Principles and SDGs into our business strategy, culture, and daily operations.
Managing our environmental impact
Through our Environmental Policy and ISO 14001:2015 certificate, we've made an official commitment to protect the environment and comply with European environmental legislation, regulations, and customer-specific requirements in all our operations, processes, and services.
Committed to science-based targets
We have joined over 5,000 organizations worldwide in working with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reduce our emissions in line with climate science. Our near-term target of a 55% reduction in absolute scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions by 2029 from a 2019 base year has been approved.
