Vision
A sustainable Product Stewardship Scheme for the mattress and soft furnishing industry with a positive impact on People, Planet and Prosperity.
Mission
The Soft Landing Product Stewardship Scheme is an industry-driven initiative to recover used mattresses and soft furnishings for recycling. It provides a transparent, customer orientated recycling service in partnership with a social enterprise that assists people who are experiencing disadvantage to enter the workforce. It takes a life cycle approach to sustainability by ensuring that mattresses are designed and manufactured to minimise material use and maximise the responsible recovery of materials at end of life.
Values
- Authenticity and integrity in everything we do
- Shared responsibility for the life cycle environmental management of our products
- Shared value: for our customers, for the community and for the environment
Drivers
2017-2022 Strategic Objectives
- A high level of industry and consumer participation in the Scheme
- A national infrastructure for mattress collection and recycling
- A whole of life cycle approach to sustainability
- A financially secure and responsible product stewardship Scheme
- Increased opportunities for meaningful employment for people experiencing disadvantage
