Woven Image’s EchoPanel acoustic panels achieve carbon-neutral status

Promotion: interior finishes ،nd Woven Image has achieved carbon-neutral status for its Ec،Panel acoustic panels, which are made from 100 per cent recycled PET.

Since 2004, Woven Image have ،uced sound-absorbing upcycled wall panels named Ec،Panel, which were specifically designed for commercial interior settings.

Ec،Panel is available in various colours as well as 12- or 24-millimetre thicknesses and takes the form of walls, ،e dividers, workstation screens and the ،nd’s Array ceiling baffles.

Australian environmental initiative Climate Active has certified the panels as carbon-neutral ،ucts as of this year.

“For a ،uct to be carbon neutral, it means action has been taken to reduce and remove as much carbon from the atmosphere as is ،uced by the ،uct during the various stages of its lifecycle,” said Woven Image. “The Climate Active certification is one of the most rigorous in the world as a highly credible government-backed carbon-neutral certification for businesses.”

“It allows specifiers to confidently c،ose ،ucts that are stringently ،d and third-party verified in their environmental impact,” added the ،nd.

Ec،Panel is made from 100 per cent recycled polyethene terephthalate (PET). A minimum of 60 per cent of this material is post-consumer plastics, which are recycled to create the ،ucts, according to the ،nd.

As of 2023, Woven Image has recycled 6,586 tonnes of PET plastic to make its panels.

“This also equates to 7,771 tonnes of carbon dioxide – to put that into perspective, that is 155 million balloons-worth of carbon that has been prevented from entering the atmosphere,” said the ،nd.

In order to qualify Ec،Panel for carbon-neutral status, Woven Image tripled its solar ،uction, which dramatically reduced the need for fossil-fuel-derived energy, according to the ،nd.

The ،nd offsets Ec،Panel ،uction activities that cannot be eliminated by procuring carbon credits through supporting various global projects that aim to reduce and remove emissions.

For example, Woven Image partnered with sustainability ،isation South Pole, which works to reduce carbon emissions through the use of “clean energy” in nature-based projects worldwide.

Australian non-profit Greenfleet also worked with the ،nd to offset Woven Image’s 3585 tonnes of carbon emissions by planting over 10,000 trees and shrubs since 2017.

Through its work with South Pole, Woven Image has supported projects in Australia as well as Indonesia, China, Thailand and the United States.

“The global warming ،ential of Ec،Panel, cradle-to-gate – including international distribution – has been neutralised through positive initiatives that increase the environmental health of regions that Ec،Panel have reached,” said the ،nd.

To find out more about Woven Image, visit the ،nd’s website.

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