SEAM Thinking Forward Workshop 2024
On April 11, 2024, our “Visionary Thinking” Workshop marked a significant milestone in our shared aspiration for a more sustainable future in the abrasives industry. Recap highlights: The EFESO Consulting…
The purpose of the SEAM label
Europe must in future take charge of its strategic interests to safeguard its sovereignty Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for the Internal Market ...This is the purpose of the SEAM label.…
Mirka and the Finnish Industry Jointly Invest 200M € in Net Carbon Negative Solutions
Rapid economic growth, urbanization and excessive material usage pose a significant threat of an increasing manufacturing footprint. Despite this, Mirka sees an opportunity to develop new innovative solutions to support…
Utilization of abrasive industry waste as a substitute material for the production of fireclay brick
Waste management in the abrasive industry is the big elephant in the room… Around 23.669 tons of spent grinding wheels are sent to landfill every year. It’s more than clear…
Saint-Gobain Celebrates International EHS Day
From October 10th to 14th, Saint-Gobain celebrated Environment, Health & Safety week, with ‘EHS Day’ held on October 11th across sites worldwide. Saint-Gobain’s objectives are to achieve zero workplace accidents,…
Samedia: a SEAM success story in Sustainable KPI report 2021
Our soon to be published annual Sustainable KPI report has already shown incredible results. SEAM member Samedia, leading European manufacturer of professional diamond tools & construction machinery, crushed 2021 goals…
Quality & Sustainability
In the SEAM program, the concept of quality fits under the economic pillar of sustainability but in reality, quality permeates through all principles of sustainable production. In the manufacturing sector,…
Easy packaging makes for easy recycling
Some may think that a big brown box isn't very eye-catching, but it does wonder in helping our Planet. In Europe, packaging is the number one source of plastic waste. Here…
Europe’s Digital Decade
The EU will pursue a human-centric, sustainable vision for digital society throughout the digital decade to empower citizens and businesses. Digital society and digital technologies bring with them new ways…
Small or big actions that #makethedifference in Saint-Gobain Abrasives italy
25 million tonnes of waste every month. One million bottles every day. These are just some of the numbers related to the issue of plastic pollution. In taking positive action…
Happy holidays from SEAM
Whereas the year 2021 is coming to an end, the New Year will bring on new challenges and commitments. Your work on sustainability will be even more decisive in its…
Tips for a Sustainable Christmas
Every Euro we spend is a vote for the world we want to create. So here are our tips on how to make your festivities friendlier to our planet, our…