Cradle to Cradle Certified® Bathroom Solutions From Kaldewei

Supporting the construction industry’s path to a circular economy.

KALDEWEI, Ahlen, 2025 – Kaldewei, a leading bathroom manufacturer has taken a big step towards the circular economy and can now offer Cradle to Cradle Certified® [C2C] bathtubs, shower trays and washbasins. The company continues to pave the way for the global trend towards a circular economy, the being a healthy, fair and sustainable future.

With the increasing need for sustainable solutions: stricter regulatory requirements, economic advantages and the need to conserve the natural resources of our planet, Kaldewei is convinced that the construction industry will rely even more on C2C Certified products and materials in the future.

Photo: KALDEWEI - Kaldewei is the first supplier of bathtubs, shower trays and washbasins to be able to demonstrate its consistently sustainable approach with a C2C Certified certificate.

Our linear economic system of "take-make-waste" - i.e "buy-use-throw away" has no future. The scarcity of resources, damage to both the environment and people, continued emission of greenhouse gases and the associated global warming are no longer sustainable.

The transformation to a circular economy means that raw materials are used and then reused at the end of their utilisation phase as source materials for new, pollutant-free products – without any loss of quality or significant loss of quantity.

The prerequisites for this must be created at the very start of product development so pollutant-free materials can be dismantled and separated according to type at the end. Kaldewei bathroom products have always been made of steel and glass and are 100 percent recyclable so can be returned to the material cycle at the end of their life. This has been independently confirmed, and they now hold a Cradle to Cradle Certified® certification.

Certified sustainability

Kaldewei can demonstrate its consistently sustainable orientation with a C2C Certified certificate, the first supplier of bathtubs, shower trays and washbasins to be able to do so. Around 600 different Kaldewei items in the colour Alpine white can now be classified "Cradle to Cradle Certified® silver" including the most sought-after "classics" for both private bathrooms and project business.

The initial entry, directly at the silver level highlights the ambitious goals of the bathroom manufacturer: Kaldewei has always been a pioneer in sustainability, from signing the Science Based Targets SBTi and by using CO2 reduced steel. Kaldewei is now on the way to aligning its processes and product developments strictly according to C2C Certified standards. Obtaining this certification, took over a year and a half to achieve, and is an important strategic step, and another positive contribution to the environment.

Photo: KALDEWEI - Kaldewei bathroom objects are made of steel and glass, are plastic-free and can be 100 percent returned to the material cycle at the end of their life cycle.

Alongside this the construction industry benefits from the C2C Certified certification, as it helps

it to become more sustainable, economical and innovative. It offers environmental, health and

economic benefits and helps construction companies adapt more quickly to necessary market and regulatory requirements.

C2C Certified: Consistent circular economy without waste

The C2C Certified certification is a globally relevant and cross-industry multi-attribute standard; the goal a healthy, fair and sustainable future. It provides brands, producers and designers with guidance in the development and manufacture of products. At the centre of the Cradle to Cradle concept is an integrated and consistent circular economy in which waste is completely avoided and all materials are returned to either biological or technical cycles.

Developed in the 1990s by Michael Braungart and William McDonough, the certification process looks at performance in five areas: Material health, product recycling, air pollution control and climate protection, water and soil management and social fairness. The scientifically based Cradle to Cradle Certified® certification endows the sometimes-overused term "sustainability" with a new serious relevance.

Architects and specialist planners can find all the necessary information about C2C Certified

Kaldewei products here: https://www.kaldewei.com/company/sustainability/