Clean Chemistry

Conservation

Circularity

Climate Action

Community

Sustainability at Nikwax

Nikwax have been outdoor industry leaders in producing sustainable aftercare since 1977. All of our products are water-based and we have never used PFAS.

As part of our continuing commitment to both people and planet, all of our operational carbon emissions are balanced and 1% of our turnover is pledged to social and environmental causes.

Nikwax Sustainability Report

Clean Chemistry

PFAS-free ALWAYS. We have never and will never use PFAS in our products.

We use Clean Chemical Alternatives as the only aftercare company to have never used PFAS or aerosols in our products.

Committed to ensuring No Harmful Chemicals enter or leave our facility.

Our Chemical Management System is available for all, encouraging safer chemical practices.

Climate Action

We work hard to minimise our impact on biodiversity and the environment: 

  • All our products are manufactured using renewable energy.
  • No waste from our head office or manufacturing site goes to landfill.
  • We only use renewable electricity across our global offices.
  • We have switched our UK company cars to electric or plug in hybrids.

We are ambitious in our climate action plan:

  • We are committed to becoming Net Zero by 2040.
  • We achieved our target of a 30% reduction in scope 1 and 2 emissions 18 months early.
  • We continue to offset scope 1 and 2 emissions, as well as business travel, with the World Land Trust.

Circularity

Our products support a circular economy:

0%

of our bottles and caps are made of post-consumer recycled plastic

0%

We use Clean Chemical Alternatives as the only aftercare company to have never used PFAS or aerosols in our products.

0%

Committed to ensuring No Harmful Chemicals enter or leave our facility.

0%

Our Chemical Management System is available for all, encouraging safer chemical practices.

Conservation

We are committed to supporting biodiversity and the environment through our donations to the European Outdoor Conservation Association and the World Land Trust.

  • We have supported the World Land Trust since 2007.
  • We’re founding members of the European Outdoor Conservation Association, which has supported hundreds of projects around the world.
  • In 2024 we celebrated 10 years as a Sustaining Member of the European Outdoor Conservation Association, helping them to fund grassroots conservation projects and grow their membership base.
  • We’ve donated over £200,000 to conservation.

Community

1 4