Sustainability Summary
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- Trustpilot - 2.6/5 (74 reviews)
- This is an unclaimed profile. Faber-Castell has not joined Sustainability Tracker to verify their sustainability credentials. We gathered what we could from public sources.
Faber-Castell presents sustainability as part of how it runs the business, not as a side project. It says it works across environmental, social, and business topics, with a focus on responsible forestry, renewable energy, recycled materials, water use, and employee fairness. The company also publishes sustainability reporting that follows the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI, a common reporting standard) and refers to the UN Global Compact and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Independent third-party review data is limited, but the brand does have customer feedback on Trustpilot. Overall, the picture is of a long-established maker that publishes detailed sustainability information and sets time-based targets, especially for forests, energy, plastics, and leadership diversity. Positive Sentiment Found Public sentiment is mixed rather than strongly positive, but there are some encouraging signals. On Trustpilot, Faber-Castell’s main review page shows a 2.6 out of 5 score from 74 reviews, which is not strong, but a separate Trustpilot page for fabercastell.com shows 3.8 out of 5 from 4 reviews. Beyond customer reviews, the company’s sustainability reporting is detailed and specific, and it names frameworks such as GRI (a standard for reporting sustainability data) and the UN Global Compact. Independent press coverage also highlights long-running forestry work, renewable energy use, and a children’s foundation, which may support a more credible sustainability image for readers looking for published evidence rather than slogans. Common Criticisms: The clearest negative signal is customer feedback on Trustpilot, where Faber-Castell’s main review page is rated 2.6 out of 5 from 74 reviews, which suggests many customers are not fully satisfied. The scraped material does not show a detailed independent sustainability critique, so there is no strong third-party evidence of major environmental or labour controversies here. However, some of the company’s sustainability claims are self-reported, which means they come from the brand itself rather than an outside assessor. That matters because self-reported data can be hard to compare and may leave gaps if certifications, full emissions data, or supply-chain checks are not independently verified in the same place.
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Faber-Castell Sustainability Actions
Faber-Castell Sustainability Commitments
2029
Cut carbon footprint by 55%
Faber-Castell says it wants to reduce its corporate carbon footprint by 55% by the end of fiscal year 2029/30, using fiscal year 2019/20 as the base. A carbon footprint is the total greenhouse gas pollution linked to a business. The company says it plans to do this by improving energy efficiency, switching to renewable energy, and moving toward energy self-sufficiency.
2029
Lower energy use by 55%
The company says it aims to reduce energy consumption by 55% by the end of fiscal year 2029/30. It says this will come from more efficient facilities at production sites around the world. It also says it wants to reach energy self-sufficiency by 2034/35, which means producing or sourcing enough renewable energy to cover its own needs.
2029
Reduce virgin plastic packaging
Faber-Castell says it wants to cut the share of virgin plastic in primary single-use packaging to below 5% by the end of fiscal year 2029/30. Virgin plastic means new plastic made from fossil fuels, not recycled material. The company also says it wants alternative plastics, especially recycled and bio-based plastics, to make up 55% of its products by the same year.
