Committed to sustainable development

Marles: Sustainable by nature

We build the future of living, creating homes where innovation and sustainability come together. Our green-ovative approach has pioneered the development of timber preconstructed buildings, using more natural and environmentally-friendly materials, for decades. Better homes, built to last. 

Sustainability: Our vision

Our vision is to be a globally recognised brand for climate-smart living, that elevates human potential, whilst generously serving its environment.  So, our homes align perfectly with the expectations of people who care for the environment and wish to live in modern homes, maintaining their connection with nature.

We are a forward-thinking organisation, in tune with today and the future of living. Our approach to sustainability does not stop with the homes we build, rather we have a holistic approach, covering all aspects of our organisation and business activities.

We have ambitious sustainable goals and measures in place, including achieving net zero houses and houses which will contribute to climate positive living, through it’s negative carbon footprint. An excellent example is a family home “dom24”, built as Marles house in Marles Campus in Maribor, Slovenia.

Sustainability is part of our DNA

Sustainability is a core believe; it is at the heart of everything we do as an organisation. It has always been a key part of our DNA. 

Our journey towards climate-positive living, stiving to build buildings with a negative CO2. footprint. We have an ambitious strategy that in the future all of our buildings will have a positive contribution to the environment. This is an indication of how we take sustainability very seriously.

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

We strive to contribute to all UN Sustainable development goals, while we selected once od our major focus. We have a set of clear goals and projects enabling the progress towards achieving the goals. We monitor the results on the periodical basis

3

Health and
wellbeing

8

Decent work and
economic growth

9

Industry, innovation,
and infrastructure

10

Reduced
inequalities

12

Responsible production
and consumption

13

Climate action

17

Partnerships
for the goals

16
Peace, justice
and strong institutions

5
Gender equality

Committed to sustainable development

Marles' innovations play a key role in our sustainable development and the development of positive living around the world: through careful selection of the materials we use, introduction of technologies for greater efficiency, incorporation of sustainable solutions in our buildings and careful reduction of resource consumption, emissions, and waste.

Building with natural materials

Wood is the core structural element of our buildings, with every building assembled in our production facility, carrying the promise of lasting quality and our commitment to environmental sustainability.

Building with wood and natural materials, without the use of synthetic insulation solutions, means a healthier and more sustainable way of living.

Smart, energy-efficient homes

Our ambition is to fully equip and prepare our buildings for a future characterised by sustainable construction and outstanding energy efficiency.

We offer smart, energy-efficient homes of the future, today. We build all our houses in a sustainable way and offer passive houses and SNEH ‘almost zero energy houses’.

Certified and award-winning homes

Marles is the home-building brand with the highest number of independent European Technical Approvals (ETAs) and Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) completed in Slovenia.

We are also certified by leading independent organisations including the Swiss MINERGIE certificate for low-energy construction and the German PASSIVHAUS certificate for the constructed passive house, Marles is an Ambassador of the Slovenian Economy, GREEN. CREATIVE. SMART., and  winners of many awards:

- SuperBrands 2024,
- Company Wall – Gold Creditworthiness Excellence,
- BigSee Architecture Award 2024,
- Silver Award from the Styrian Chamber of Commerce for Innovation

A socially responsible organisation

As an organisation we implement best practices in the field of social responsibility, contributing to the living environment and its residents by being a responsible employer and a caring member of the local community.

We collaborate with schools and educational partnerships and we sponsor and support many community and industry initiatives in socially responsible activities.

Marles is a certified Responsible Employer and a member of these associations:

Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia
Association of Wood and Furniture Industry at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (GZS ZLPI)
Styrian Chamber of Commerce Wood Cluster
Strategic Research and Innovation Partnership for Smart Buildings and Home with a Wood Chain, in the field of "Wood and Wood Chain"

Marles Sustainability: Key Facts & Figures

Dom 24h – the first house in Slovenia with negative co2 – contributing to climate positive living. We build highly efficient, low-energy, and self-sufficient houses with all available eco-friendly solutions.

100% production in one location in the heart of the forests of Slovenia.

100% certified wood from the forests of Europe.

64% of the materials used in a Marles house are now recyclable.

40% of our electricity is generated by our own solar panels.

100% controlled wood harvesting.