Reports and Policies
Forging the Future of 3D Printing
We believe it’s essential to be transparent about our goals, targets, policies, and emissions to demonstrate additive manufacturing’s (AM’s) capabilities and increase its adoption rate. Our aim is to ensure sustainability is firmly embedded in everything we do. And we’ll continue proactively informing our customers, partners, and suppliers about how we’ll achieve our aims via our website.
Managing our environmental impact
Through our Environmental Policy and our ISO 14001:2015 certificate, we have made an official commitment to protect the environment and to comply with European environmental legislation, regulations, and customer-specific requirements in all of our operations, processes, and services.
Sustainable supply chain policy
The Materialise Supply Chain Policy fosters sustainable procurement and supports the values that shape and drive us as a company: innovation, integrity, quality, co-creation, and people. It outlines what we require of our suppliers in terms of accountability, ethical behavior, human rights, the environment, and sustainability management. We review and update our supply chain policy yearly, as required.
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Conflict minerals policy
Materialise is conscious that a limited number of its products may contain 3TG. Examples of products incorporating one or more of these elements include consumer goods printed via our i.materialise online 3D printing platform, surgical microdissection dissectors manufactured at Materialise Brazil, select metal components produced at Materialise Germany, and castings in specific alloys created at ACTech.
Therefore, it is our policy:
- A cross-functional team oversees conflict minerals compliance, identifies and assesses the risks and supports supply chain due diligence.
- We continue to strengthen engagement with suppliers and subcontractors regarding the necessary 3TG.
- We encourage suppliers and subcontractors to source from smelters or refiners that are certified as conflict-free by an independent third party.
- We communicate our sourcing expectations and conflict minerals policy to potential new suppliers and subcontractors.
- We conduct annual due diligence on our supply chain and publicly report it to the SEC
Explore our other focus areas
Our aim is to meet the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations. As well as ensuring transparency in everything we do, we also 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.
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.