Our family business is located by the shores of Lake Lappajärvi and makes rugs to size. All our activities are guided by our promise to respect nature and burden the environment as little as possible. Most of our products have the Key Flag Symbol to show that they are made in Finland.

We use any waste pieces left over from production for our own operations as far as possible and if there is still something left, it is used as waste-to-energy fuel in Korsholm near Vaasa.

VM Carpet has previously already started using 100% climate-neutral hydropower. Greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation during a product’s life cycle are offset by emission reduction certificates (CER, Certified Emission Reduction or VER, Voluntary Emission Reduction), which are granted to projects that use renewable energy sources.

VM Carpet’s use of eco-friendly energy is complemented by a solar power plant. We want to do more for the environment than just be climate-neutral. In 2021 and 2023, we built the Ralos solar power plant with a peak power output of 72,84 kWp. It generates approximately 69,647 kWh of energy per year.

We are on the way to even more environmentally responsible way of operating. We have been building an EcoCompass Environmental System and we have been granted an EcoCompass certification. Through our environmental management system, we aim to identify the direct and indirect environmental impacts of our operations, products and services, and take systematic action to reduce emissions, waste, energy and resource consumption. We have also calculated the carbon footprint of our operations.

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