Difference starts in the details

At Mips, sustainability isn’t a separate ambition. It’s built into what we do.  

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We turn advanced brain-injury research into protection designed to help save lives – and when protection scales to millions, every decision matters. From material choices and design details to the everyday decisions people make when they feel safe.

Moving society forward

Protection does more than reduce injuries. It helps people move with confidence – to cycle to work, spend time outdoors, stay active, and choose healthier ways to travel through everyday life. These choices support physical and mental well-being, and contribute to healthier, more livable communities.

Protection can contribute to positive ripple effects on three levels:

  • Individuals gain confidence, better habits, and increased well-being 

  • Communities benefit from more active lifestyles and use of shared spaces

  • Society benefits from improved public health and more livable environments

Source: American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Active lives also depend on something bigger: nature, clean air, and a stable climate.

The ambition

Impact isn’t only defined by what protection enables, but also by how it’s delivered. 

Our ambition is clear: a 90% per unit sold reduction in CO₂ emissions over ten years. That means looking beyond our own operations and acting where our influence matters most. 

per unit sold reduction in CO₂ emissions over 10 years


Acting across the value chain

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Sustainable innovation

Protection does more than reduce injuries. It helps people move with confidence – to cycle to work, spend time outdoors, stay active, and choose healthier ways to travel through everyday life. These choices support physical and mental well-being, and contribute to healthier, more livable communities.

Sustainable progress doesn’t happen in isolation – especially not in a value chain as interconnected as ours. Challenges like longevity, circularity, and end-of-life don’t belong to one company or one product. They’re shared across the whole protection industry and require shared solutions.
That is why we work closely with our customers to innovate together, from the drawing board to integrated technology and full-scale production of finished products. We also work with leading universities to move research out of papers and into products used in real life. Explore how we do it.

  • Science-led development

    Built on 30+ years of research, testing and real-world insights.

  • Swedish DNA

    Built on a tradition of functional design and respect for nature.

  • Co-created solutions

    Dedicated Mips experts work closely with partners to share knowledge and develop tailored solutions.

of net sales invested every year into research & innovation

tests annually in Mips’ test labs

years of research

Long-lasting by design

Case

Air Node Pro shows how durability and longevity can be designed in from the start. 

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Salomon Brigade Index

Case

Circular design through partnership 

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The impact so far

Tracking how small details can make a big difference over time.

50%

decrease in emissions per sold product the last 5 years

50 million

units sold leads to increased protection for potentially 50 million people globally to date

Where we are
heading next

We don’t count progress only in dollars or emissions. We count it in lives that can keep moving. That is the logic behind everything we are building next.

Scale the protective impact 

We want more people protected. More helmets with Mips’ technology means more people benefiting from reduced risk of brain injury – in everyday cycling, winter sports, riding, motorcycling, and on construction sites. 

Within our addressable market, 195 million helmets are sold every year. Most still don’t include rotational protection. That gap is where we are going. 

Make circularity the default

We want recycled materials to be the starting point, not the upgrade. We are not there yet, but the direction is set. We are testing. Doing pilots. Partnering up with brands to co-create sustainable solutions. In five years, our ambition is circularity built in.

Decarbinize the value chain

We want to reach our long-term climate target within five years – covering the value chain, including Scope 3. Material choices, supplier energy transition, and smarter design are how we get there. 

Taken together, this is how sustainability stays inseparable from our core business: scaling protection, strengthening partnerships, and reducing environmental impact – starting in the details, and delivering at scale.


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