Because sustainability is one of Savo’s most important cornerstones, we create recyclable products using sustainable materials. This applies not only to new products, but also to existing items, as our Savo Soul upgrade clearly shows.
At Savo, we constantly seek to reduce our environmental impact by working with sustainability in a variety of ways, both by introducing new, sustainable products and updating existing ones. Our best-selling Savo Soul is a typical example of such an upgrade, which in its black version was updated from virgin plastic to recycled plastic at the end of 2021. Having tried for several years to find a solution with recycled plastic, we finally discovered a raw materials flow that could guarantee the chemical composition, which meant we could phase out virgin plastic and switch to recycled. Following the switch, 48 percent of the material used to produce the black Savo Soul is recycled. Savo Soul also bears the Möbelfakta eco-label, which means it meets the requirements for quality, the environment and social responsibility.
A life cycle analysis of climate emissions before and after the switch to recycled plastic shows that the switch leads to a 43 percent reduction in the chair’s carbon dioxide emissions, compared to the earlier virgin plastic model. From a life cycle perspective, this means the updated chair has a lower climate impact, and because Savo Soul is one of our major sellers it provides a significant environmental benefit by saving 660 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year. This is equivalent to 100 trips around the Earth by diesel car and as such is one of the biggest climate savings we are able to make.
Because recycled plastic often consists of a greyish brown compound that can be dyed black but which is difficult to die white with good results, this sustainable upgrade only applies to the black Savo Soul. Since the black version of Savo Soul is a best-seller, we also provide most climate benefit by using recycled plastic in this particular product.