{"id":2209,"date":"2022-10-05T22:12:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T20:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/materiabona.org\/news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T13:50:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T11:50:50","slug":"sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/materiabona.org\/en\/sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability at MateriaBona"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"kernbotschaft\">Every year, millions of dollars\u2019 worth of brand-new consumer goods remain unused in Switzerland, and often end up in the trash or are exported. MateriaBona offers a better solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#e86d27;color:#e86d27\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Solution:<br>Supply Instead of Dispose<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Companies donate their surplus products to us free of charge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We then inspect, store and distribute these items to social organisations, charging a small fee for this service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This ensures that <strong>valuable resources continue to circulate<\/strong> and are used where they are needed the most.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Impact of the Circular Economy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Over <strong>200 social institutions<\/strong> in Switzerland rely on MateriaBona for everyday items.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Companies such as <strong>Rausch<\/strong>, <strong>Patagonia<\/strong>, <strong>Trisa<\/strong>, <strong>Durgol<\/strong>, <strong>MAM Baby<\/strong>, <strong>Simplex<\/strong>, and <strong>Medinova<\/strong> are already part of the scheme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This reduces waste and has a positive ecological and social impact.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sustainable Solutions for Businesses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>MateriaBona is your <strong>partner for reducing inventories responsibly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Logistics and quality control<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fair distribution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clear ecological and social added value<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Vision:<br>Conserving Resources in Switzerland<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cSupply instead of dispose\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 for a Switzerland where the circular economy is a reality.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sharing Knowledge, Spreading Impact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Beatriz Schreib<\/strong> and <strong>Bjarne B\u00e4th-Albertini<\/strong>, the founders and managing directors of MateriaBona, share their experiences of clubs, professional circles and organisations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First-hand, practical reports<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inspiration for businesses and everyday life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encouragement for greater resource conservation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact us<\/strong>: <a href=\"mai&#108;&#116;&#111;&#x3a;&#x6b;&#x6f;&#x6e;&#x74;&#x61;kt&#64;&#109;&#97;&#116;&#101;&#x72;&#x69;&#x61;&#x62;&#x6f;&#x6e;a&#46;o&#114;&#103;\">&#x6b;o&#x6e;&#116;&#x61;&#107;t&#x40;m&#x61;&#116;&#x65;&#114;i&#x61;&#98;&#x6f;&#110;a&#x2e;o&#x72;&#103;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, millions of dollars\u2019 worth of brand-new consumer goods remain unused in Switzerland, and often end up in the &#8230; 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