Press release 7 September 2022
Pentik's first sustainability report published, ambitious targets set for the coming years
Finnish interior design house Pentik has published its 2021 sustainability report. The family company's first sustainability report sheds light on the company's daily sustainability work and also outlines ambitious targets for the coming years. The new report provides information on the company's finances, products, staff well-being, and environmental work.
Responsibility and common sense have always been an integral part of Pentik's operations since its founding in the 1970s in Posio, amidst the northern nature. This has meant caring for people and ensuring Posio's vitality, as well as purposeful and efficient utilisation of materials. In 2021, Pentik started a more systematic sustainability effort and defined the company's sustainability themes as part of its sustainability strategy work.
"As a mother of three, I inevitably consider the mark my generation will leave on this world. Through my own actions, I want to support the biodiversity and habitability of our planet. I believe that companies also have a huge responsibility and, at the same time, an opportunity to act in a way that promotes young people's belief in a fair and successful working life. Belief in the future and dreams form the basis for solutions and decisions that mitigate climate change, as well as for an egalitarian, diverse, and entrepreneurial society," says Pentik CEO Riikka Wulff.
Pentik is committed to operating responsibly, transparently, and ethically. The company's sustainability work is encapsulated in three themes that align with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. For Pentik, responsibility means caring for the environment, looking after people, and taking responsibility for products and the supply chain. Domesticity, northern roots, and local production are at the core of the values of this over 50-year-old family company. Pentik wants to cherish Finnish ceramic expertise to ensure that ceramic production can be maintained in Finland in the future.
Pentik's sustainability themes and highlights
More sustainable products
- In 2021, Pentik revamped its delicacy concept, sourcing all food products from domestic suppliers.
- Pentik aims to reduce the use of packaging materials: in 2021, plastic-free bedding packaging was launched.
- Product-specific countries of manufacture are available on Pentik's website and product tags.
Promoting well-being and transparency
- In 2021, Pentik's turnover was EUR 26 million, and the company employed approximately 200 people.
- The family company is Posio's largest employer and paid over EUR 305,000 in corporate and income taxes.
- During 2021, a total of 12 new jobs were created at Pentik's own facilities in Posio.
- Finns chose Pentik as the most responsible company in its sector in the Sustainable Brand Index survey in 2021 and 2022.
Reducing environmental impacts
- Fluorescent lights in Pentik's logistics centre were replaced with LED lighting, reducing electricity consumption by approximately 38%.
- The world's northernmost ceramic factory, Pentik's production facility in Posio, was awarded the Ekokompassi environmental certificate in early 2022. The ceramic factory aims to be carbon neutral by 2035.
Pentik aims to consistently develop its sustainability work and report on its progress regularly in the future. The 2021 sustainability report can be read here. The next sustainability report will be published in June 2023. More information on Pentik's sustainability themes and goals can be found here.
Further information:
Taru Toivanen, Marketing Manager
Tel. +358 50 366 2865
Email: lehdisto@pentik.fi
Pentik is a story of will and skill, inexhaustible zest for life and passion for art. The family company has been beautifying Finnish homes and winning hearts for half a century. Pentik’s story began in 1971 in Posio, where the company's ceramic factory and candle workshop are still located. Today, Pentik is a diverse interior design house, with a turnover of EUR 26 million in 2021. Including its online store, it has 47 own stores and Pentik employs approximately 200 people in Finland. The Pentik Hill in Posio holds the Green Key and Sustainable Travel Finland labels as a testament to valuable and long-term work for sustainable tourism.
