With its joining the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), Freudenberg Far Eastern Spunweb Company, a subsidiary of Freudenberg Nonwovens, has reached another milestone on its way to a higher social and ecological responsibility. 

 

Freudenberg Far Eastern Spunweb Company will continue to place high emphasize on sustainability and environmental friendliness and will act now as a part of a global association of companies from the apparel and footwear industries which have committed to comply with fixed criteria in the areas of environmental protection and sustainability.

 

Therefore, by joining SAC, the Freudenberg Group has again demonstrated their corporate commitment towards consistent environmental protection and sustainability. The Freudenberg Far Eastern Spunweb Company headquartered in Tayuan, Taiwan, mainly manufactures products of the Vildona brand – high-quality nonwovens used as foundational materials for footwear and leather goods.

 

As a member of SAC, the company is now also subjected to the principles of the association. The common goal is “to avoid environmental damage when manufacturing clothes, footwear and home textiles, exerting a positive influence on people and communities during their business activities.” In addition, the SAC members commit to record a number of benchmarks in the areas of environmental protection and sustainability. 

 

The “Higg Index” is used for this purpose. The index provides a number of key measurables or data points allowing companies from the industry to assess their materials, products and manufacturing processes from an ecological and social point of view, thereby demonstrating their high performance to customers and partners.

 

For Lin Gowming, President of Freudenberg Far Eastern Spunweb Company, the SAC membership also represents a commitment to increased transparency and openness. “It is important to us to be part of the growing dynamics in our industry and actively shape this vital dynamic development. The aspect of sustainability plays an increasingly important role in the apparel and footwear industries. Only by using common benchmarks, our values become measurable and our performance will be quantifiable. The Sustainable Apparel Coalition offers an ideal platform to do this.”

 

Freudenberg Far Eastern Spunweb Company was established in 1987 as a joint venture between the Freudenberg Group and the Japan Vilene Company. Today, the company operates a well-established sales network including offices in Japan and China and distributors in Asia Pacific countries. 

 

At their production sites, the company manufactures spunbond nonwovens for the automotive, carpet, shoe, furniture, construction and filter industries. In addition, nonwovens for use as geotextiles, in clothes and agriculture are produced. The Vildona brand is synonymous for functional material in footwear and leather goods.