Complete sustainable washroom solution
We have a smart, sustainable, and efficient range that improves hygiene and saves time. With products such as Tork Clarity Hand Washing Foam Soap, Tork Coreless Mid-size Natural Toilet Roll and the Tork SmartOne Toilet Paper dispenser, Tork can help make your washroom a sustainable one.
Tork Natural colour washroom products
A new range of hand towel and toilet paper refills makes it easy to show your company´s commitment to sustainability in your washrooms.
Tissue is made of 100% recycled fibres with between 30% and 50% of the tissue coming from recycled cardboard boxes. The light brown tissue colour comes from the recycled materials so there are no dyes added in the paper making.
Plus, all Tork Natural colour hand towels can also be used with Tork PaperCircle® recycling service.
83% of office workers and restaurant visitors agree that offering paper towels in a natural colour made from 100% recycled materials is a good way to show their environmental commitment.
Improved hygiene with effective, and sustainable soap formulations
Tork soap solutions are proven and formulated to help customers meet their hygiene expectations, whilst reducing the impact on the environment.
Tork Clarity Hand Washing Foam soap is made with 99% of ingredients from natural origin1 which gives it a lower impact on aquatic life2. The formula is readily biodegradable and there is also 35% lower water consumption.
In fact, 9 out of 10 Tork soaps sold contain 94% ingredients from natural origin.
Maximise hygiene, minimise carbon impact
Tork carbon-neutral dispensers
As of May 2023, we offer 27 existing Tork dispensers in Europe (excluding France) with carbon-neutral certification. The carbon emissions for these dispensers are reduced and compensated across the entire life cycle – from raw materials to end of life. Learn more here
Meaningful carbon compensation
For the compensation, Tork works with ClimatePartner, a member of the International Carbon & Offset Alliance. Carbon emissions are compensated with certified and regularly monitored projects. From supplying clean drinking water in Cambodia to protecting forests in Indonesia. And investing in energy-saving cookstoves in India combined with recovering plastic along beaches.
Tork sustainability focus areas
Tork is committed to developing innovative and sustainable hygiene solutions that are better for business, people, and the planet.
- Materials & Packaging – Creating responsible sourcing and increased use of renewable, recycled, and natural content.
- Use & Waste will decrease waste through reduced consumption and circular solutions.
- Carbon will be lowered to limit the impact throughout the total life cycle of Tork products and services.
- Hygiene for all – We are dedicated to raising hygiene standards for the majority of users.
A 360 approach to the environment
We look at the entire life cycle of a product and service from responsible sourcing to end-of-life.
- Life cycle assessment (LCA) is used to calculate the environmental footprint of products, processes, or services throughout the entire life cycle
- Essity has been working with LCA since early 1990s
- We use this life cycle approach to improve every aspect of our product performance
- The life cycle approach helps to identify and select the best solutions for customers
- It also helps to evaluate claims and prevent greenwashing
- Production > Product in Use > Waste & Use > Materials & Packaging
Closing the loop with the world’s first recycling service for paper hand towels
Tork PaperCircle® is a complete solution to reduce your waste, showing your dedication to sustainability to your employees and visitors
How Tork PaperCircle works
Our dedicated team supports you throughout setup, implementation, and ongoing use to ensure your transition to a circular economy is smooth and efficient.
- Your visitors and employees use the washrooms as usual but throw their paper hand towels in a separate bin after drying their hands.
- Cleaners empty the bins as usual but keep the hand towels separate on the trolley.
- Our recycling partner collects the paper hand towels and brings them to the local Essity mill.
- The Essity mill recycles the paper hand towels into new tissue products.
- Your used paper hand towels are put back into the loop as new tissue products.
- 100% of customers said they would recommend to other companies.
Learn more about PaperCircle® – the world’s first paper hand towel recycling service here.
Essity, maker of the Tork brand, aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050
Essity has joined the U.N. Global Compact’s “Business Ambition for 1.5°C” to develop targets to reach net zero emissions by 2050 for the entire value chain, in line with Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) criteria. This includes an upgraded target in line with “Well-below 2°C” scenario and means the company commits to reducing its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions with 35% by 2030 from 2016.
