Responsibility is about more than just the product
Alongside our products and how they are made, social commitment and the way we work together as a team are also key to what makes us MissPompadour.
Paint instead of throwing away
Do you still have old furniture that no longer looks good in your home? Don't throw them away - old wooden furniture in particular is usually still too good to say goodbye to. Just paint them instead! This way, you not only avoid producing new waste, but also give old furniture a new lease of life.
What we're doing in practice
- Reducing our CO2 footprint. When it comes to our products, we focus on short delivery routes and carefully selected manufacturing processes. We also constantly look for ways to improve the production and delivery of our existing range. We already aim to manufacture all of our products in Germany and neighbouring countries, avoiding long transport routes from overseas. Plus, compared to buying new furniture, painting is often the easiest way to spruce up your home. After all, manufacturing new furniture produces CO2, as does the disposal of old pieces.
- Going plastic-free wherever possible.
If you look around our shop, you might still spot the odd plastic product here and there. We are constantly working to phase out plastics from our range entirely — provided we can find better alternatives that perform just as well and have a lower carbon footprint. That is why we dedicate our time to research, seeking out eco-conscious manufacturers who share our values and vision for the future. For every kilo of plastic we sell, we offset it through our partnership with Everwave, helping to clear plastic waste from our rivers. - Using our own green energy. Our office runs on solar energy from panels on our roof. We plan to roll this out to our logistics warehouse, too. The production site for our MissPompadour paints uses thermal energy storage to heat and cool the building using geothermal power.
1. Products at MissPompadour
The product is not just about content - we also design the origin, dispatch and delivery routes consciously and in a recyclable way.
What matters to us
- Highest quality for a long service life
- Avoidance of plastic
- Use of renewable energy sources for production
- Recycling of residual materials
Made in Germany & EU
- Produced in Germany & neighbouring countries
- Lower CO2 footprint thanks to short transport routes
- Manufactured to the highest EU quality and environmental standards
Low-pollutant colours & products
- As few preservatives & VOCs as possible
- Water-based
- Breathable
- Safe for you and your environment
100% plastic-free paint tray
- Made from natural fibre
- Compostable
- Made in Germany
Climate-neutral shipping
- Plastic-free
- Packaging made from recycled and recyclable material
- Climate-neutral with DHL-GoGreen with offsetting of transport CO2 emissions through climate protection projects
Our brushes
- Made from FSC wood in Germany
- Synthetic hair - vegan & perfect for water-based colours
- Stainless steel for long durability
- Saliva-proof varnish according to EN71 - Part 3
We equalise the plastic we sell
Our cooperation with everwave
Unfortunately, huge amounts of plastic still end up in our rivers, lakes and oceans every year. Our goal is to minimise plastic waste ourselves - and to help clean up our waters. That's why we work together with everwave: For every kilogram of plastic sold by MissPompadour, everwave removes one kilogram of plastic waste from our waters.
20, 077 KG
Plastic Waste Recovered from Waterways
Since July 2022, with our support, everwave has already removed over 20 tonnes of plastic waste(certificate) from waterways and sent it for recycling (as of 19.08.2026).
Certificates Cleanup Missions
| Year | Link to Certificate | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.124 kg | Cambodia, Phnom Penh & Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh |
| 2023 | 4.319 kg | Cambodia, Phnom Penh |
| 2024 | 1.324 kg 1.174 kg 1.275 kg 1.318 kg = 5.091 kg | Cambodia, Phnom Penh |
| 2025 | 1.546 kg 1.249 kg 1.363 kg 1.427 kg = 5.585 kg | Thailand, Bangkok & Cambodia, Phnom Penh |
| 2026 | 1.687 kg 1.271 kg | Cambodia, Phnom Penh |
2. Social issues
The "social" factor is often forgotten by many companies. Sustainability is not only about the environment, but also about people. Our co-founder Astrid Reintjes is particularly concerned about the possibility of the primary labour market for people with "special needs". Our logistics are therefore supported by great employees who would have little chance on the primary labour market.
Social and sustainable behaviour go hand in hand for us. Working environment, opportunities, job security and compatibility of family and pets are important pillars of everyday life for us.
- Remote work and home office - life-changing for parents with children, employees with pets or colleagues abroad. Whether Portugal or Brandenburg - anyone can work from home with us
- Employment of employees who have few or even no opportunities on the primary labour market. Anyone can make a career with us
- We deliberately opt for a high proportion of women and fair wages for all
- Flexibility in the office and flexible working time models. We offer our employees individual shift patterns and a customised number of hours. Whether full-time, part-time or something in between - everyone has the opportunity to express their own needs. When we are not working from home and are in the office, we are also absolutely flexible here with dogs - so we always have a small office dog pack around us :)
As you have probably already realised, we attach great importance to doing our best in terms of people and the environment. Our priorities naturally also include satisfied employees.
We achieve this through flat hierarchies, good accessibility across all instances and opportunities for further development. We always give our team members the chance to grow and develop together with us. The option to make the best use of their respective skills is a matter of course for us.
3. Our Company
Our commitment to responsible practices touches many different areas – from product development to our day-to-day business decisions.
- Utilising our own energy: Good weather doesn't just put you in a good mood - we take advantage of this opportunity and top up the energy storage of our solar panels. After all, why use finite energy sources when our office can also be powered by renewable energy?
- We save money: as in any company, we meet regularly to keep up to date and network with each other. As our employees are spread all over Germany and some of them live abroad, this is particularly important. However, we also make a point of not extending our travelling times unnecessarily. That's why most meetings take place online, and we always travel by train for the few face-to-face meetings - thus avoiding unnecessary car journeys as far as possible
- Turning two into one: Having started with two camps, we quickly decided to merge them. This saves us having to transfer from one warehouse to the other to consolidate orders and drive unnecessary kilometres every day. What happened to the empty warehouse? We have set up our studio there and no longer have to drive our material to a third location.
- Marketing flyers, but balanced: We endeavour to do without paper and advertising in our packages - but we can't do completely without printed products and paper. That's why we invest in printing that offsets the resultingCO2 emissions. For every flyer order, a separate portion goes to certified climate projects. We also choose paper types that come from sustainable forestry and are PEFC-certified.
With our paints and varnishes, we help you to give your home a simple makeover and give the odd piece of furniture a new lease of life. A little colour is often enough to breathe new life into furniture that you once loved
Does it make sense to swap a good kitchen for a new one if you just don't like the colour anymore? Do you really need all the seasonal decorations that just gather dust, are made of plastic and that you get fed up with far too quickly? Does the old real wood chest of drawers have to go to the rubbish bin to be replaced by a cheap model made of chipboard?
MissPompadour says: No. - Our solution? Just paint!
