Sustainability
Transforming environments and thrilling people.
Design and innovation are key competencies of the Portobello Group. It’s what drives our products and services in all of our factories as well as with our outsourcing partners.
Portobello America takes an integrated approach to sustainability, focusing on environmental, social, and economic factors. We have a conscious and regenerative manufacturing process in place. As we grow, we continually emphasize sustainability, striving to implement best practices and inspire a more sustainable future across the entire supply chain.
Sustainability for Portobello means being aware of our actions and
the impact of our choices. It means understanding the responsibility that comes with being an integral part of our society and ecosystem.
It means being committed to our entire production and distribution chain, helping to create a future in which we can all evolve together.
Certified Responsibility. Designed for Impact.
Portobello America has achieved Green Squared certification, one of the tile industry’s most respected recognitions for sustainability and responsibility.
Based on the ANSI A138.1 standard, this certification verifies that our products meet rigorous environmental and social criteria from manufacturing processes and product performance to end-of-life management and corporate governance.
More than a certification, it reflects our commitment to a conscious and regenerative approach to design and manufacturing, reducing environmental impact while creating surfaces that are made to last.
Our People
The actions and projects we create or support with a view to strengthening the people and communities we are involved with. It represents our continuous effort to value human beings, believing in their ability to evolve and change the world for the better.
Guidelines that steer the company’s actions:
- Promote people’s health, safety, well-being and development;
- Prioritise children and sports in social projects;
- Act as a partner of the community, supporting good initiatives of social responsibility;
- Promote culture and encourage employees to participate in volunteer actions.
Through the pillar called “Our People”, Portobello contributes to the following UN Sustainable Goals
Our Product
We understand that our home extends beyond four walls. We have rendered our unwavering dedication to improving our production processes tangible with the purpose of being able to take care and helping restore the planet we live on.
Guidelines that steer the company’s actions:
- 100% closed-loop water systems in the manufacturing process;
- 100% natural gas used in furnaces and dryers in Tijucas;
- 1800m3 of water from human consumption saved with the “Let’s Take Care of Water Too” Campaign;
Through the pillar called “Our Product”, Portobello contributes to the following UN Sustainable Goals
Main stages of Portobello’s Production Process:
Regenerative Extraction
Portobello is responsible for the environmental regeneration of deposits, respecting the natural vocation of each area. It also follows pre-established criteria for managing social impacts and the deposits licenses, with periodic audits in order to promote the preservation of biodiversity, the control of water quality and the reduction of CO2 emissions.
Water Reuse
In addition to having its own collection sources, Portobello reuses 100% of the water in the production process through the application of a closed circuit, which avoids the rampant use of such an essential and limited resource on the planet.
Clean Energy
The heat from the production process of ceramic tiles is reused as an energy source. Portobello constantly invests in clean energy (100% natural gas in the production process) and technology for an increasingly rational use of natural resources.
Waste Repurposing
99.9% of the waste generated by Portobello is repurposed or recycled, promoting a circular and responsible economy. In addition, the company encourages repurposing third-party waste by using, for example, glass that would be discarded and plastic packaging waste as raw material for making trash bags.
Portobello Products Journey:
Check out the path that Portobello products take and how the company handles each step.
Regenerative Extraction
Recyclable
Non-toxic Product
fire resistant
Our Business
The success of our business is not measured just by financial aspects, but also by the well-being of the people and the environment that our products and services create. We have reaffirmed our commitment to adopting sustainable measures as an integral part of our business strategy.
Guidelines that steer the company’s actions:
- Compliance: Periodic evaluations
- Satisfaction survey with at least 87% satisfied respondents
- Maintenance of RA1000 certification awarded by consumer protection website Reclame Aqui in 2018, 2019 and 2020
- Win Época Reclame Aqui Award in the Home & Construction categoryv
Through the “Our Business” pillar, Portobello contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals shown:
Main stages of Portobello’s Production Process:
Value Added
Portobello shares the Statement of Value Added among the economic agents that contribute to its generation such as employees, community, government, shareholders, and creditors.
Investments
Constant investments in people and technologies keep Portobello ahead of the market and allow for continuous improvement in an increasingly sustainable process.
Customer Satisfaction
Every six months Portobello conducts a customer satisfaction survey with architects and designers, specifiers of the brand, to measure their degree of satisfaction with the company’s processes, products, and services to enable the company to deliver an increasingly complete service, always exceeding the customer’s expectations.
