Sustainability

Sustainability is not a buzzword for us, but a self-imposed commitment on which our entire company is based. We voluntarily commit to the following four principles: 

1. Sustainable treatment of our employees

The most important thing in our lives are the people we encounter every day. That is why we pay fair wages and provide our employees with a pleasant and friendly working environment with potential for growth and personal development. It is more important to us that everyone understands each other, feels heard, and feels seen than to achieve optimal sales.

2. Sustainable handling of valuable materials

A large part of our products is made of plastic – but: plastic is not just plastic. We print exclusively with PLA, a material that is made 100% from renewable resources such as corn or sugarcane and is therefore 100% biodegradable.

3. Sustainable waste management

Where there is planing, shavings are known to fall. This is also the case with us. That’s why we work with the small startup "Recycling Fabrik" from Braunschweig and send you all our 3D printing waste quarterly, so they can produce new filament from it.

The recycling of the shipping packaging we use is handled by your local recycling center. We, as the retailer, bear the costs in the form of a legally mandated contribution to the Central Packaging Register.

4. Sustainable management of the world

We love photography and we love photo gadgets. At the same time, we are aware that there are people in this world who are not as well off as we are. That’s why we donate 1% of our total revenue to various NGOs. The last donation went to a company that produces prosthetics for mine victims in Central Africa using 3D printing.

Link: https://ugani.org/