{"id":132749,"date":"2023-10-06T07:23:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T05:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=132749"},"modified":"2023-10-02T12:44:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T10:44:26","slug":"the-lego-group-remains-committed-to-make-lego-bricks-from-sustainable-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/the-lego-group-remains-committed-to-make-lego-bricks-from-sustainable-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"The LEGO Group remains committed to make LEGO\u00ae bricks from sustainable materials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2023\/10\/PLANTS_PROD_24_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132759\" style=\"width:690px;height:460px\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2023\/10\/PLANTS_PROD_24_1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2023\/10\/PLANTS_PROD_24_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2023\/10\/PLANTS_PROD_24_1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2023\/10\/PLANTS_PROD_24_1-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We wanted to share the facts about our sustainability ambitions and progress.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>We are more committed than ever to making our products and business more sustainable.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>We will triple spending on sustainability initiatives to $1.4 billion in the four years to 2025.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>W<strong>e are working to make our products from more sustainable and circular materials by 2032.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>We have set ourselves a target to reduce carbon emissions by 37% by 2032 and longer-term, pledged to be net zero by 2050.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>We are also committed to investing in sustainable materials.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So far, we&#8217;ve tested more than 300 different materials. Some have been successful, such as bio-PE which we use to make botanical elements and accessories. Other have shown potential, but haven\u2019t met our strict quality, safety and durability requirements or helped reduce our carbon footprint.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of those materials is rPET. When we announced a prototype, we were optimistic about its potential, but after two years of testing, decided not to progress as ultimately it wouldn\u2019t have helped us reduce carbon emissions. We also believe there are potentially better alternatives that will help us meet our sustainability ambitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the nature of innovation \u2013 especially when it comes to something as complex and ambitious as our sustainable materials programme. Some things will work, others won\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have learned a lot and will apply those learnings as we continue to develop new materials and explore other ways to make our bricks more sustainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We believe it\u2019s important we\u2019re transparent about our sustainability efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a challenge we all share, and it\u2019s something we know kids care about. We receive hundreds of letters from children each year with ideas of how we can be more sustainable. We want them to know we\u2019re listening and trying hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We look forward to continuing to share our progress.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lego.com\/sustainability\">LEGO.com\/Sustainability<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We wanted to share the facts about our sustainability ambitions and progress. So far, we&#8217;ve tested more than 300 different materials. Some have been successful, such as bio-PE which we use to make botanical elements and accessories. 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