Camfil joins Intel, Medscape, and Microsoft to champion workplace air quality

Camfil, a pioneer in indoor air quality solutions, is featured in the CBS Global Thought Leaders series, emphasising their expertise in improving indoor air.

The CBS Global Thought Leaders Innovation and Disruption Leaders features Camfil’s 60 years of expertise in developing solutions for improving indoor air quality. In today’s world, organisations are increasingly concerned about healthier indoor air due to factors like outdoor air pollution and climate change events.

Ola Skoglund, Camfil’s VP of Group Marketing & Communication, added, “Every day, we talk to people who are unaware of the problem with bad air because they cannot see it. That is why companies should assign a Chief Airgonomics Officer to ensure they have someone responsible for indoor air quality – someone who gives clean air a voice.”

In today’s dynamic world, the ability to innovate and disrupt is vital for business growth and meeting customer demands. Disruption has become the norm, and research and development are essential to keep pace with rapid technological advancements. Camfil’s expertise is safeguarding people, processes, and the environment through innovative air filtration solutions that ensure clean, healthy, and productive indoor air.

Tobias Zimmer, Camfil’s Vice President of Global Product Management & International Standards, stated, “Ensuring a clean and healthy environment in terms of air pollution is crucial because, unlike food and drink, you cannot choose what you breathe. Still, in most parts of the world, national standards allow much higher air pollution levels than accepted by WHO’s air quality guidelines, which are based on the latest science. In a nutshell, 99% of the world’s population breathes air above the safe WHO limits.”

The best way to protect people from air pollution is to provide healthy air in buildings, where 90 per cent of the time is spent in industrialised countries. Also, indoor air quality can be maintained and improved compared to outdoor air.

Paula Nowojska, Camfil Product Manager, notes, “Air quality can significantly impact economic output. For example, if you have bad air in your buildings, it will increase absenteeism. On the other hand, if you have clean air in your buildings, people will be more productive, increase their comfort, and be just glad to come to work.”