MicronGreen

What is MicronGreen ?

Microngreen is Microncleans sustainability program with a single overarching aim: we want Micronclean to be 'the most sustainable specialist textile and cleanroom consumable business on the planet'.

Our owners, the Fry Family, are personally invested in this commitment and it is the shared ambition of its owners, board, management team and staff. 

Our Microngreen; Environment and Sustainability Strategy is built on the three pillars shown below along with key headlines from our 2024 Annual review.

Work to protect our climate by reducing our carbon emissions.?

Our target was to reduce our direct carbon emissions by 5% in 2023 and we can report that, through a concerted effort, we have comfortably exceeded this. We provisionally achieved a reduction of 20% through several significant changes. These being

• All electricity used at our sites now comes from REGO-certified renewable sources.
• Solar panels have been installed on the roof of our Louth facility, generating 20% of the electricity used on the site.
• Electric vans have been added to our transport fleet as part of our exploration of sustainable logistics.

Work to adopt a circular economy for all our products and their packaging.

Extensive testing of our cleanroom garments has provided us with a validated garment life of over fifty process cycles which generates major reductions in environmental impact compared to disposable garments such as a 58% reduction in carbon footprint and a 93% reduction in solid waste to landfill.

Combining our wipe closures and product detail labels were two separate labels into a single item generating an annual reduction of around 200kg of plastic. Additionally, we switched from white branded boxes to eco-friendly brown boxes with recycled fibre content, reducing virgin cardboard use by up to 32%.

Work with our people and communities to deliver an environment where we can all prosper and develop.

Our Women’s Network was formed in 2023 and achieved notable successes this year including raising awareness and support around key topics such as breast cancer and successfully proposing significant improvements to the Company’s parental leave and pay policies.

We continue to deliver our “Summer School” and Micronclean year-long student placements which offer outstanding work-based experience for the young people in our
communities and help them realise their talents and potential.

This first annual Microngreen report shows the first tangible results of the Microngreen initiative and demonstrates that by measuring outcomes, positive results will be achieved.

The report as an interactive pdf is available to download here.