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Dec 2024
Tackling scope 3 with Målbar We have taken a big step forward: expanding the screenings of our customers from individual products to company-wide impact. The goal? To help businesses harness…
Nov 2024
Reflecting on a successful fair Målbar was recently part of a truly great exhibition with Danish Design Makers at ORGATEC Cologne. The collaboration between our three organisations began in February…
Nov 2024
In the EU, approximately 10.78 million tons of furniture is discarded every year. Only around 10% is recycled. This is due to the fact that most domestic furniture waste consists…
Sep 2024
For the groundbreaking blind date project hosted by Danish Design Makers in cooperation with ORGATEC and Målbar, 19 design teams are working on fulfilling furniture briefs from anonymous furniture companies. They…
Sep 2024
Have you ever been on a blind date? Where you had to prepare yourself to meet another person you had little or no knowledge of beforehand? Where you had something…
Aug 2024
In June, Europeans elected a new parliament. At, Målbar, we have been eager to learn which approach the new council would take. Especially in regard to the existing law proposals…
Aug 2024
The green agenda has already been an important competitive parameter for some time. In our experience, this is a good thing. But there is also a risk of becoming somewhat…
Jul 2024
Born to be PEF-compliant From the beginning of our journey, we have strived to create a tool that lives up to the comprehensive rules of the European Commission’s Product Environmental…
Jun 2024
Photo: Bly Studio Living and working in environments that support our routines, creativity, focus, and motivation is important for humans. Design is a huge part of feeling well and thriving…
May 2024
Last month, the European Parliament passed an interesting and important directive regarding the "right to repair" for consumers. Only 3 out of 601 votes were against it (14 abstained, and…
Apr 2024
Some organizations find themselves in doubt about the advantages or even relevance of PEF when they already are certified in ISO 14001 (Environmental Management systems) or follow the ISO 14040…
Mar 2024
What is the climate impact of electronic products? How can it be calculated? Our subscribers might have noticed that our electronics section in our screening tool differ from the other…
Feb 2024
Most people and companies definitely talk as if we can. We all use the terms sustainable and sustainability as relative terms when we communicate about more or less sustainable products,…
Jan 2024
The world faces a common climate challenge; we need a united effort and collective solutions to overcome it. In Målbar, we see a tendency in our customer base to open…
Jan 2024
With the heavy focus on choosing environmentally friendly and recycled materials in various industries, we at Målbar have sought to remind you that using recycled materials won’t solve the climate…
Dec 2023
The short answer is no! Switching to recycled materials is not necessarily the best method to lower your company’s climate impact. Through LCA’s (Life Cycle Assessments), you can learn where…
Nov 2023
We have been around this topic before, and this will definitely not be the last time we talk about the differences between reused, recycled, and virgin materials. Recently, we shared…
Oct 2023
Have you ever thought about how wall-to-wall carpets are made? What they are made from? What do companies do with them when warn out? We were quite surprised of how…
Sep 2023
At Målbar, we often conduct our own studies when we find that accessible data are lacking on different materials and processes. And in our attempt to measure more precisely on…
Aug 2023
Lately, Målbar has been focusing on the benefits of reuse compared to recycling. But what are the differences really and what are the effects of doing one or the other?…
Mar 2023
Til det har I som virksomhed nu mulighed for at få finansiel støtte fra CO2 puljen. Midler fra CO2 puljen er til jer, der ønsker hjælp og rådgivning til at…
Feb 2023
In this article, we will go in-depth with the material molded wood chip or particle. The material is a composite material that is often used for structural seats or back…
Feb 2022
What is PEF?Are you still not entirely sure about what PEF is? We get it, it's not simple, but watch this short video, and you be like "Ahhh, now it totally makes…
Feb 2022
During the production of the latest season of Denmark's Next Design Classic, we teamed up with Eva Fly from Bly Studio and her design partner Anne Brandhøj to help them make…