Making people's lives better

This page provides an overview of our CSR initiatives - actions that create value for both our company and the communities in which we operate. We firmly believe in the power of shared value, benefiting all our stakeholders, including employees, suppliers, clients, governments, shareholders, partners, and society as a whole.

FIN membership

We're a member of FIN, the Federation of Nautical Industries.

ManufactureCT membership

We're a member of ManufactureCT, the Connecticut manufactures organisation in the US.

Industry museum Ghent

Sioen supports Industriemuseum Gent by donating several items from the different product ranges for the exhibition “100% textile”. Multiple samples of Sioen’s technical textiles and a firefighter suit are displayed in the museum.

Radtech Europe membership

We're a member of Radtech Europe, the European Association for UV/EB Technology.

SFA membership

We're a member of SFA, the Société Française de l’Arboriculture. The association of French arboriculture.

Supporting a wind farm in the Phillipines

Our Brand Dimension Polyant combines the Clean Oceans project with a Gold Standard climate protection project, a wind farm in the Philippines, to achieve certified emission reduction. With every ton of CO2, 10 kg plastic waste is compensated.

Iasa school Romania

We believe that all children should have access to school supplies. Our production plant in Romania provides the local children in the village of Iasa with everything they need for the first day of school. This includes pens, paper, books, etc.

Supporting ‘Plastic Free Oceans'

The project we support with our brand Dimension-Polyant to compensate all remaining emissions, prevents plastic waste from entering the sea and thus indirectly protects the climate.

Green rest zones

We try to enjoy our outdoors facilities as much as possible. The green zones at our sites are perfect to relax during a lunch break, for example. In addition, they are a safe haven for plants, insects and birds.

Synamap membership

We're member of Synamap, Syndicat Général des acteurs du marché de la prévention et la protection, the union of actors in the prevention and protection market.

Geotextiles for water bassins, dams and canals

We produce geotextiles that are used in coastal and river erosion protection to construct large water basins, dams and canals among others. Geotextiles have the ability to separate, filter, protect, or drain and are indispensable in any construction.

Unitex membership

We're a member of Unitex, the National Association of (technical) executives of the textile industry in Belgium.

Fabrics for sewer renovation

We produce nonwovens and scrims that are used for CIPP in sewer renovation. CIPP stands for Cured-In-Place-Pipe (CIPP) in pipeline repair. The principle consists of inserting a felt lining into a pre-existing pipe that is the subject of repair.

Pink Firefighters

We're dressing a pink firefighter engaged against breast cancer and who is supporting all breast cancer awareness associations in Europe.

US Sailing membership

We're a member of US Sailing, the National Sailing Organisation for the US.

Fabrics for reef protection

There's care needed to preserve and protect coral reefs during dredging activities. We produce fabrics that are used to protect the reef from mud and blown sand. The first type of fabric serves as a curtain, the latter keeps these curtains affloat.

Vinyl plus membership

We're a member of Vinyl plus, the Voluntary Commitment of the European PVC industry.

Ergonomic desks

We are running a pilot project with height-adjustable desks. We are studying to what extent they are used and which effect they have on our people’s well-being. It allows people to decide for themselves when to work standing up or sitting down.

Breast cancer screening

We are screening our Indonesian female staff for breast and cervical cancer. We aim to create awareness by organising seminars in close collaboration with the Thamrin Hospital and with Pan Pacific Life Insurance.

Coveralls for solar team

The Agoria Solar team (a team of students) was looking for garments to build their next generation solar car, Sioen gave them 12 coveralls that allow them to do that safely.

Recycling options for coated technical textiles

Our coated technical textiles can easily be repaired and often have second and even third lives. At the end of life, there are several recycling options.