How much CO2 does a Fossflakes pillow emit?

How much CO2 should a pillow emit?

With help from an independent consultancy firm, we recently carried out an environmental assessment of our best‑selling pillow. The assessment covers materials, production and transportation to a retailer, with the following results:

Three key materials

As you can see, the total greenhouse gas emissions amount to 3.7 kg CO2‑equivalent. Our three key materials account for 87% of the total emissions, which is why the development of our materials is such an important part of our sustainability programme.

But is 3.7 kg of CO2 a lot or a little?

You may have read that 3.7 kg of CO2 is roughly equivalent to the emissions from a juicy 250 g steak*. That might seem like a strange comparison, but we are not aware of any other pillow brands that publish their figures. Hopefully this will change as more and more companies have their emissions calculated and made public, and you will soon be able to make a more meaningful comparison.

Our sustainability performance

For more information about the environmental assessment of our pillow and our wider sustainability efforts, you can read our latest sustainability report here.

*The calculation is based on page 13 of “Climate‑Friendly Diets” published by Concito, Denmark’s green thinktank.