Sustainable Procurement
Identifying suppliers who are low-impact, fair trade or environmentally conscious.
Specifying materials that have:
- EPDs ( carbon data ) - compare within LCA. 
- Low VOC certificates / CRI Green label. 
- Been sourced responsibly (certificates for FSC, ISO 14001, BES 6001, SKA rating, Declare label, etc). 
- Been manufactured ethically (certificates or show evidence). 
- High recycled content ( above 60% ideally). 
- Transparent content (Avoid toxic materials from red list). 
- Longer life extended warranties. 
- Reuse program & End-of-life schemes in place. 
 
Reducing waste by reusing, re-purposing or recycling elements.
Choose companies that maintain a healthy work environment and where employees feel valued.
 
          
        
       
       
             
             
             
            