CARTERSVILLE - Piana Nonwovens has received ISO 14001 certification for its environmental management system.
The company's Georgia and Arizona-based textile facilities specialise in vertically and cross-lapped nonwovens with each location producing a variety of intermediate products.
The ISO 14001, standard describes requirements that identify opportunities for continuous improvement to avoid, minimise and reduce environmental impacts across the organization. The standard also enables organizations to set environmental performance targets and demonstrate proactive initiatives, from a life-cycle perspective.
The certification was achieved through NSF-ISR, which observed Piana's commitment to improving business practices and environmental processes "by developing a system that establishes and communicates its environmental performance".
“As an organization, our work is backed by the purpose of continual improvement and a responsibility to our stakeholders,” said Daniela Leal, Sustainability manager at Piana Technology. “We are proud to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to the environmental integrity of our operations.”
