Sustainability
Our Goal for a Better Home and World
At Pella, we are committed to a better future and believe our journey is never complete. For a better future, we need better homes and a better world. Here's how we're making an impact:
Create a Better Home
- Innovate and develop products centered on quality that lasts
- Create accessible features and product designs to work better for everyone
- Design energy-efficient products and installation methods to help you use less and enhance comfort
- Carefully select materials and develop features that are safe for the whole family
- Engineer products that are easier to use
Make a Better World
- Find innovative ways to reclaim and reuse materials
- Strive to source ethical and sustainable materials through strong supply chain partners
- Enhance and serve the communities where we live and work
- Aim to support local clean energy sources in our manufacturing processes
- Practice continuous improvement to do more with fewer resources day after day
Our products, processes and people are key to improving sustainability.
Energy Efficiency
Pella helps influence global energy standards and our products help reduce energy consumption year-round.
Green Building
We can help you achieve the aggressive energy efficiency and comfort goals of your project.
Noise Control
Windows and doors can help protect your health and wellness with a quiet and peaceful environment.
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions as a SmartWay Affiliate
Improving Responsibility with Recycled Finishes
cyclePella reclaims excess or left-over stain and recycles it to create our coveted black stain finish. This recycled stain is rigorously tested to meet our strict quality and durability standards while creating a look our customers love.
Making a Difference in Our Communities
The Pella Rolscreen Foundation offers grants, invests in youth and education and spearheads various service projects to help improve the communities where Pella team members live and work.
13,500
team member volunteer hours recorded
315
non-profit organizations supported nationally
$136K
granted to deserving organizations
*statistics from 2021 alone
Our Promise to the Future
Our history is rooted in caring for communities, and we are proud to build on our legacy year after year. We are continuously enhancing our effort to be stewards of the earth. Our commitment to continuous improvement means our efforts are never complete in the journey to an improved, more sustainable future.
How Our Team Members ‘Go Beyond for the Cause’
Combining the passion of our team members with a desire to make a meaningful impact on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts both at Pella and in our communities.
Manufacturing Institute's DEI Initiative
Helps manufacturers build diverse and inclusive workplaces through resources, roundtable learning opportunities and events.
Facing History & Ourselves
Uses history lessons to challenge millions of teachers and students to stand up to bigotry and hate to create a future where our unique differences make us stronger.
Promoting Manufacturing Career Paths
schoolWe work with educational programs across the country to encourage and enable younger generations to explore rewarding careers in modern manufacturing.
A Note From Our Founder
“We recognize our responsibilities as stewards of our natural resources and the environment and will avoid wasteful or harmful disregard of the environmental effects of our operations.”
Pete Kuyper