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As at April 2023, 834,535 plastic bottles prevented from entering the ocean.
VOYA is partnering with Plastic Bank to support their mission to stop plastic before it enters the ocean. The equivalent of one rubbish truck full of plastic enters the ocean every minute, and by 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish*. We are proud to have made several commitments as part of our Ocean Steward partnership with Plastic Bank and over the next two years, VOYA has pledged to help stop the equivalent of over 2 million single-use plastic bottles from entering the ocean. This is equivalent to over 45,000 kg of plastic and means for every VOYA product sold, we will help to prevent 3 plastic bottles from entering the ocean. *Source: Ellen MacArthur Foundation
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Fully Renewable Resource
Seaweed is a fully renewable natural resource in Ireland. From sea to skin, we go to great lengths to maintain the unique purity of our seaweed. We do not need to use any of our precious freshwater resources for irrigation; we do not require the use of fertiliser, pesticides, or even soil. Every step in our process is natural and sustainable. Seaweed naturally absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere acting as what to refer to carbon sinks, as its growth rate is about 30% to 60% times the rate of land-based plants. All scientific research indicates that seaweed will play a huge role in fighting climate change by absorbing carbon emissions, regenerating marine escosystems, creating biofuel and renewable plastics as well as generating marine protein for years to come.
Sustainable Harvesting
VOYA help to protect the biodiversity of the west coast reefs through sustainable and traditional harvesting practices. At VOYA, our expert harvesting team check the tide levels of the Atlantic Ocean weeks in advance to strategically plan which type of seaweed to harvest based on tides and weather conditions. They only use sustainable harvesting practices, which simply means that the seaweed is selected by eye and harvested by hand. No machinery is used so as not to harm the delicate seabed or marine life. Only a small portion of the seaweed is cut at a time to ensure it grows back within 6 - 24 months. The harvesters, like farmers, move on to the different parts of the reef to allow it to fully grow back and replenish, thus creating sustainable harvesting. This allows species of juvenile algae to flourish and regrow, the team then monitors how the reefs and species are regrowing in different locations.
Packaging
Our products are packaged using recycled, recyclable, or biodegradable materials. Our carton packaging board is a special blend of FSC certified pulps using our own harvested seaweed and our packing chips are 100% biodegradable and dissolve in water. VOYA use glass or 100% recycled plastics where possible.
Transparency
In an aim to showcase our product’s organic accreditations, VOYA displays the individual product accolades on our website under the FAQ section alongside their full ingredients list. We want to bring transparency to beauty and wellness at a time when the public hungers for integrity and clarity. Through the tradition of sustainable seaweed harvesting, VOYA’s native knowledge of this natural resource is second to none. Seaweed in our eyes is and always will be a health remedy. We know our harvesters, scientists and suppliers by name, and we guarantee that our products are the most pristine on the market. That is why, after you use our Lazy Days seaweed bath, we recommend you add it to your own organic garden to share its goodness back to the earth.
Plant-Based Footbed
The same support you know and love, but kinder to the planet. Our new B.plantfoam™ footbed is made from 72% plant-based materials (USDA Certified Biobased). With a carbon footprint of 3.85 kg CO2e, it reduces CO2 emissions by 70% compared to traditional petroleum-based footbeds.
MIRUM® Plant-Based Material
Born from our desire to minimize our footprint on the earth, our new range of leather alternative sneakers and heels are the first of their kind. MIRUM® is a high-quality, 100% biobased material that is vegan, durable, has a premium feel and raises the bar for sustainable fashion. Made from natural ingredients including citric acid, cotton, natural rubber and soybean oil, MIRUM® is a plant-based, plastic-free material designed to withstand your every day and then ultimately rejoin the Earth’s nutrient cycle, closing the loop.
Shoe Recycling
In partnership with Melbourne-based company, Save Our Soles, we transform pre-loved shoes into rubber mats for gym and playground flooring. To date, we have recycled 16,360 pairs of shoes and counting! Drop off your old shoes (Bared or not!) at any one of our stores, alternatively, post them to our warehouse.
The Portugal Edit
With years of experience in crafting traditional men's footwear, we manufacture the majority of our men’s range in Portugal. Using premium materials and timeless techniques, each pair is crafted from vegetable-tanned LWG-certified leather, Blake stitched and fitted with our B.plantfoam™ or sugarcane footbed.
Leather Working Group (LWG) Certified
We’re an official Leather Working Group (LWG) member and purchase 100% of our leathers from LWG-certified suppliers. Our leather products support responsible manufacturing via the Leather Working Group. We partnered with LWG in 2019 to reduce the environmental impact of leather production and work with our suppliers to source leather from LWG-rated tanneries. These tanneries must adhere to a strict protocol, focusing on energy and water usage, waste management, the control of chemicals and more. OUR SOURCING COMMITMENT: In addition, we ban the use of all exotic animal skins and any endangered species which appear on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species [CITES] or the International Union for Conservation of Natures Red List of Threatened Specifies.
Sugarcane Footbed
On our journey to make a better product, we started with our petroleum-based footbeds. In 2021, we introduced our 60% sugarcane footbeds. Sourced from Brazil, this is a renewable resource that grows quickly and relies on rainwater to thrive (not irrigation) and helps to remove carbon from the atmosphere in the process. While a great step, we continued to work towards increasing the bio content in our product. We’re proud to have introduced our B.plantfoam™ footbed. Made from 72% plant-based materials (USDA-certified biobased) with a carbon footprint of 3.85 kg CO2e, it reduces CO2 emissions by 70% compared to traditional petroleum-based footbeds.
Recycled Plastic
By using recycled plastic, we're preventing plastic from entering our ocean. Certified by the Global Recycling Standard (GRS), we've introduced recycled plastic into our range. Otherwise known as, rPET, it is manufactured by shredding used plastic into small flakes, the flakes are melted into pellets, and stretched into a thread.
Compostable Satchels
Our postage bags are compostable. Made from sustainable plants and non-toxic resin, these satchels will decompose when exposed to enough moisture and anything inside them. Since 2019, we have sent over 180,000 compostable satchels.
Shoe Boxes
All our shoe boxes double as bags! Crafted from FSC-certified recycled materials, they're perfect for storage (Marie Kondo style) and keeping your shoes in as-new condition.
Leather Offcuts
We're incredibly conscious about the waste we create and make it our mission to be part of the solution, not the problem. From our cutting room floor to the pet you adore, we transform our leather offcuts into Dog Collars and Leads.
Micro-Pak Dri Clay® Kraft Anti-Mould Paks
Great for your shoes but even better for our planet, the Micro-Pak Dri Clay® Kraft Anti Mould Paks are 100% natural, plastic-free and biodegradable.
Be Circular - championing reusables over single use products
Ditch single use products and create good karma by going green with our range of circular and sustainable promotional products. We offer environmentally friendly alternatives to old favourites including recyclable and recycled products. Incorporate items such as recycled pens and notebooks, recycled bags and apparel and metal drink bottles to bring your brand attention for all the right reasons. Check out our products page for more information about our reusables.
Be Better. Package Better.
One of Arid Zone's most passionate missions is to implement better packaging solutions across the promotional product industry. Working with key stakeholders, we aim to reduce traditional plastic packaging with alternative options to cut down on landfill and emissions – from FSC-certified paper packaging to recycled ocean bound plastics and other alternatives.
The Ocean Bottle – stopping ocean bound plastic
The Ocean Bottle, designed to last a lifetime, has an impactful mission to stop 7 Billion Plastic Bottles from entering our oceans by 2025. When you buy an ocean bottle from Arid Zone, you fund the collection of 1000 ocean-bound plastic bottles. Local coastal communities turn those bottles into a sustainable livelihood using our innovative exchange platform. Many brands have already chosen Ocean Bottle as a partner to help have a direct and tangible environmental impact. Contact us to learn how this bottle can bolster your CSR activities.
APPA Award Winning Collaboration with Climate Active & The Victorian Government
In September 2022 we took out Gold for the Australian Promotional Products Association (APPA) award for Sustainable/Eco-Friendly Product Category for our work on the Victorian Governments' Kinder Kits program. This was followed up in in January 2023 with two Gold Pyramid awards at the Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) Awards in Las Vegas, USA. These awards underpin our commitment and our clients’ success in the Corporate Social Responsibility space.
Turning Production Waste Into Recycled Pens
Recycled plastic - lower impact! We stock a wide range of pens made from recycled waste. All external components of our plastic writing instruments (ABS) are made of recycled plastic. This reduces their environmental impact and that of your brand. That's why all of them carry the international recycling symbol. Contact us for further information.
Sustainable and Ethical Production and Supply Chain
We are committed to sourcing our goods and services ethically and responsibly, and we demand suppliers meet our standards for business integrity, labour and human rights, health and safety and the environment. While there are enormous challenges throughout the world with social compliance, and the size and nature of our supply chain, we endeavor to ensure our partner factories and suppliers maintain the highest levels of safety and well-being of all employees.
Carbon Offset
Working with clients on both specific campaigns and products or for ongoing supply, we collaborate with a number of Government and NGO’s to offset carbon emissions during the production cycle. As part of our ISO and EcoVadis programs we are working towards off-setting all team members to reduce our overall footprint.
B Corp Certified
B Corp Certification confirmed that our community and the environment are stakeholders in our impact-driven business model and our commitment to balancing social and planetary good in everything we do against the highest standards of transparency and accountability. We are now part of a global network of businesses shifting our global economy from a system that profits few to one that benefits all.
Ethical Manufacturing
We make all of our underwear ethically in China. We ensure safe and respectful working conditions for all our makers. As part of our sustainable fashion practices, we are uncompromising on the materials and processes we use, including regenerated eucalyptus and utilising waste to create recycled items. We invented our own recycled elastic because we could not buy it.
Indigenous Collaboration
We are deeply disturbed by the treatment and dislocation of Indigenous people from their land. We believe we have an obligation to pay rent to Indigenous people for the land we operate on. 50c from every item purchased with us goes to Indigenous programs. We must all be considering how we can contribute to paying the rent in Australia and we hope that this acknowledgment on our product will spark that conversation and action. What is Pay the Rent? The Pay the Rent Grassroots Collective is an Indigenous organisation that supports Indigenous initiatives, and advocate for the need to ‘Pay the Rent’ in reparation of benefitting from stolen land. All funds given to Pay the Rent are distributed according to the insights and wisdom of the Sovereign Body, who centre the self-determination, social justice and sovereignty of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people in all they do. Some of their projects include contributing toward funeral expenses within Indigenous communities and financial support to those affected by deaths in custody. Additionally we are working with Arakwal people (Byron Bay, our head office) to fund programs of their choice. So far their first program is around protecting and sharing culture, we will post updates when they are ready. But we are very clear that we do not expect anything nor dictate, the money is theirs to use as they see fit. We will share stories because it is healing for all.
Plastic Free Packaging
We made our packaging minimal in size to preserve natural resources. We use recycled kraft board. We developed it utilising soy-based inks instead of the more common fossil fuel ink. There is zero plastic and small amount of animal free glue holding it together. We transfer our stock into kraft card pick boxes. They are picked and mailed in a small compostable mailer. We are looking into reusable mailers because whilst compostable mailers are great, the reality is there are so few facilities in Australia that can take them, if you can add them to your home compost that is the best current way.
Work Training Program
Getting and maintaining a job is something many take for granted. We are partnering with Social Engine to create paid workplace training opportunities in a non-judgemental environment that is supportive and set up for success. Our partnership and work program creates job training opportunities in warehousing, order fulfillment and customer service and work in processing for recycling to support work for youths at risk.
Poly Bags used in packing garments
In the fashion industry, garments are transported in plastic poly bags inside boxes, the boxes are then palette wrapped in warehouses with reams of cling film. This plastic is invisible to the consumer because it disappears before a product ever reaches the shelf. Poly bags are important in transporting garments to avoid damage and water exposure. But as we know single use plastic items are polluting our land, waterways and even the air we breathe. There is an urgent need to reduce this invisible shipping plastic. We couldn't find a solution, so we developed our own reusable system. We are proud to have developed our own reusable shipping bags, to be used over and over again. They eliminate any single use plastic from our shipping and align to our vision of being a low waste brand. They are made from Recycled Polyester, which is recycled post-consumer plastic bottles. They feature a sturdy zip and reinforced seams to ensure they will last for many years and will be repaired when damaged. They are shipped inside recycled card boxes; these are then reused in Australia, once damaged they are then recycled.
Manufacturing Waste: Off-cuts
Our seamfree bras are created from a tube, meaning only the arm and neckline are cut and the body is fully fashioned on the machine, this reduces material waste significantly vs cut and sew techniques. All of our off-cuts are sent to be recycled into insulation and carpet underlay. In the future, there will be a higher demand for recycled fibres and we will have the infrastructure to turn off-cuts into new fabrics – this is called up-cycling. Up-cycling is currently in its infancy for textiles, but we can expect it to grow in big ways in the future.
Tencel vs Cotton & Bamboo
Currently, the most common fibres used to make underwear are cotton and bamboo. The production of cotton requires intense levels of chemical and water, with research showing that it takes 3kg of chemicals and 4,300 litres of water to make just 1kg of cotton. While organic cotton is an improvement from a chemical perspective, it often requires an even higher rate of water use to produce. Bamboo fibres are almost always produced through a viscose process involving a highly toxic substance, Carbon Disulfide. This chemical poses a health risk for both the people producing the fibre, and local communities through water pollution (eutrophication). We believe that the production of cotton and bamboo present too great a cost to our planet. , Therefore, we have chosen to make our underwear with the sustainable and regenerated fibre, Tencel. Tencel, which is Lenzing’s brand name for the fibre process ‘lyocell’ , is made using the wood pulp of certified Eucalyptus trees, meaning it is a renewable planetary resource. Eucalyptus trees are some of the fastest growing in the world, requiring no irrigation or fertilisers, and sequester carbon as they grow. Tencel fabric requires 5 times less land and 20 times less water than cotton to produce the same amount of fabric, making it a sustainable material. The ‘lyocell process’ (the method for turning wood pulp into Tencel fabric), is very different from a chemical perspective to the viscose process, it uses a safe surfactant in a closed-loop system, 99% of the water and solution are recovered and used over and over again. When released it is safe.
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Recycled Nylon Elastic
Elastic needs to be soft, supportive to create a frame for underwear. It needs enough elongation to stretch and be comfortable to wear, but also enough power to hold. While there are many suppliers of elastic, recycled elastic is very difficult to source, so we created our own. Our in-house elastic is a beautiful, soft elastic that is made from GRS certified recycled nylon. The decision to be uncompromising on our standards delayed our launch, but we were unwilling to use virgin nylon. Utilising nylon manufacturing waste to create recycled nylon diverts waste from landfill.
Pre-loved Bras - creating positive change
Second-hand bras and crops that are in good to excellent condition are sorted through our warehouse pick and pack training program and donated to help support women in need to lead healthy fulfilling lives with Support the Girls. Reuse is even better! Send us your bras and we will quality check them, and send them to Support the Girls a charity that supplies bras to women in need. The sorting of these bras also creates work for Social Engine. If your bras are in poor condition please still send them in, we will recycle them
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On A Mission Climate Positive Company
We work with On a Mission to offset our emissions and carbon impact across our entire supply chain. Our Climate Positive certification with On a Mission recognises that our business buys at least 1.5 times more carbon offsets than we produce each year. We are continuously striving to leave as little impact on the environment as possible, in all we do.
Social Traders Certified
This certification shows that our business, as part of our constitution, has a social, cultural or environmental purpose as its primary objective, and ensures that our primary efforts and resources are invested into this purpose.
Soy-based ink printed packaging
We made our packaging minimal in size to preserve natural resources. We use recycled kraft board. We developed it utilising soy-based inks instead of the more common fossil fuel ink. There is zero plastic and small amount of animal free glue holding it together.
Better packaging
The environmental footprint of packaging should be a major consideration for organisations. As part of our commitment to circularity, we have partnered with Better Packaging Company to transition our garment bags. In 2022 all of our bags will be made using certified recycled ocean-bound post-consumer plastics. Better Packaging Co. work with coastal communities that are most impacted by the compounding effects of pollution and poverty, to clean up their beaches and riverways. This program provides economic development within these communities, as well as a more responsible packaging option for Bisley
Hangers made from ocean waste
As part of our commitment to the circular economy and utilising re-imagined materials, we have partnered with Arch&Hook to transition to a certified recycled ocean-bound waste hanger program. The hangers themselves are also recyclable. Alongside this environmental improvement, we have more visibility into our value-chain as every organisation involved in manufacuring these hangers is audited for integrity and social compliance. By partnering with organisations that offer credible certifications, Bisley is confident about the positive environmental impacts it is making through these decisions. Bisley has also partnered with Arch & Hook to produce our buttons manufactured from the same ocean-bound plastic innovation. This results in Bisley diverting 7.26 tonnes of virgin plastic out of our products annually. Both the hanger and button programs divert post consumer waste back into the system, which could have otherwised ended up polluting our waterways.
Cleaner oceans and rivers
Bisley is committed to a circular economy. As part of this commitment, we have joined the WWF - EMF Business call for a UN treaty on plastic pollution. We have begun transitioning our commercial and non commerical goods to remove virgin plastics, and replace them with solutions that are certified recycled, and recyclable. We anticipate this roll out in late 2022.
Recycled yarns from ocean plastic
In 2021 Bisley introduced certified recycled polyester yarns into our product range. Made from post-consumer plastic waste, these fibres divert pollution that could otherwise end up in landfill or our water ways. Through careful R&D, we utilise these fibres to develop our durable workwear range. Transitioning conventional polyester to certified recycled options, lessens our dependance on fossil fuels and diverts waste from landfills and waterways.
Sustainable and Ethical supply chain
As a global apparel company, we recognise that we are responsible for ethical conduct within our value-chain. All of our business partners must sign and demonstrate compliance with our Ethical Sourcing Policy, and participate in our ethical sourcing programs. We have long-standing partnerships with our sourcing partners and factories, and are working collaboratively with them to take positive actions for society and the environment.
Ethical production and supply chain
The Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act 2018, was a great catalyst for our team to prioritise and further drive ethical sourcing initiatives across our global value-chain As a global apparel company, we recognise that we are responsible for ethical conduct within our value-chain. All of our business partners must sign and demonstrate compliance with our Ethical Sourcing Policy, and participate in our ethical sourcing programs. We have long-standing partnerships with our sourcing partners and factories, and are working collaboratively with them to take positive actions for society and the environment. We have long standing, well established relationships with our supply partners. As a result, we believe that we can work collaboratively with them to ensure that Bisley's values and stipulated standards are not only shared with but also, agreed to by our supply partners. In addition, we have joined a number of ethically based and environmentally focused NGO's and organisations as part of our ongoing commitments.
We convinced our landlord to spell out CRAP in solar panels
In very serious and exciting news: we convinced one of the biggest landlords in Australia to install solar panels on the rooftop of our Melbourne warehouse. Even more serious and exciting: the panels spell out the words ‘WE GIVE A CRAP!!’ Why that specific message? Because we care about the future of our planet and wanted to shout about it from our rooftops. Putting our entire team on the roof with megaphones was a safety hazard, so solar panels it was.
Cleaning Up the Ocean
Our Forever Bottles (reusable dispensers) are made from plastic rubbish that we’ve pulled out of the ocean, beaches and landfill. So far we've removed the equivalent of 803,083 water bottles worth of rubbish from oceans and beaches! And thanks to our closed-loop, zero waste refill model, we've stopped the equivalent of 789,325 water bottles worth of rubbish from ending up in landfill.
From Landfill to Refill: Stopping the Production of New Plastic
Our reusable refill pouches are made from plastic waste diverted from landfill and are designed to be refilled and reused over and over and over again. Every refill equals one less new-plastic-bottle being made, used once and thrown away.
Oceans 21
21 million tonnes of plastic flows into our oceans every year. That’s one truck of garbage every minute. Single-use plastic is the main culprit. From March to June 2021, we’re investing $5 from every Starter Box to fund our epic Oceans 21 clean-up projects. If we can inspire 10,000 Aussies to ditch single-use plastic from their kitchen, laundry & bathroom, we’ll have $50,000 in the kitty to clean-up the mess we’ve made. There’s never been a better time to clean your house and clean the ocean! The Result: 16,067 Aussies signed up to ditch single-use plastic from their kitchen, laundry & bathroom, well above our target of 10,000.
Trashure Hunt #1: The World’s Longest Solo Underwater Clean-up
To kick off our clean ups, we headed to Sydney and live streamed a world-first 24 hour underwater clean-up! One of our legendary Zero Co supporters (one of you), Dean Cropp, put up his hand to attempt a 24 hour underwater ocean clean-up in Sydney Harbour to grab as much rubbish as he could. We collected 200kgs of rubbish from the harbour floor and you can watch how it all unfolded here! Some of the plastic Dean collected will be recycled and turned into our next generation of forever bottles to be made here in Australia. Thanks to everyone who helped us out. It was an epic way to begin our clean-up efforts!!
Carbon Negative Deliveries
Zero Co's eco-products are now delivered to your door (and back to us) carbon negative. Yep you read that right, not carbon neutral, but carbon negative. Wait, what? Is that a thing? It is now. We know this whole global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint stuff can be complicated and often full of jargon that’s hard for the everyday person (and simple types like us) to understand. So here’s a super simple explanation: We deliver our eco-friendly products to your door in trucks and vans. Those vehicles emit CO2 (and other stuff) into the air, which makes the world hotter and hotter and hotter. That’s not a good thing. Today we’re mapping out our plan to play our small part in not just trying to stop this warming, but trying to reverse it. That’s where the carbon negative thing comes in. Here’s how it’s going to work: From today onwards, for every 1KG of carbon dioxide (CO2) that is released into the atmosphere as a result of us delivering our products to your door (and back to us), we’ll remove 2KGs of CO2 from the atmosphere. Making us not just carbon neutral, but carbon negative. It’s simple: we put 1kg of CO2 into the air, we take 2kgs of CO2 out of the air. With every reputable scientist on the planet telling us we need to act urgently and drastically to stop the devastating effects of global warming, we believe that going carbon neutral isn’t enough. We don’t just need to stop adding CO2 to the atmosphere, we need to start removing it. At scale. Immediately. Learn more at: https://www.zeroco.com.au/blogs/news/carbon-negative
Closing the loop on 1,000,000 used pouches
This month our young business achieved an incredible milestone, something we believe to be a world-first. This month 10,000 used pouches made their way through our custom-built pouch cleaning and sanitising machine, proving our zero-waste business model can achieve scale. Hazzah! The journey to get to this moment has been long, winding and full of pot-holes. It’s involved more than a few near misses and outright failures. And as with all great stories it’s also involved a dash of pioneering adventurism, perseverance in the face of adversity and contributions of countless brave souls willing to push beyond the boundaries of what has been done before. So to mark this momentous occasion I thought I’d take the time to share with our community, supporters, friends, family, customers and shareholders the warts-and-all reality of getting to this moment. Learn more at: https://www.zeroco.com.au/blogs/news/closing-the-loop-on-1-000-000-used-pouches
Refill, Return & Recycle Beauty
One simple step to a cleaner, more sustainable future. Adorn's commitment to zero waste and circular beauty means that any Adorn packaging that cannot be refilled, can be recycled - but we need your help... Simply return 10+ empty Adorn products to our Melbourne HQ and you will be actively helping us reduce both landfill and beauty waste. Once received your Adorn packaging will be sent to Terracycle to be upcycled into outdoor products like plant pots. How amazing is that! And as a thank you for helping us reduce waste, you will be rewarded with a $10 credit to spend online.
Australia's First Fully Recyclable Mattress
Launched in 2021, A.H. Beard Origins is for people who want to contribute to a sustainable future while enjoying the best sleep of their lives. Hand-made by our team of highly skilled craftspeople, every component, fabric and fibre in an Origins mattress is chosen for its sleep-enhancing qualities, the sustainable of its source, and end-of-life recyclability. Wool sourced from Australian family farms. Fabrics made from organic cotton and the pulp of sustainably grown eucalypts. And the world’s first 100% recyclable pocket spring support system, EvoCoil. Origins mattresses are free of GMOs and synthetic foams. And because they are made without glue, the components can be disassembled for recycling at the end of the mattress’s life. A.H. Beard Origins has been rated one of the healthiest and least toxic products by Global Green Tag, the world’s most rigorous sustainability certification body. It is the first mattress globally to achieve a Platinum HealthRATE and Platinum Asthma & Allergy rating.
Founding Member of Australian Bedding Stewardship Council
A.H. Beard is a proud supporter of Australian Bedding Stewardship Council (ABSC) and Recycle My Mattress. The ABSC was established to work with supply chains, manufacturers and retailers alike, to utilise inputs that work towards a circular economy for mattresses and bedding recycling. With our very own Chairman, Garry Beard, as Deputy Chair of ABSC, A.H. Beard has been a key driver for creating better environmental and social outcomes from end-of-life mattresses.
Sustainable Forestry
A.H. Beard are a proud member of The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), who works with businesses and manufacturers to ensure that any timber used in products are sourced sustainably, and works towards preventing deforestations, preserve biodiversity, and protect human rights in the process. The FSC are committed to upholding a common set of responsible forestry standards that support: zero deforestation safeguarding of ancient and endangered forests fair wage and work environment biodiversity preservation community rights, including the rights of Indigenous Peoples
Sleep Wellness Centre
Sustainable Development Goal 3, regarding "Good Health and Well-being", is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015. The official wording is: "To ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.“ A.H. Beard believe that sleep is a key factor for well-being. Poor sleep quality is a very real public health issue. It affects around 7.4 million people in Australia* and manifests itself in every aspect of daily life: from our moods, relationships and general happiness to our productivity and safety at work. In recent years, medical research has shown a strong link between insufficient sleep and the increased risk of serious health conditions such as heart disease, type II diabetes, obesity, and depression. A.H. Beard’s Sleep Wellness Centre is a source of information to inspire and motivate people who want to improve their lives through better sleep. The Sleep Wellness Centre aims to: Actively engage sleep-deprived individuals Provide Practical Advice Create awareness Promote all pillars of Health and Wellness. *Deloitte Access Economics report commissioned by the Sleep Health Foundation and published for the 2016-2017 financial year.
Sensitive Choice Partnership
A healthy sleep environment is crucial for a restful sleep. A.H. Beard mattresses are the only ones approved by the National Asthma Council to carry the Sensitive Choice blue butterfly symbol. That’s because they provide long-term protection against dust mites and their allergens, mould and bacteria, so you can breathe and sleep easy.
Cloven Hills
A.H. Beard has partnered with like-minded businesses who are committed to sustainable sources and practices and using Australian growers and suppliers wherever possible to support local jobs and communities. For example, the wool sourced for Origins mattresses comes from Australian farms such as Cloven Hills in Victoria, where sheep are farmed to the highest environmental and ethical standards, and the wool can be recycled for future use.
OEKO-TEX
OEKO- TEX is a standard that tests for harmful substances. Our fabric suppliers have Oektex 100 certification on the yarns that they use in fabrics. OEKO-TEX® standards enable everyone to make responsible decisions and protect natural resources. Driven by sustainability and a dedication to transparency, our work is grounded in proven science.
Organic Cotton
Our Organic Stone Washed Cotton sheet set, and Organics Stone Washed Cotton quilt cover set is GOTS certified. GOTS, Global Organic Textile Standard, is the worldwide leading textile processing standard for organic fibres, including ecological and social criteria, backed up by independent certification of the entire textile supply chain.
Reuse, recycle, repurpose
Our Danish manufacturing facilities are working together with a number of partners, including the Danish Technological Institute and several other Danish companies, to deliver an innovative program called ‘RePURpose’ which aims to find new ways to reuse and recycle polyurethane (one of the key ingredients in our TEMPUR ® Material).
Global tracking and benchmarking
During 2020, we began tracking our electricity usage, water usage, and carbon emissions at all our manufacturing facilities and distribution centres. This allows us to create baselines, adopt target reduction goals, and implement programmes to reduce energy consumption and emissions across the business. In 2020, our Danish plant reduced annual emissions by over 10,000 metric tonnes of CO2 – the equivalent of 2,242 cars being driven for a year! In 2021, we are now transitioning to third-party World Resources Institute-certified accounting of emissions to help us measure and benchmark our progress. Using these recognised standards ensures we are presenting a true and fair account of our emissions.
Creating long-lasting products
All TEMPUR® mattresses have a 10-year lifespan, meaning they need replacing less frequently. We’re always looking for new ways to repurpose or upcycle. We offer easy upgrade options – you can replace the top cover of your mattress to give it a new lease of life and make it last longer. The covers on TEMPUR® mattresses and pillows can be separated from the foam core so they can enter separate recycling streams. Our mattresses’ foam cores are made up of 3-4 layers from materials of the same origin to enable better recyclability. When our mattresses reach their end of life, the polyurethane foam can be cleaned and shredded for use in carpet underlay, insulation panels, car seats and boxing pads. And we are continuously searching for more ways to utilise our unique material.
Optimising waste management
Our European manufacturing facilities have already achieved zero landfill and are recycling up to 80% of all waste, well ahead of our target! Globally, our offices and warehouses are also focusing on reducing landfill waste – right now, we’re gathering baseline measurements and developing targets to improve waste streams and waste management best practices. Zero landfill from TEMPUR® UK warehouse operations since 2019. All general waste in TEMPUR® UK stores and Head Office to be segregated and recycled (where possible) by the end of 2022. In 2020, we implemented a pilot program in two of our European manufacturing facilities to optimise waste management processes. The program will be deployed to both facilities in 2021.
Increasing recyclability
We are a member of the Australian Bedding Stewardship Council. We’re in talks with mattress recyclers worldwide to identify potential opportunities for used foams - and gain important learnings for future product development of more sustainable components. The brown boxes our mattresses come in are made from up to 78% recycled fibres. In the Australia we’re on track to complete a sustainability audit of all external product suppliers and set packaging sustainability goals by the end of 2023 to ensure a sustainable supply chain.
End-of-life recycling service
Through our Dreams subsidiary’s operations, we offer our customers a recycling service that they can elect to use once they are ready to dispose of their mattress. Through this program, the reclaimed mattresses are broken down, and each component is recycled or used in energy generation.
Minimising Waste
All our garments are all locally sourced from Australian sellers and rehomed or repurposed within Australia. Items that are not able to be sold or donated, are recycled through textile recyclers in Australia. Customers can purchase preloved clothes from Reluv and then recycle them at end of life through our partnership with Upparel.
Reducing our Impact
Every time you choose to buy a secondhand item, it means one less new item needs to be manufactured. It takes 2700 litres of water to produce the average T-shirt… think of the natural resources being saved by buying preloved and keeping clothes in circulation longer. We use home compostable shipping mailers to reduce our plastic consumption.
Sustainable Packaging
Our Clean Out bags, parcel packs and shipping labels are all 100% compostable reducing the issue of plastic waste. They can be placed in your compost bin at home at end of life.
Minimising our Carbon Emissions
All parcels are shipped through a carbon neutral service that offsets the transport and shipping emissions of every parcel by investing in conservation projects and emissions reduction projects. At Reluv we offset the emissions associated with powering our website every year by investing in accredited reforestation projects within Australia. We also power our headquarters with with carbon neutral energy. We have chosen to bank with a financial institution that does not invest in fossil fuels.
Circular Economy Dog Toys
In 2020 Doggy Eco created the Eco Ball which is the first dog toy we have developed with a Circular Economy model. They are made from 100% New Zealand sheep wool that is hand felted into compact balls that are brightly coloured with toxic free dye. When the balls have finished their usefulness as a dog toy they can be returned to the earth as natural compost.
Recycle Your Old Dog Gear With Doggy Eco
In 2023 Doggy Eco partnered with Terra Cycle in order to offer our customers the ability to recycle their old dog gear. Prior to purchasing new sustainable dog gear, you can send your old dog gear to us to be recycled and receive a $15 discount on your new purchase. This initiative also helps us to close the loop on waste with our products, as all of our products have the ability to be recycled at the end of their lifecycle. Find our more about this here: https://www.doggyeco.com.au/pages/doggy-eco-recycling
GOTS certified organic cotton
Linen House has proudly introduced a range of GOTS certified organic cotton, GOTS is the worldwide leading textile processing standard for organic fibres, including ecological and social criteria, backed up by independent certification of the entire textile supply chain. We are proud to develop innovative products that are comfortable, gentle on skin and gentle on the planet.
ReJeaneration: Giving post-consumer fabrics a new life
Welcome to this leap in sustainable and natural bedding that combines post-consumer recycled jeans with TENCEL™️. The process eliminates water waste and the release of pollutants, so that we can all benefit from a stronger, and more beautiful planet.
Zero tolerance for toxic dyes and chemicals
Dyes such as Formaldehyde and Azoic are toxic to the body and found in many fabrics being sold to consumers, and although there is a tolerance/allowance for a small usage for products, Linen House has a zero-tolerance for such dyes and chemicals.
Sustainable supply chain policies
Linen House works with factories with sustainability and recycling policies, such as factories that have engineered water plants and recycle facilities to ensure contaminated waters and dyes used are not sent out in the environment, but recycled and reused in production.
Ethical production at every stage
At Linen House we are very proud of our reputation in the textile industry and are well known for our ethical business relationships, ensuring our suppliers are always treated with respect, paid fairly and on time. We consider them to be part of the Linen House family.
Conscious Choice - Our Roadmap to 2030
Rather than telling a customer that a product is more sustainable, we would like to increase awareness amongst consumers on why they are choosing a particular product, based upon actively assessing the product’s fibre composition, the labour conditions, and its environmental impact. This is what Conscious Choice stands for; the customer making a conscious purchase for a product that has been made using preferred fibres (Pillar 1), better packaging (Pillar 2), has high environmental standards (Pillar 3), and like all of our products is ethically manufactured (Pillar 4). These criteria fall under our foundational Conscious Choice 4-pillar product labelling model. Products carrying this label will be produced using the most sustainable materials and packaging and with high social and environmental manufacturing standards.
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Pillar 1 - Preferred Materials
We can proudly report that all of our cotton is either from Better Cotton, Recycled Cotton or Organic Cotton. Additionally, we have started implementing other recycled materials, such as recycled polyester, made from plastic bottles, which is diverted from landfill. We have also launched our bamboo range (viscose derived from bamboo) which comes from Sustainably grown Bamboo crops, that use no pesticides or water to grow the crop. This range has also been certified by oeko-tex to ensure there are no harmful substances. But it does not stop there, we are continuously innovating to become a pioneer in utilizing the most sustainable and innovative materials.
Pillar 3 - Ethical Production
Our workplaces in Australia and China are regularly audited for ethical and safe work practices and they have been for 24 years. We have a zero-tolerance policy for child and forced labour and hold our manufacturers to very strict standards regarding award wages, overtime payments and providing a safe and humane place to work. As part of our ethical sourcing program all the factories we work with are regularly audited. This assures that our factories can be held accountable for worker wellbeing. In addition to, having to meet the standards set by our customers who sell our products, they must also pass audits of the recommended well-established global social compliance programs and be compliant with local law, whichever stricter. These social responsibility frameworks include SEDEX, WRAP and Amfori BSCI. To pass these audits, factories must comply with various stringent standards in the areas of labour rights and working conditions and health and safety and incorporate Conventions from the International Labour Organization. We only work with factories that respect their employees, pay living wages and provide a safe and fair place to work.
Pillar 4 - Environmental Standards
All our factories must sign our environmental and zero tolerance of hazardous chemicals policies. Our apparel factories are also audited using the third-party audit methodologies such as WRAP or Amfori BSCI. In each of these frameworks a Performance Area (Amfori BSCI) or Principle (WRAP) is dedicated to the protection of the environment. Our factories making products labelled with our Conscious Choice-products must score either an A or B on the Amfori BSCI audit or obtain a Gold or Platinum score on the overall audit.
Supporting a circular economy
We've partnered with Upparel to support a circular economy, advocate for garment and textile recylcling and help to educate our customers on the importance of mindful consumption and disposal. Recycle your old socks with Underworks and get 10% OFF your next order. Together with Upparel, we are closing the loop on textile waste and giving your old socks a new life. Only available in Australia. Before purchasing this product, please check whether there are any drop-off points near you.
We develop and explore circularity in every area.
Our sports socks for example contain recycled cotton and recycled polyester made from both pre & post-consumer waste materials, including reclaimed manufacturing waste. This means resources are used to develop and diverts old textile waste from landfill. Another example is, the cartons we receive in our local warehouse are re-used to re-pack our products and any excess cartons are sent to be recycled. We have also reduced our plastic consumption by reducing the weight and size of our bags. We have replaced all our plastic hooks with cardboard hook and we are constantly looking for ways to improve.
Our shipping boxes are compostable.
We are using bio-degradable and compostable shipping boxes made in Bayswater Melbourne. Our simple brown kraft boxes are stylish yet eco-friendly remaining true to the brand.
No plastic is used in our packaging
Our stock is shipped to customers in a bio-degradable boxes wrapped in tissue. We are not using any plastic in our packaging.
100% Organic cotton (GOTS ) certified on the majority of our garments
The majority of our cotton is 100% organic (Global Organic Textile Standard). Organic cotton is made without toxic and polluting fertilisers and pesticides. Regular cotton farming uses huge amounts of pesticides and insecticides globally- estimated at 10% of the worlds usage. Our cotton jersey/terry is also knitted in Australia supporting our Australian made proposition and commitment.
Leather is a bi-product of the meat industry
Our shoe leather is kangaroo skin, a bi-product of the meat industry which would otherwise end up as landfill.
Low carbon footprint
Our manufacturing is in Australia therefore a reduced supply chain.
Our swing tag clip seals are made of corn flour.
paper string with paper powder resin clip parts - there is no plastic on our tags
Circular Economy
The world’s natural resources are limited. So we’ve committed to become a circular business by 2040 – maximising resource efficiency across vehicles, components and materials. We’re focussed on eliminating waste, making greater use of recycled material, and remanufacturing and reusing parts. Design for circularity: Most companies (and people) still participate in a linear economy – you take raw material, make a product, use it, and in the end, throw it out as waste. A circular economy maximises resources by designing products for durability, reuse and recycling. From the start, we’re considering a vehicle’s entire life cycle and how to maximise the value delivered throughout that time. When that’s over, the dissasembly and recycling process can provide high quality and quantity raw materials. More remanufacturing: Compared to producing new parts, remanufactured parts use around 85 per cent less raw material and 80 per cent less energy. We currently remanufacture 36 different component groups, including engines, gearboxes, turbo compressors and clutches. In 2021 we saved over 4,000 tonnes of CO2 by remanufacturing over 37,000 parts. Less production waste: In 2021, 96 per cent of our global production waste was recycled – so we avoided creating additional carbon emissions and were able to keep valuable material in circulation. This also reduced the amount of virgin material needed. Recycling: Our largest waste stream is metal from car production, which amounted to 209,000 tonnes in 2021 and is entirely recycled.
Wordwide certification
We have achieved a worldwide certification complying with ISO 9001 (quality), ISO 14001 (environmental care) and ISO 45001 (occupational health and safety). This means that all of the company’s sites and functions are working in a correct and consistent manner fulfilling all requirements in these standards. The three standards align with Volvo’s core values of quality, safety and environmental care. With the achievement of the worldwide certification, we prove we are a unified organisation, under one process model, fully aligned across all sites around the world.
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Partnering with Seaqual
OMF has partnered with Seaqual to design mattress fabric material that uses up-cycled plastic - PET bottles that have been cleaned up from the ocean. Seaqual pays fishermen to collect garbage and bring it ashore. The waste then gets sorted and up-cycled into products for consumer use, including our very own Ocean Choice 7 mattress which is our first mattress using this up-cycled material in the top paneling of the mattress.
Working towards paperless business
We are reviewing our processes and procedures and, where possible, cutting out printing paperwork completely. During COVID we moved to a completely remote business and all of our files had to be shared digitally. There was no option of printing and collaborating with physical documentation. This habit has continued since coming back to the workplace.
FSC certified timber
We request all our furniture and timber product partners only use FSC certified timber in our products. The Forest Stewardship Council is is an independent international organisation. In order to supply FSC® certified wood, primary product suppliers have to prove our forests are managed in an environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable manner.
CertiPUR-US certified foams
All of our international sourced mattresses utilise foams that are CertiPUR-US certified. CertiPUR-US certified foams are: ✓ Made without ozone depleters ✓ Made without PBDEs, TDCPP or TCEP (”Tris”) flame retardants ✓ Made without mercury, lead, and other heavy metals ✓ Made without formaldehyde ✓ Made without phthalates regulated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission ✓ Low VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) emissions for indoor air quality (less than 0.5 parts per million)
Ethical Trade Audits
OMF suppliers - including our overseas suppliers - are subject to independent third party audits randomly assigned and selected by OMF. The scope of these audits is inclusive of labour laws, workplace health and safety, the environment and business ethics.
Our organic t-shirts are certified by the Global Organic Textiles Standard (GOTS)
The Global Organic Textile Standard covers the entire production process based on the use of organic fibres from textile processing and manufacturing up to licensing and labelling. This is a rigorous process in which all criteria must be met, resulting in an internationally recognized organic certification that verifies our commitment to providing sustainable, ethical, and high-quality products.
Thank you for helping our business grow
We really appreciate your purchase and slip in a 'thank you' card into your package. Our cards and t-shirt swing tags are made from recycled paper and are home compostable or can be recycled.
Environmental Advocacy
By joining 1% for the Planet and committing 1% of our revenue to environmental nonprofits, we support SDGs 6 (clean water and sanitation), 7 (affordable clean energy), 11 (sustainable cities and communities), 12 (responsible consumption and production), 13 (climate action), 14 (life below water), and 15 (life on land). Our 1% membership also helps us foster productive partnerships with members.
Energy Use
We chose The Commons co-working space for our office due to their B Corp certification and commitment to sourcing renewable energy. Through this we are supporting SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy), 11 (sustainable cities and communities), 12 (responsible consumption and production) and 13 (climate action).
Promoting the recycling of disposable diapers
With the advent of a super-aged society, production of disposable incontinent adult diaper continues to increase and it accounts for around 1/8th of total household waste by volume. In addition, disposable diapers are made from paper pulp which uses wood as its raw material and rising pulp usage leads to the increased consumption of forest resources. We consider efforts to reduce waste incineration costs and CO2 emissions and make effective use of resources the “responsibility of disposable diaper manufacturers,” therefore we began efforts to recycle used disposable diapers in 2015 and are working on technology development and demonstration experiments. Initiatives aimed at promoting the recycling of disposable diapers include - Contributing to SDGs - Creating our own unique recycling system for used disposable diapers (Japan) - Verifying environmental effects and hygienic safety - Collaboration with self-governing bodies - Formulation of “Guidelines for the Reuse of Used Disposable Diapers” (Ministry of the Environment)
Reducing the amount of plastic use
The quantity of "plastic waste in the oceans" has been increasing steadily and, because this type of waste takes a long time to decompose, it is forecast that, by 2050, the combined weight of all the plastic waste in the sea will exceed the combined weight of all the fish living in the oceans. As a manufacturer that uses plastic in its packaging materials, Unicharm feels that it has a responsibility in this regard. With the aim of helping to address the global problem of plastic waste in the oceans, Unicharm supports the "Plastics Smart" campaign organized by the Ministry of the Environment which is being implemented in collaboration with organizations in many different sectors, and is working to reduce plastic usage at every stage of product development from R&D onwards. Initiatives aimed at reducing the amount of plastic use include - Contributing to SDGs - Adopting environmentally-friendly packaging (Japan)
Committing to eliminate modern slavery
Unicharm implements procurement activities with a focus on crisis management in addition to communication in supply chains throughout the world in response to dramatic changes in awareness and regulations relating to human rights and the environment. In addition, Unicharm conducts a supplier risk assessment when starting new business transactions overseas to determine in advance whether a potential supplier is an appropriate business partner.
We Use ACO Certified Organic Ingredients
We have ACO COSMOS Organic Certification. This means our products are formulated with certified organic ingredients wherever possible (ranging from approx 83-100% depending on the product type). This means less pesticides and herbicides are being used on our earth, and more sustainable growing practices. Australian Certified Organic is the first Asia-Pacific based certifier accredited under the COSMetics Organic and natural Standard (COSMOS) as an approved certifier for Organic and Natural cosmetics as well as cosmetics raw materials.
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Carbon Neutral Shipping & 100% Recyclable Shipping Options
We ship carbon neutral and with 100% recyclable or compostable shipping options. We ensure that every parcel that heads your way is sent 100% carbon neutral and in packaging that is either 100% kerbside recyclable or compostable. Head to the disposals section of our profile for more information about how to responsibly dispose of our shipping packaging. We ship via Australia Post who are committed to carbon-neutral parcel delivery via their Climate Active certified Carbon Neutral Deliveries program.
Recyclable Packaging
We package our products in easy to recycle materials and we take every effort to reduce plastic packaging. We choose aluminium as our primary packaging material, as it's the easiest material to recycle and light to transport (less carbon). It is argued that aluminium has fewer environmental impacts than glass, and it has a much better recycling rate than either glass or plastic. We also offer complimentary recycling for all non-kerbside recycling packaging e.g. pumps, atomisers, droppers in partnership with Terracycle https://www.terracycle.com/en-AU/
Recyclable Packaging
We package our products in easy to recycle materials and we take every effort to reduce plastic packaging. We choose aluminium as our primary packaging material, as it's the easiest material to recycle and light to transport (less carbon). It is argued that aluminium has fewer environmental impacts than glass, and it has a much better recycling rate than either glass or plastic. We also offer complimentary recycling for all non-kerbside recycling packaging e.g. pumps, atomisers, droppers in partnership with Terracycle.
ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 17025:2005 Certifications
Wattyl is certified to ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 17025:2005. ISO 9001:2008 specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, and aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for continual improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. ISO 17025:2005 ISO/IEC 17025:2005 specifies the general requirements for the competence to carry out tests and/or calibrations, including sampling. It covers testing and calibration performed using standard methods, non-standard methods, and laboratory-developed methods. You can read more about ISO Certifications here: https://www.iso.org/
The Paintback Waste Management Scheme
We’re a proud supporter and founding member of Paintback, a world-first, industry-led national paint collection, disposal and recycling scheme, which aims to reduce the large volumes of waste paint and packaging going into landfill. The scheme has over 160 drop off locations across Australia.
GECA Certification
Our GECA licences (Paints & Coatings (PCv2.3-2012)) cover a range of preparation and topcoat products, namely interior walls, ceilings and trims. These are recognised by ISCA and contribute to IS ratings. They also contribute to Green Star, WELL, NABERS and LEED. GECA’s ecolabel on your products and services provides an independent tick to specifiers and purchasers that your products and services are better for the environment and reduce their impact on human health.
NATA
Our laboratories are NATA™ accredited for the testing of surface coatings. NATA accredits organisations to perform testing and inspection activities for their products and services. This gives consumers the assurance they need to make safe, healthy and reliable choices.
APAS - Australian Paint Approval Scheme
APAS certified manufacturing units and product certifications. About APAS: The Australian Paint Approval Scheme (APAS) is an independent 3rd party conformity and product prequalification scheme that tests and certifies all types of surface coating materials and associated products. APAS specialises in the ‘verification of conformity’, whereby the extent to which a products specified requirements is systematically examined. Find our more about APAS here: https://vs.csiro.au/apas/
Sustainably Sourced Fruit & Plant Stem Cells
At Enbacci, we are best known for our product formulations that incorporate the power of fruit and plant stem cells. We currently formulate with grape stem cells, apple stem cells and flower stem cells from a flower that has survived that last Ice Age. The technology behind sourcing these ingredients was recognised as an eco breakthrough at the Rio20+ Sustainability Conference in 2012. Very little plant material is required in order to cultivate a large batch of stem cells for product formulation. Therefore, little to no agricultural land is required and as such, there is a significant reduction of water consumption compared to conventional biomass production. There is also no need for fertiliser or pesticides, so these toxins are not being introduced into the environment. The cultivation process supports conservation practices. An example of this is through the variety of apple we use. It is known as the Uttwiler Spätlauber, which is famously known for its longevity and storability. There are, unfortunately, very few trees of the Uttwiler Spätlauber left in the world. As such, this particular variety was integrated into Swiss National Action Plan for the Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources in Food and Agriculture and is protected by the ProSpecie Rara (a Swiss, non-profit foundation whose purpose is to conserve and promote genetic diversity of flora and fauna). A majority of the remaining trees are organically cultivated by local Swiss farmer, who supplies his fruit for stem cell cultivation.
Sustainably Sourced Aloe Vera
Enbacci prides itself in sourcing raw ingredients responsibly, where possible. The Aloe Vera we use in our products is one such example, where responsible farming practices are in place.
Protecting Marine Species and Tuna Stocks for the future
Safcol realises that the ocean is our business, and if we overfish tuna stocks and in the process destroy other marine life, we are destroying our own source of income. That is why we changed the way we fish, and have continued to lead the way in responsible fishing. We work closely with fishing vessels that catch our fish and do not purchase from any illegal fishing vessels.
FAD free fishing helps protect marine species
Fish Aggregating Devices also known as Fish Attracting Devices or 'FADs' for short cause destruction to marine life, when coupled with huge purseine nets, hauling up other species like turtles, and rays in the tuna catch. The combination of net fishing and FADs is what destroys our ocean life. Safcol does not use this deadly combination, we believe in fishing responsibly.
Safcol Website is CO2 Neutral
Safcol Australia participates in the climate initiative "CO2 neutral websites" in partnership with the Danish Government. The carbon emissions from both the website and the users of the website have been neutralised by the building of new renewable energy sources.
Safcol Canned Fish Gains ISSF Certification
Safcol canned fish products are certified by the International Sustainable Seafood Foundation (ISSF). ISSF is committed to the long-term conservation and sustainable use of global tuna fisheries. Safcol has always taken pride in being able to trace its fish from ship to shelf. Safcol knows which boats catch its tuna, where they catch it, and what methods they use. Safcol’s supplier factories operate under strict government guidelines under the auspices of the Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency. An integral aspect of the company's operations are to ensure the sustainability of the ocean.
ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Systems Certification
Safcol complies with the requirements of 14001:2015 certification for the processing of canned and pouched seafood. ISO 14001:2015 specifies the requirements for an environmental management system that an organisation can use to enhance its environmental performance. ISO 14001:2015 is intended for use by an organisation seeking to manage its environmental responsibilities in a systematic manner that contributes to the environmental pillar of sustainability.
Develop Educational Programs
We partner with businesses, institutions, professionals and everyone interested on investing on education about sustainable practices. We are working very hard to develop and launch an e-Learning platform where everyone will have access to educational material to help kids and grown-ups make the shift to a more sustainable life.
COPAR's partnership for Compost Education
COPAR is investing in quality education for kids and schools to learn about compost, importance of composting and what is the role of compostable packaging in the compost economy. Sustainability for Kids is proud to partner with COPAR in developing engaging and fun education materials that will help divert waste from landfill and ultimately reduce emissions. COPAR - Sustainable Packaging, made the Australian way!
Traceable, Ethical Supply Chain
Social and Environmental Responsibility
We require all of our suppliers to abide by our standards in relation to human rights, environmental and ethical business practices and uphold the principles within the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) which we abide by. As we do, all our suppliers and partners must have a formal policy that outlines their approach to managing environmental impacts within their control. They must comply with local and national laws related to environmental standards and adhere to the principles set out by the Greenpeace Detox Movement which is committed to a toxic free future for people and the environment by the removal of hazardous chemicals from the entire production process for household textiles, garment textiles and footwear.
Recyclable Consumer Packaging
As a member of APCO (the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation) we have committed to move all our consumer facing packaging from PEVA bags, to 100% recyclable cardboard by 2025. We have already made the first steps on this journey, with new packaging to begin rolling out in 2023. This packaging will not only be 100% recyclable, but it will also be made from at least 50% recycled materials and feature the ARL (Australian Recycling Label) to easily communicate disposal methods.
Sustainable Design Approach
By highlighting sustainability as important in our business this has fed into everything we do. This includes designing our building to reduce and improve our sustainable footprint wherever possible. Small examples of this include, laying the factory out to facilitate natural lighting to reduce reliance on electricity, utilising rapid-open/close roller doors to naturally manage air flow and temperature regulation, and using a lean approach to operations which leads to a more efficient flow of goods, and in turn saving electricity. We believe that making incremental changes can make a significant difference as little things add up.
Solar Power at our Head Office and Manufacturing Facility
In March 2020 we moved our Melbourne head office, manufacturing and warehousing facilities to solar energy. In the first 3 months this saved the equivalent of 12.3 tonnes of CO2 emissions. That is the equivalent of 81,816km not driven in a car expelling CO2 or 315 trees planted to use up the CO2 emitted. In late 2021, we moved to our new state-of-the-art facilities where we were unable to install solar energy straight away. It was a requirement that we monitor the power output of our new machinery for a period of time to ensure the right system could be put into place to cover our needs. We have been doing this and are now proud to announce, that as of the 1st of May our New Head Office and Manufacturing Plant in Melbourne is Solar Powered. We will share with you over the coming months the impact this has in terms of CO2 emissions.
Internal Recycling
We have a number of different recycling bins across our office and manufacturing facility that are used to efficiently sort and manage our waste. These bins are then regularly collected by our appointed waste services provider for recycling. We also re-use where possible, cardboard cartons across manufacturing, storage and distribution.
Adoption of AMR - Paperless Pick Pack
Our state-of-the-art new operations facility features AMR (Autonomous mobile robots). Used in the process of picking customer orders, these have reduced the need for paper based picking slips, significantly reducing our paper usage.
Heropacks - Eco-Conscious Mailers
For all online orders, where appropriate, we are distributing them using Heropacks. These eco-conscious mailers are made from home-compostable materials such as corn starch and PBAT. Taking 90-120 to break down in the right conditions, they can be put into your backyards compost heap.
Electric Forklifts - Reduce our Consumption of Fossil Fuels
We use electric forklifts in our manufacturing facility to help us reduce our consumption of fossil fuels and be environmentally friendly. They also mean no exhaust fumes for a cleaner, healthier working environment.
Life-cycle thinking
Adopting a life-cycle mindset helps us to think about the entirety of our environmental impacts, including those which are directly within our control in addition to those that we may not be able to control, but can influence. Integrating life-cycle thinking into our business operations helps us to apply a meaningful EMS that has significant benefits across our supply chain and for the communities in which we operate. This includes using natural resources more efficiently and sourcing them carefully. Read more about this in our Sustainability Charter.
Reusing, repurposing & recycling
We seek to close the loop in our value chain wherever possible and identify opportunities to embrace more sustainable practices. This helps us to reduce waste, integrate recycled materials within our supply chain and reduce costs. Read more about this in our Sustainability Charter.
Toxicity mitigation & pollution control
We are committed to mitigating risk associated with pollution, contamination or hazardous materials in our manufacturing process, while also avoiding the use of toxic materials in our supply chain. Read more about this in our Sustainability Charter.
No Harmful Chemicals
Our laundry detergent sheets are made from low-tox, plant based ingredients, making them a safer choice for you and the environment. Absolutely no harmful chemicals for your body or the planet, and no compromise to the cleaning power! By choosing our plant-based laundry detergent sheets, you're not only making a smart choice for your laundry routine but also a responsible one for the planet.
Certified Plastic Neutral with rePurpose Global
The good people at rePurpose Global help businesses like ours to reduce waste plastic impact on the planet. Even here at Good Sheet we recognise that although we have minimised plastic in our product there are elements in our supply chain out of our control.The answer for us is to work with rePurpose Global to buy credits to offset any plastic use in our supply chain. These credits then get used in projects that reclaim plastics throughout the globe, removing plastic from the environment and creating jobs and awareness. We are proud to partner with repurpose global and our laundry sheets have been certified as a plastic neutral product. It’s great to be part of a truly circular economy. For more information on the amazing work they do visit: www.repurpose.global
Taking Action On Plastic Packaging Waste
We've removed ALL single use plastic from our product range, so you can rest easy knowing you're not adding to the problem. On our site we offer a "naked" packaging option so your sheets arrive in a small dissolvable cellulose bag. We wanted to ensure your sheets arrive in the best condition. Our cellulose bags are home compostable and will dissolve completely in boiling water. Reducing the excess of packaging in the ecommerce space and offering you a more sustainable choice! We pack the sheets in Australia using LOCAL cardboard packaging made from 100% recycled cardboard, so as to reduce the shipping weight and environmental impact of transporting heavy cardboard from another country.
Social and Environmental Responsibility
We require all of our suppliers to abide by our standards in relation to human rights, environmental and ethical business practices and uphold the principles within the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) which we abide by. As we do, all our suppliers and partners must have a formal policy that outlines their approach to managing environmental impacts within their control. They must comply with local and national laws related to environmental standards and adhere to the principles set out by the Greenpeace Detox Movement which is committed to a toxic free future for people and the environment by the removal of hazardous chemicals from the entire production process for household textiles, garment textiles and footwear.
Recyclable Consumer Packaging
As a member of APCO (the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation) we have committed to move all our consumer facing packaging from PEVA bags, to 100% recyclable cardboard by 2025. We have already made the first steps on this journey, with new packaging to begin rolling out in 2023. This packaging will not only be 100% recyclable, but it will also be made from at least 50% recycled materials and feature the ARL (Australian Recycling Label) to easily communicate disposal methods.
Sustainable Design Approach
By highlighting sustainability as important in our business this has fed into everything we do. This includes designing our building to reduce and improve our sustainable footprint wherever possible. Small examples of this include, laying the factory out to facilitate natural lighting to reduce reliance on electricity, utilising rapid-open/close roller doors to naturally manage air flow and temperature regulation, and using a lean approach to operations which leads to a more efficient flow of goods, and in turn saving electricity. We believe that making incremental changes can make a significant difference as little things add up.
Solar Power at our Head Office and Manufacturing Facility
In March 2020 we moved our Melbourne head office, manufacturing and warehousing facilities to solar energy. In the first 3 months this saved the equivalent of 12.3 tonnes of CO2 emissions. That is the equivalent of 81,816km not driven in a car expelling CO2 or 315 trees planted to use up the CO2 emitted. In late 2021, we moved to our new state-of-the-art facilities where we were unable to install solar energy straight away. It was a requirement that we monitor the power output of our new machinery for a period of time to ensure the right system could be put into place to cover our needs. We have been doing this and are now proud to announce, that as of the 1st of May our New Head Office and Manufacturing Plant in Melbourne is Solar Powered. We will share with you over the coming months the impact this has in terms of CO2 emissions.
Internal Recycling
We have a number of different recycling bins across our office and manufacturing facility that are used to efficiently sort and manage our waste. These bins are then regularly collected by our appointed waste services provider for recycling. We also re-use where possible, cardboard cartons across manufacturing, storage and distribution.
Adoption of AMR - Paperless Pick Pack
Our state-of-the-art new operations facility features AMR (Autonomous mobile robots). Used in the process of picking customer orders, these have reduced the need for paper based picking slips, significantly reducing our paper usage.
Heropacks - Eco-Conscious Mailers
For all online orders, where appropriate, we are distributing them using Heropacks. These eco-conscious mailers are made from home-compostable materials such as corn starch and PBAT. Taking 90-120 to break down in the right conditions, they can be put into your backyards compost heap.
Electric Forklifts - Reduce our Consumption of Fossil Fuels
We use electric forklifts in our manufacturing facility to help us reduce our consumption of fossil fuels and be environmentally friendly. They also mean no exhaust fumes for a cleaner, healthier working environment.
Non Toxic Cleaning
Most chemical-based cleaning products leave residue behind, which is why it is important that you make the right choice when it comes to choosing cleaning products. If you’re looking for chemical free cleaning products in Australia, make sure you make the right purchasing decision by choosing Toucan Eco. Water and salt are natural chemicals, but our products are free of synthetic, harsh or toxic chemicals.
No More Single Use Plastic Bottles
Our products are supplied in bottles that are reusable and refillable, eliminating single-use plastic bottles.
Our Carbon Footprint Analysis
The Toucan Active Plus is one of the ECA systems that Centrego has developed and is implemented in many countries. Centrego ECA (Electro Chemical Solution) systems are not carbon zero. However the carbon emissions and environmental impact of adopting and using the systems to generate cleaning and disinfection solutions are extremely small if compared to the production and distribution of synthetic chemicals, and the disposal of the plastic containers and packaging. This study quantifies the potential carbon footprint of the Toucan Active Plus disinfectant solution (according to 1 l of undiluted solution), which includes production, packaging, transport and use stage. Due to electricity consumption during use, the use stage and solution production is central in the carbon footprint profile. This means that use of alternative energy sources, or more energy efficiency, could substantially lower the carbon footprint - hence the future 2030 scenario with more renewable electricity sources.
Social and Environmental Responsibility
We require all of our suppliers to abide by our standards in relation to human rights, environmental and ethical business practices and uphold the principles within the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) which we abide by. As we do, all our suppliers and partners must have a formal policy that outlines their approach to managing environmental impacts within their control. They must comply with local and national laws related to environmental standards and adhere to the principles set out by the Greenpeace Detox Movement which is committed to a toxic free future for people and the environment by the removal of hazardous chemicals from the entire production process for household textiles, garment textiles and footwear.
Recyclable Consumer Packaging
As a member of APCO (the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation) we have committed to move all our consumer facing packaging from PEVA bags, to 100% recyclable cardboard by 2025. We have already made the first steps on this journey, with new packaging to begin rolling out in 2023. This packaging will not only be 100% recyclable, but it will also be made from at least 50% recycled materials and feature the ARL (Australian Recycling Label) to easily communicate disposal methods.
Sustainable Design Approach
By highlighting sustainability as important in our business this has fed into everything we do. This includes designing our building to reduce and improve our sustainable footprint wherever possible. Small examples of this include, laying the factory out to facilitate natural lighting to reduce reliance on electricity, utilising rapid-open/close roller doors to naturally manage air flow and temperature regulation, and using a lean approach to operations which leads to a more efficient flow of goods, and in turn saving electricity. We believe that making incremental changes can make a significant difference as little things add up.
Solar Power at our Head Office and Manufacturing Facility
In March 2020 we moved our Melbourne head office, manufacturing and warehousing facilities to solar energy. In the first 3 months this saved the equivalent of 12.3 tonnes of CO2 emissions. That is the equivalent of 81,816km not driven in a car expelling CO2 or 315 trees planted to use up the CO2 emitted. In late 2021, we moved to our new state-of-the-art facilities where we were unable to install solar energy straight away. It was a requirement that we monitor the power output of our new machinery for a period of time to ensure the right system could be put into place to cover our needs. We have been doing this and are now proud to announce, that as of the 1st of May our New Head Office and Manufacturing Plant in Melbourne is Solar Powered. We will share with you over the coming months the impact this has in terms of CO2 emissions.
Internal Recycling
We have a number of different recycling bins across our office and manufacturing facility that are used to efficiently sort and manage our waste. These bins are then regularly collected by our appointed waste services provider for recycling.
Adoption of AMR - Paperless Pick Pack
Our state-of-the-art new operations facility features AMR (Autonomous mobile robots). Used in the process of picking customer orders, these have reduced the need for paper based picking slips, significantly reducing our paper usage.
Heropacks - Eco-Conscious Mailers
For all online orders, where appropriate, we are distributing them using Heropacks. These eco-conscious mailers are made from home-compostable materials such as corn starch and PBAT. Taking 90-120 to break down in the right conditions, they can be put into your backyards compost heap.
Electric Forklifts - Reduce our Consumption of Fossil Fuels
We use electric forklifts in our manufacturing facility to help us reduce our consumption of fossil fuels and be environmentally friendly. They also mean no exhaust fumes for a cleaner, healthier working environment.
Return & Swap
With our unique Return & Swap system, we reuse every empty container you return, reducing waste and making your next fragrance 30% cheaper!
Soy wax is more sustainably produced
Soy wax is made from soy beans, which are a renewable crop, and the by-product soy bean husks are biodegradable. Paraffin wax is a by-product of the oil industry, which is not renewable and energy intensive to produce. That makes soy wax a big win for the environment!
Social and Environmental Responsibility
We require all of our suppliers to abide by our standards in relation to human rights, environmental and ethical business practices and uphold the principles within the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) which we abide by. As we do, all our suppliers and partners must have a formal policy that outlines their approach to managing environmental impacts within their control. They must comply with local and national laws related to environmental standards and adhere to the principles set out by the Greenpeace Detox Movement which is committed to a toxic free future for people and the environment by the removal of hazardous chemicals from the entire production process for household textiles, garment textiles and footwear.
Our Commitment Towards Building a Sustainable Future
As a member of APCO (the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation) we have committed to move all our consumer facing packaging, across all areas of our business, from PEVA bags, to 100% recyclable cardboard by 2025. We have already made the first steps on this journey, with new packaging to begin rolling out in 2023. This packaging will not only be 100% recyclable, but it will also be made from at least 50% recycled materials and feature the ARL (Australian Recycling Label) to easily communicate disposal methods.
Sustainable Design Approach
By highlighting sustainability as important in our business this has fed into everything we do. This includes designing our building to reduce and improve our sustainable footprint wherever possible. Small examples of this include, laying the factory out to facilitate natural lighting to reduce reliance on electricity, utilising rapid-open/close roller doors to naturally manage air flow and temperature regulation, and using a lean approach to operations which leads to a more efficient flow of goods, and in turn saving electricity. We believe that making incremental changes can make a significant difference as little things add up
Solar Power at our Head Office and Manufacturing Facility
In March 2020 we moved our Melbourne head office, manufacturing and warehousing facilities to solar energy. In the first 3 months this saved the equivalent of 12.3 tonnes of CO2 emissions. That is the equivalent of 81,816km not driven in a car expelling CO2 or 315 trees planted to use up the CO2 emitted. In late 2021, we moved to our new state-of-the-art facilities where we were unable to install solar energy straight away. It was a requirement that we monitor the power output of our new machinery for a period of time to ensure the right system could be put into place to cover our needs. We have been doing this and are now proud to announce, that as of the 1st of May our New Head Office and Manufacturing Plant in Melbourne is Solar Powered. We will share with you over the coming months the impact this has in terms of CO2 emissions.
Internal Recycling
We have a number of different recycling bins across our office and manufacturing facility that are used to efficiently sort and manage our waste. These bins are then regularly collected by our appointed waste services provider for recycling. We also re-use where possible, cardboard cartons across manufacturing, storage and distribution.
Adoption of AMR - Paperless Pick Pack
Our state-of-the-art new operations facility features AMR (Autonomous mobile robots). Used in the process of picking customer orders, these have reduced the need for paper based picking slips, significantly reducing our paper usage.
Heropacks - Eco-Conscious Mailers
For all online orders, where appropriate, we are distributing them using Heropacks. These eco-conscious mailers are made from home-compostable materials such as corn starch and PBAT. Taking 90-120 to break down in the right conditions, they can be put into your backyards compost heap.
Electric Forklifts - Reduce our Consumption of Fossil Fuels
We use electric forklifts in our manufacturing facility to help us reduce our consumption of fossil fuels and be environmentally friendly. They also mean no exhaust fumes for a cleaner, healthier working environment.
Social and Environmental Responsibility
We require all of our suppliers to abide by our standards in relation to human rights, environmental and ethical business practices and uphold the principles within the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) which we abide by. As we do, all our suppliers and partners must have a formal policy that outlines their approach to managing environmental impacts within their control. They must comply with local and national laws related to environmental standards and adhere to the principles set out by the Greenpeace Detox Movement which is committed to a toxic free future for people and the environment by the removal of hazardous chemicals from the entire production process for household textiles, garment textiles and footwear.
Recyclable Consumer Packaging
As a member of APCO (the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation) we have committed to move all our consumer facing packaging from PEVA bags, to 100% recyclable cardboard by 2025. We have already made the first steps on this journey, with new packaging to begin rolling out in 2023. This packaging will not only be 100% recyclable, but it will also be made from at least 50% recycled materials and feature the ARL (Australian Recycling Label) to easily communicate disposal methods.
Sustainable Design Approach
By highlighting sustainability as important in our business this has fed into everything we do. This includes designing our building to reduce and improve our sustainable footprint wherever possible. Small examples of this include, laying the factory out to facilitate natural lighting to reduce reliance on electricity, utilising rapid-open/close roller doors to naturally manage air flow and temperature regulation, and using a lean approach to operations which leads to a more efficient flow of goods, and in turn saving electricity. We believe that making incremental changes can make a significant difference as little things add up
Solar Power at our Head Office and Manufacturing Facility
In March 2020 we moved our Melbourne head office, manufacturing and warehousing facilities to solar energy. In the first 3 months this saved the equivalent of 12.3 tonnes of CO2 emissions. That is the equivalent of 81,816km not driven in a car expelling CO2 or 315 trees planted to use up the CO2 emitted. In late 2021, we moved to our new state-of-the-art facilities where we were unable to install solar energy straight away. It was a requirement that we monitor the power output of our new machinery for a period of time to ensure the right system could be put into place to cover our needs. We have been doing this and are now proud to announce, that as of the 1st of May our New Head Office and Manufacturing Plant in Melbourne is Solar Powered. We will share with you over the coming months the impact this has in terms of CO2 emissions.
Internal Recycling
We have a number of different recycling bins across our office and manufacturing facility that are used to efficiently sort and manage our waste. These bins are then regularly collected by our appointed waste services provider for recycling. We also re-use where possible, cardboard cartons across manufacturing, storage and distribution.
Adoption of AMR - Paperless Pick Pack
Our state-of-the-art new operations facility features AMR (Autonomous mobile robots). Used in the process of picking customer orders, these have reduced the need for paper based picking slips, significantly reducing our paper usage.
Heropacks - Eco-Conscious Mailers
For all online orders, where appropriate, we are distributing them using Heropacks. These eco-conscious mailers are made from home-compostable materials such as corn starch and PBAT. Taking 90-120 to break down in the right conditions, they can be put into your backyards compost heap.
Electric Forklifts - Reduce our Consumption of Fossil Fuels
We use electric forklifts in our manufacturing facility to help us reduce our consumption of fossil fuels and be environmentally friendly. They also mean no exhaust fumes for a cleaner, healthier working environment.
AS / NZS 4708 – Sustainable Forest Management
The Australian and New Zealand Standard® for Sustainable Forest Management (AS / NZS 4708) provides forest managers with economic, social, environmental and cultural criteria and requirements that support management of forests for products and services. The Australian and New Zealand Standard® for Sustainable Forest Management (AS / NZS 4708) is developed in accordance with Responsible Wood Standards Development Policies and Procedures and have been accredited as Australian Standards®. The Standard is used by all participants in the Responsible Wood certification scheme.
AS 4707 – Chain of Custody of Forest Products
The Australian Standard® for Chain of Custody of Forest Products (AS 4707) provides all organisations in the wood or forest products certification chain with the minimum criteria and requirements to implement a credible system. This system tracks wood or forest products originating from certified forests through all phases of ownership, transportation and manufacturing to the end consumer. The Australian Standard® for Chain of Custody of Forest Products (AS 4707) is developed in accordance with Responsible Wood Standards Development Policies and Procedures and have been accredited as Australian Standards®. The Standard is used by all participants in the Responsible Wood certification scheme.
Chain of Custody, PEFC ST 2002
This standard lays out the requirements for chain of custody certification for forest and tree based products – the conditions a company must meet in order to achieve PEFC certification. During the certification process, the certification body will assess the company against the requirements set out in this document. If the company complies, they will receive their PEFC chain of custody certificate. PEFC chain of custody establishes the link from the forest to the market, tracking forest and tree based products from sustainable sources to the final product. In addition, this standard includes management requirements, including on health, safety and labour issues.
National Governing Body for PEFC in Australia
PEFC is an international non-profit, non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting sustainable forest management globally. With more than 300 million hectares of certified forests, PEFC is the world’s largest forest certification system. PEFC works throughout the entire supply chain to promote good practice in forests and to ensure that all forest products are produced with respect for the highest ecological, social and ethical standards. Thanks to its eco-label, customers and consumers are able to identify products from sustainably managed forests.
Fleet efficiency
Europcar's purpose is to offer attractive alternatives to vehicle ownership, in a responsible and sustainable manner. We aim to purchase vehicles with low carbon emissions and our young fleet ensures our vehicles have the latest safety features and technology - CO2 ratings for all of Europcar's passenger vehicles are displayed on our website. By comparing CO2 ratings across vehicle classes, customers are able to make an informed decision - Increased presence of electric and hybrid vehicles on our fleet and promote electric car rental to our customers
Increasing Customer Awareness
Starting with the reservation, Europcar lets its customers choose their vehicle on the basis of environmental criteria by providing the CO2 emissions of the models for rental when they select the vehicle on our website. This information is completed by an indicator scored from A to G (similar to an energy rating where “A” has the lowest impact), and a colour coding for clear and quick identification of the vehicles with the lowest emissions. Moreover, at the end of the rental, customers can check the theoretical carbon footprint of their journey on the bill, which is calculated by multiplying the number of kilometers travelled by the average emissions of the vehicle driven. Driven by a desire to reduce CO2 emissions from the use of our cars in circulation, we want to increase customer awareness, throughout the customer’s journey, in order to adopt simple acts that make the difference on their energy bill and for the planet.
Wastewater management
- Using recycled water at some major airport wash bays - Complying with all relevant wastewater legislation
Minimising Waste
- Paperless checkout using digital tablet sign on glass technology, with Terms and Conditions now emailed to our customers. - We aim to reduce office consumables (double-sided printing, reusing and recycling paper, purchasing refillable products where possible and using technology to keep electronic records instead of paper). - Ensuring vehicle parts that may contain hazardous materials are handled and disposed of in line with legal requirements. - Adding a simple note at the bottom of any disposable marketing piece (where possible) saying, ‘please dispose of thoughtfully’.
Straws that last in your drink, not in the environment
Long lasting in your drink, our straws are designed to break down in any environment and leave no footprint in less than 90 days.
Environmental Sustainability Policy
Our guiding principles are: • Environmental commitments are integral to our day to day activities • Environmental stewardship the responsibility of all employees • We are committed to open communication and good relationships with our local communities
Supplier Code of Conduct
A key to our future will be to focus on environmental factors. We at Ball and Doggett are committed to reducing our environmental impact in all facets of our supply chain and hence we choose our suppliers that meet and exceed our Procurement Standards.
CONSTANT SEARCH FOR IMPROVEMENT - RECYCLED PACKAGING
Our packaging was originally paper packaging with a plastic hook and plastic Gimble pin. The plastic hook was first use plastic, and was packed into polybags for transportation. We then moved to a recycled card for our packaging, evolving the design by removing the plastic hook and replacing it with a sewing method (cotton thread) for attaching the header cards to the socks. To hold 3 pairs of socks together we used a paper wrap and a recyclable PU liner for the shipping cartons. This liner was able to protect the products during shipping. Our packaging change resulted in the removal of over 900,000 plastic hooks from circulation annually and we said goodbye to 300,000 polybags and a gazillion gimble pins. While we were happy with these stats, we were not satisfied it was enough. We did find that unfortunately, in the current market, there are no products that are 100% biodegradable in terms of plastic bagging for carton liners or shipping bags – many claim to be Biodegradable but none have been proven to pass the residue tests that can confirm they leave behind no trace elements. Since we don’t know for sure that they cannot be reabsorbed into the food chain, we choose to avoid them in favour of recyclable materials that we know can at least have another life and not cause harm to animals or humans.
ORGANIC BAMBOO
Bamboo has a natural pesticide (Bamboo kun) which means no chemicals are used in growing or harvesting our bamboo, providing a cleaner, safer environment. Sustainably sourced, this wonder fibre can grow up to 4ft a day. Every part of the plant is used in manufacturing super comfy, luxuriously soft and breathable eco-friendly garments.
Enabling a climate-friendly and sustainable transport system
Climate Change Adaption: Adapting and mitigating climate change and its influence on our business with climate-friendly and sustainable mobility products and services. Emissions & Air Quality: Decarbonising our operations and reducing harmful vehicular emissions in line with global standards for better environment outcomes and well-being. Energy & Fuels: Increasing efficiency of energy and fuel use in our operations. Resource Stewardship: Optimising our use of natural resources including water and to minimise waste and other harmful environmental impacts.
Growing our business with strong governance, ethical integrity and innovation.
Ethical Business & Operational Integrity: Maintaining ethical, transparent and compliant operations with zero tolerance for bribery, corruption and anti-competitive behaviour. Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, Innovation: Upholding protective processes and compliance with local legislation to prevent data & cyber breaches, and adopting innovative technologies. Supply Chain Management: Integrating environmental and social screening criteria into our supply chain practices.
Upgraded company vehicle to 100% Electric
In December 2022 we upgraded our company car to an EV for all onsite visits and works. This removes our scope 1 fossil fuel use and assists us towards net zero emissions.
Switched to 100% Accredited Green Power
For the energy we use that is not covered by our onsite solar PV system, we purchase the remaining energy as 100% green power from our provider.
Methane Recovery, Netherlands
Carbonhalo and its partners support projects like this one located in the Netherlands (Holland) which generates Biogas by reusing manure and efficient management of manure systems. Replacing the use of Diesel oil for running equipment with the kinetic energy produced from the Biogas. https://www.carbonhalo.com/methane-recovery-netherlands-verra/
100% Renewable Energy
All South Pole office locations are powered by 100% renewable energy since 2019.
Fully Recycled or FSC-Certified Paper
Our notebooks are printed on FSC-certified paper using FSC-certified printing methods. The recycled inside pages are made from 100% post consumer waste, with no virgin paper fibres used, and our paper is created using a completely chlorine-free process.
Using Recycled Coffee Cups
Despite the rise of reusable coffee cups, 600 Billion single use cups are made each year, and 99% of those are not recycled, ending up in landfill! The Notely Cup Notes range aims to repurpose that paper material, making beautiful journal covers and cards.
No Harmful Inks
All products are printed using vegetable-based inks – a renewable resource that removes the need to use harmful solvents during the printing process.
Plastic-Free Packaging
From our recycled paper bands and tags to our 100% home-compostable postage bags, we’re passionate about keeping the Notely experience plastic free. Currently the only item of plastic you will find in our packaging is recyclable poster-tube caps, which we expect to replace by July 2023. We’ve minimised packaging wherever we can to ensure our products create as little waste as possible – we like to think our beautiful eco range speaks for itself, and doesn’t need shiny plastic wrapping to encourage people to pick it up off the shelf.
Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) Membership
Freedom is a registered member of the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation. As part of this membership, we're working towards: - Reducing packaging waste in our products. - Creating more sustainable packaging. - Ongoing consumer education and engagement with the process of recycling our product packaging.
Ethical Timber Sourcing Policy
Freedom has implemented an Ethical Timber Sourcing Policy (ETSP), working closely with local and international suppliers with the goal of having all timber materials used in the production of furniture credibly and ethically sourced from legal and sustainable forest operations. This work is ongoing and our team at Freedom is continually reviewing our policies to ensure all goals are achieved.
Committed to Partnership
Partner with our customers and brand on their journey towards sustainable pathways. Our commitment to our customers, brands and the creative community to support their journey through and experience of education and information remains our priority.
UPPAREL - Pioneering innovative textile recovery & recycling solutions.
Australasia's authority in the circular economy and the leaders in turning textile waste into sustainable products.
felix gains product certification with Climate Active
felix is proudly certified carbon neutral by government-backed initiative, Climate Active for their product - including their business and support services. This Climate Active Product certification covers access to the mobile network for felix customers. It also includes the operation and maintenance of the mobile network and the production, distribution and end-of-life for the SIM cards which are used by felix customers to access the network. South Pole worked with felix to become certified carbon neutral under the Climate Active program and felix mobile was certified in October 2020.
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felix gains service certification with Climate Active
felix mobile is certified carbon neutral by government-backed initiative, Climate Active for their business and customer support services, as well as its mobile network and SIM card products. Certified in October 2020.
Certified Carbon Neutral
felix mobile is certified carbon neutral by government-backed initiative, Climate Active. Our phones might look cute and clean but the data centers and network that drive them use electricity that causes carbon emissions. At felix, we buy renewable electricity in Australia to cover the power used in providing our service, and invest in certified carbon offset projects to offset all other emissions. All of this is certified through the Climate Active initiative, a partnership between Australian government and businesses. felix is a business owned by TPG Telecom Limited. Together we have an ongoing focus on the energy efficiency of the mobile network and undertake various initiatives to reduce energy usage such as: - Installing passive fan-cooling systems to keep network equipment cool and reduce our reliance on energy-intensive air conditioners. - The installation of hundreds of energy ‘smart meters’ to better understand and manage energy use. - Working with network partners to install more efficient equipment and using innovative network site design to improve energy performance.
felix partners with MobileMuster to recycle mobile phones
Help your pre-loved mobile phones live on by recycling them through our partner Mobile Muster. Our mobile phones are created from a wide range of materials, including precious materials which are extracted from the earth. Recycling these devices means the materials can then be re-used, so we reduce the need to take more from the earth. Not only that, but recycling mobile phones reduces energy usage. When we make new products out of unused materials, we use energy to extract and process materials which in return burns more fossil fuels . Lastly, recycling pre-loved mobile phones also reduces pollution. Overall, it improves air quality by reducing the need for power used in the mining, refining, processing, and shipping of raw materials and through this process, we avoid potentially hazardous materials from entering our environment. We're proud to be partnering with Mobile Muster to help you recycle your pre-loved and old mobile phones in just a few easy steps! Learn more here: https://felixmobile.com.au/purpose/mobile-muster
Promoting ocean literacy
Ocean literacy is defined as “an understanding of the ocean's influence on you and your influence on the ocean”. Our ocean is facing a triple threat of climate change, overfishing and pollution. Ocean literacy ensures that our future leaders and shoppers are equipped with the knowledge to continue the fight to protect our ocean. A key objective of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development is to boost ocean literacy in the formal education sector. The aim is to create a new generation of ocean leaders by 2030. The MSC has a vision of our ocean teeming with life for this and future generations. Therefore, the MSC provides teachers with free-to-use teaching and learning resources aligned to their curriculum. By working with partners such as zoos, aquaria and museums, we're providing free teacher workshops to equip teachers with the confidence to advance ocean literacy. Visit msc.org/saltwaterschools
Recycling
Our investments in state-of-the-art technologies have allowed us to reduce scrap rates significantly. Any foam scrap we do produce is 100% recycled and used in carpet underlay. Any raw material containers and plastic wrappings used in production are also recycled through our supply chain partners.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Joyce is committed to the wellbeing of our staff and the greater community. By providing a safe work environment, promoting work-life balance and a range of other initiatives, we strive to create a mentally and physically healthy workplace for all. And our data shows that it’s working - the average Joyce employee tenure is 14 years!
Founding Member ABSC
The Australian Bedding Stewardship Council is developing and implementing of a whole of lifecycle approach for mattresses and bedding that is supported by the industry.
Oeko-Tex
Actively source mattress ranges with foams that are certified by Oeko-Tex Confidence in Textiles Standard 100. All foams have been tested on national and international level for harmful substances and that the article therefore is harmless in human ecological terms
GECA
Actively source mattress ranges with faoms that are Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) fapproved. A guarantee that the highest environmental standards have been met, resulting in a product that are better for the environment and reduces their impact on human health.
B Corp Certified
Pangolin Associates is a founding Australian member of B Corp. B Corp is a global, voluntary initiative that rigorously assesses social and environmental practices to promote higher standards of accountability and transparency. We take pride in helping other businesses succeed in the environmental component of B Corp for both initial certifications and higher scores on reassessments.
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Industry leader in Climate Active Consulting
The Australian Government recognises only one carbon neutral certification: Climate Active. We have helped over half the Climate Active-certified organisations in the program.
Reduce paper
We actively discourage paper consumption. We use online systems and deliver documents and reports in PDF format. We use iPads for one on one presentations instead of paper based reports, or more energy intensive laptops. For larger presentations we request no printing of notes, rather emailed upon request. When we must print, we use duplex printers and paper with a high recycled content. We choose Climate Active-certified carbon neutral paper. We also recycle all toner cartridges and wasted paper. We request that clients, partners and suppliers scan and email communications in lieu of faxing or posting. We do not list a fax number to further discourage paper use.
Minimise waste
Waste is kept to a minimum. We select products and materials that can be recycled. We go out of our way to recycle materials that cannot go into the recycle bin, such as toner cartridges, mobile phones and batteries.
The Paintback Waste Management Scheme
We’re a proud supporter and founding member of Paintback, a world-first, industry-led national paint collection, disposal and recycling scheme, which aims to reduce the large volumes of waste paint and packaging going into landfill. The scheme has over 160 drop off locations across Australia.
APAS - Australian Paint Approval Scheme
APAS certified manufacturing units and product certifications. About APAS: The Australian Paint Approval Scheme (APAS) is an independent 3rd party conformity and product prequalification scheme that tests and certifies all types of surface coating materials and associated products. APAS specialises in the ‘verification of conformity’, whereby the extent to which a products specified requirements is systematically examined. Find our more about APAS here: https://vs.csiro.au/apas/
Wattyl becomes a Green building council of Australia member
We’re a member of Green Building Council Australia (GBCA), an authority on sustainable buildings and communities. We have a range of Wattyl products that contribute to Green Star credit points. GBCA Green Star rating tools help reduce the environmental impact of buildings.
ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 17025:2005 Certifications
Wattyl is certified to ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 17025:2005. ISO 9001:2008 specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, and aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for continual improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. ISO 17025:2005 ISO/IEC 17025:2005 specifies the general requirements for the competence to carry out tests and/or calibrations, including sampling. It covers testing and calibration performed using standard methods, non-standard methods, and laboratory-developed methods. You can read more about ISO Certifications here: https://www.iso.org/
NATA
Our laboratories are NATA™ accredited for the testing of surface coatings. NATA accredits organisations to perform testing and inspection activities for their products and services. This gives consumers the assurance they need to make safe, healthy and reliable choices.
Sustainability
The AFA supports sustainable business practices encouraging its members to become more sustainable and move towards a more circular approach to product development. The AFA supports third-party certification and product stewardship with all AFA listed members certified under a recognised ecolabel and / or product stewardship scheme.
One Tree Planted for every device
We’re thrilled to partner with One Tree Planted to plant trees. One Tree Planted is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to global reforestation.They plant trees to restore nature and biodiversity. They also raise awareness about the importance of trees, offer businesses like ours a simple sustainability solution, and motivate younger generations to do something positive for the environment. For every product sold at Frank Mobile will plant a tree. Trees clean our air and water, create habitats for biodiversity, contribute to our health and wellbeing and create jobs for social impact. We’re honored to have reforestation through One Tree Planted as an integral part of our business model.
Carbon Neutral Delivery
Ecommece is rapidly becoming a dominant form of commerce globally and shipments are a big part of the industry. We’re aware of the impacts that shipping has on environmental sustainability. We partner with Australia Post to offer carbon neutral delivery on all of your orders.
Reuse & Recycle ♻
We love recycling so much that our company is based on it. We leverage the circular economy to keep great technology in the system longer. That means reducing the carbon footprint that occurs during the device manufacturing process while still delivering you premium products in perfect working condition.
Sustainable Packaging
We strive to find sustainable solutions for packaging and shipping your device to you safely. We evaluate different options and make sure that we’re minimizing wrapping where we can. We send your phone in recycleable and biodegradable packaging, and then it's so beautifully wrapped in a linen cloth to keep it safe in the post. What should you do with your phone wrap after you're order has been delivered? 1) use it as a tea towel 2) toss it in your gym bag 3) wrap your pastries for a picnic 4) use it as a hotpad or serving accessory
Valuing our Textile Resources
We aim to demonstrate the value of our textile resources at all stages of their life - down to every last fibre. Our fabric comes from a wide variety of sources. Wherever possible we use remnants and offcuts from commercial practices and hobby sewers, sample books of discontinued fabric from wholesalers / retailers and deadstock and end of roll fabrics; anything that would generally be classified as waste. If we do purchase new fabrics we only buy 100% natural fabrics, or recycled fabrics, from small Australian businesses with strong environmental policies. During our sewing process we keep and reuse the smallest strips of left over fabric . Anything that is to small to reuse is recycled as fill for other products. Via our take-back scheme we reward our customers (via discount vouchers) for seeing the inherent value in our textile resources. Products that are returned to us are sorted in to 3 categories: - items that are in excellent second hand condition are rehomed by our second hand market place - items that still have some useable fabric will have that fabric reused and the remainder recycled as fill for other products - items that are unusable are recycled as fill for other products
Sustainability
The ABSC supports sustainable business practices encouraging its members to become more sustainable and move towards a more circular approach to product development.
Assisting Sustainable Purchasing
Global GreenTag operates on two levels towards environmental actions. 1. We facilitate action within the procurement and design sectors towards purchasing ecologically, health end ethical supply chain preferred products; 2. We have formal Sustainability and Climate Action plans that include being a member of the Rainforest Trust's Conservation Circle preserving core biodiversity and habitat for threatened species. We operate a largely virtual office with core office functions within a 6 Star Green Star Certified office building in central Brisbane.
Our Vision
Systems Pest Management will continue to provide the least hazardous and most effective pest management in a manner that poses the least impact on our fragile environment, utilising all aspects of Integrated Pest Management. Our aim is to continue to provide genuine socially and environmentally responsible pest control.
Our Ability and Duty to Act
We believe in using the Earth’s resources wisely in all that we do. We also believe we have the power to make a positive impact on the diverse people we encounter. Our attention to environmental, social and economic responsibility includes working within the law and voluntarily exceeding legal requirements in order to be innovative and demonstrate leadership on the issues that are important to us and our clients.
Our Principles
Systems Pest Management is a working example of environmentally sustainable, socially responsible business. Our approach to business is guided by commitments to principles including: - Leadership - Inclusivity - Transparency - Integrity - Stewardship - Continuous improvement
Impacts and Important Issues
Our business faces many challenges and opportunities. Due to their direct impact on us and our clients, we have prioritised the following issues that need to be addressed: - Human health and environmental safety - Climate change - Water conservation
Paperless Office | Electronic Documents & Cloud Storage
We have invested in cloud technology and have implemented state of the art electronic systems and software to reduce the amount of paper we use, receive and store. All documents and forms, including legally binding agreements and contracts are transacted and stored electronically.
Electronic Business Cards
Rather than hand out business cards on premium card, we prefer to use our digital business cards. One tap and we can share our digital profile with everyone - contact details, listings, links to our website and social media channels.
Electronic Document Signing
We have implemented secure state of the art software to have legally binding documents signed electronically. This saves an enormous amount of paper (up to 300 pages per contract/lease), and also significantly reduces petrol consumption because it means that documents are sent electronically rather than hand delivered to clients for signing.
Sustainable Marketing Campaigns | Electronic Marketing
In Real Estate, it is very difficult to move away entirely from print media. Marketing campaigns have traditionally included newspaper advertising, cardboard brochures and flyers and business cards. We utilize state of the art software platforms that allow us to provide electronic marketing with downloadable brochures. We use QR codes for all listings (both sales and rentals) to send marketing materials and property details to potential buyers and renters electronically. This reduces the amount of paper products we use.
Sustainable Sign Boards
Here at Schickerling, we have a selection of different sign board options, depending on the type of property we are marketing. ALL sign choices are as sustainable as possible - we don't offer the nasty vinyl ones that use toxic adhesives and end up in landfill. Our sign boards are glue free.
Ethically Sourced Paper
We choose stationery and office paper-based products that are native forest free, 100% recycled and FSC® certified. For upmarket listings, it is imperative that we provide beautiful brochures as part of the sales campaign. These are all printed on ethically sourced paper.
We Implement Responsible Waste Removal
We educate landlords and tenants on the importance of recycling, aiming to foster a culture of responsible waste management and resource conservation. We actively advocate for responsible waste management through: 1) ACTION - we ensure ALL properties under our management are provided with a full suite of council bins to allow tenants to dispose of waste thoughtfully. 2) EDUCATION - we provide information to all tenants as part of their welcome pack that details what rubbish goes in what bin. We actively monitor this at inspections to ensure they are doing the right thing. We do all that we can to get the 'reduce, reuse recycle' message across.
We Participate in Government Energy Upgrade Programs
We actively initiate participation in government schemes such as Victorian Energy Upgrades Program so our landlords and tenants benefit from energy saving products and services, as does the planet. The Victorian Energy Upgrades program helps households and businesses save energy and money with a range of discounts and special offers on selected energy-saving products and services. Discounts and special offers are only available from accredited providers as detailed on the Victorian Energy Upgrade products' pages. The program can help you with the cost of purchasing efficient appliances and products including: - chimney dampers and vent covers - clothes dryers - double-glazed windows - fridges and freezers (including help with recycling old fridges) - heating and cooling - hot water systems - lighting - pool pumps - showerheads - standby power controllers - TVs - weather-proofing strips.
We advocate for Energy Efficient Property Upgrades
We advocate for our vendors, landlords (and tenants) to make environmentally friendly upgrades to reduce resource consumption and waste, decrease carbon emissions and energy consumption, recycle rainwater and make the house more appealing and valuable. By fostering a culture of sustainable building practices, energy-efficient technologies, and the use of eco-friendly natural materials, we aim to create awareness and a positive environmental impact that extends beyond our property portfolio to create properties that prioritize energy efficiency and sustainability.. Examples include but are not limited to replacing broken appliances with a higher energy star rating model, installing more energy efficient lighting, more effective window furnishings such as blinds or curtains to better insulate the property, and water-saving fixtures. This can significantly reduce energy and water consumption. With the implementation of 'Minimum Standards' from March 2021, there is onus on all Landlords to ensure compliance of their investment property - we ensure properties under our management meet these Minimum Standards and encourage landlord's to choose the most energy efficient options to do so.
We discourage unnecessary home upgrades
A common misconception is that homes need to be upgraded prior to marketing them for sale or lease. This is not always the case. A big part of our role as Sales Agents is to recommend ways to present a property in its best possible light to attract more buyers, and ultimately achieve the best price. Many vendors replace tired carpets, wallpaper, dated window furnishings and do other upgrades that do not necessarily improve the value or appeal of a home. More often than not, purchasers come in and make their own changes. Where appropriate, we suggest vendors leave the home as is - this prevents unnecessary costs, and potentially saves carpets, window furnishings etc from landfill. Instead we provide marketing photos of properties in their current state, as well as renders of what it could look like if it were updated. This helps potential buyers envisage a property's potential. This method works particularly well with older period homes that will more often than not be purchased and renovated to the new owners taste. This approach reduces construction and demolition waste that goes to landfill, aligning with our commitment to sustainability.
We Purchase from businesses that value sustainable practices
In Real Estate, we provide branded promotional products to gift to clients to celebrate, as investing in Real Estate is a very significant (and expensive) event in people's lives. Our gifts are mindfully sourced from local Australian suppliers who are environmentally aligned and certified ISO 14001 (environmental management). We don't buy junk that ends up in the bottom drawer or landfill!
We are active members In Community Environment Groups
Jodie Schickerling, Director and Officer In Effective Control is a member and active volunteer of Moonee Valley Sustainability (MVS). She was elected to the committee on 29/08/2023. MVS is a collective of local volunteers, supporters, and community groups in Moonee Valley who promote, support, enable and advocate for sustainable living in the local community. MVS grow community capacity to prevent further climate impacts and build climate resilience through education, campaigns, events, innovative projects, research and enabling community connection. MVS constructively engages in and encourages evidence-based action on climate change and sustainable living, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, waste, and resource use. Successful sustainable living is about growing food and making products the community needs, to nurture a local, sharing, and circular economy in Moonee Valley.
Chain of Custody Certification
All Porta products carry a certification which means all suppliers and those involved in the supply process have been certified under the relevant Chain of Custody process - from the forest to the shelf.
FSC Certified
Porta is committed to sourcing timber from sustainable and environmentally responsible resources. The Forest Stewardship Council is a global, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of responsible forest management worldwide. FSC defines standards based on agreed principles for responsible forest stewardship that are supported by environmental, social, and economic stakeholders.
PEFC Certified
PEFC The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) is an international non-profit, non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting sustainable forest management through independent third-party certification. Products with PEFC claim and/or label deliver confidence that raw material originates in sustainably managed forest.
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Buy Recycled Program
Australia’s waste challenges continue to grow. Now, more than ever, it’s time to Step Up and support solutions which move us towards a circular economy – where everything is a resource, and there is no such thing as waste. Clean Up Australia's BUY RECYCLED program enables you to purchase products and packaging made from recycled content, extending the life of resources we have already used and reducing the need to extract new ones from our precious planet. We welcome you to explore our BUY RECYCLED Collections and learn more about the program below. If you know of any companies producing recycled content products, let them know about this initiative and suggest they complete our listing form here: https://www.cleanup.org.au/buyrecycled
Reduce Paper
At Law Team we have implemented new practices to ensure we are eliminating and reducing our consumption habits. We actively promote the process of recycling and reusing paper in the office. We ensure that our notes, lists and programs are electronic and based on energy safe technology. We ensure that any products such as printers, are purchased with sustainability in mind. We utilise eco-tank printers with re-fillable ink. All of which are recyclable! In addition, all paper Law Team uses has a high recycled content and is Climate Active-certified carbon neutral paper. We ensure that our paper is purchased from a responsible source.
Waste Reduction
All staff ensure that all waste is reduced as much as possible, both at work and at home. All cups, bowls, plates are washable and are done efficiently to reduce water consumption. All plants in the office are watered with left over residue from our own bottles and cold water from our kettle. We rely on reusable cleaning products, coffee cups, office supplies (note pads, batteries, bin liners and metal clips etc). We go out of our way to properly recycle materials such as batteries, toner cartridges and old furniture. We ensure that all lights are switched off in individual offices and meeting room when not in use, as well as limiting our use of the air conditioning unit.
Supporting mindful Australian brands
We choose to support Aussie brands that have taken the time to develop quality, eco-conscious, sustainable products with biodegradable packaging. For example, we keep our office clean with Zero Co all natural products and of course, when Nature calls it’s all about Who Gives A Crap. Zero Co provides refillable products minus all the single-use plastic, and Who Gives A Crap toilet paper is 100% recycled. Buying locally can be better for the environment, because it can reduce transportation emissions, support local economies, promote sustainability and reduce our carbon footprint.
Mondays are meat-free
Equality has committed to a meat-free Monday, and regularly shares tasty plant-based recipes in our quarterly wellness newsletter. This also ties in with our meeting-free Mondays to have a clear day to start the week!
Minimising our use of single-use plastics
We've ditched bottled water and are choosing tap instead. Our office cleaning Zero Co products are single-use plastic free.
Managing our office waste
We recycle our rubbish & compost our organic waste. Food waste in landfill contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, so it is important that we compost our organic waste.
Working hard to be waste free in Auckland and Beyond!
At BBB we are starting our sustainability journey off with a bang by doing everything we can to reduce waste. All our Auckland stores are now “waste free” (more than 90% of our waste is diverted from landfill). We are currently using our Auckland stores as a model to ensure proper waste management and reduction strategies are created, so we can implement them across the country in the near future. Here at BB&B we know that reducing waste is key to being more sustainable. That is why we ensure all our products are made to last and with the utmost care. We are also working with our brilliant manufacturers to start reducing our packaging, so customers can take less plastic home. As our drivers deliver stock to our Auckland stores, they also pick up our carefully separated packaging waste. These drivers then transport the separated bubble wrap, pallet wrap, soft plastics, paper, cardboard, polystyrenes, and general waste back to our distribution center in Auckland for recycling, reuse, and disposal. At the Distribution center, we bail our cardboard, pallet wrap, and soft plastics so they can be sent to Oji Fibre and Future post for recycling. The cardboard we don’t bail gets shredded and used as a bubble wrap substitute that customers can recycle at home. We also use re-use the old bubble wrap to wrap products for our webstore. Our polystyrene is delivered to Expol to be turned into green beans. When customers order products online they can feel assured that we are using compostable courier bags and many other recyclable/ re-used protective materials, to ensure their items arrive safely without increasing our waste footprint by much. We are very proud of what we’ve achieved at BB&B, but we know our journey has just begun. Our next steps are to bring these systems to all our other stores to ensure BB&B is as green as can be.
APCO Registered Membership
Fantastic Furniture is a registered member of the Australian Packaging covenant organisation (APCO). As part of this membership, we’re working towards: • Reducing packaging waste in our products. • Creating more sustainable packaging. • Ongoing consumer education and engagement with the process of recycling our product packaging.
Waste Minimisation
At our Fantastic Manufacturing facility in New South Wales, we’ve implemented the use of large-scale computer manufacturing technology in conjunction with automated fabric and timber cutting machines to drive material usage efficiency and ensure we minimise any wastage.
Recycling & Second Life Products
At our Fantastic Manufacturing facility in New South Wales, the foam offcuts used in our cushions and seating are captured and recycled into new foam products by supply partners. We are working with one of our key partners to ensure that our timber offcuts generated through the process of our lounge manufacturing, are captured and recycled into particle board and medium density fibreboard. This can then be used in other furniture and building projects in the future.
LED Lighting to Reduce Carbon Emissions
When Fantastic Furniture move into buildings, or refurbish existing ones, we work with our landlords and retail design teams always utilising low energy LED lights. As of 2023, we have successfully rolled out LED lighting across Victorian stores, the Fantastic Furniture distribution centre in Sydney and our Fantastic Manufacturing facility in New South Wales. Following the LED upgrade at the Fantastic Manufacturing facility in NSW, we have seen our average monthly bill drop substantially through an estimated 70% reduction in lighting energy use – savings of more than 1 million kWh each year.
Our Products
Australian Made Sofas and Mattresses: With over 30% of our mattress and sofa ranges made in Australia, we are reducing our distribution of carbon footprint compared to imported products, while supporting the Australian manufacturing industry. Sustainable Fabrics: We are expanding our range of sustainable fabric choices for our customers. We currently offer four sustainable fabric choices across our Australian-made sofa range.
Fantastic's Sustainable Working Group
At Fantastic Furniture, we’re committed to doing more when it comes to Sustainability. Which is why we have a dedicated Sustainability Working Group, ‘The Thoughtful Bunch’, which includes Senior Leaders who represent the wider business to ensure we are moving closer to and reaching our overall sustainable goals set with APCO.
Making our packaging 100% sustainable
We have spent quite a few years looking for a sustainable solution to have 100% recyclable packaging. We wanted also to not import boxes from overseas, and use local companies. We are now working with an Australian company, creating 100% recyclable boxes which means far less waste for the earth.
Pacific Reef Fisheries gains ASC Certification
Pacific Reef Fisheries gained ASC certification for the Alva Beach Facility in 2018 for both its Black Tiger Prawn (Penaeus monodon) and Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) production. ASC certification is the highest global standard for responsible aquaculture and provides products that have no environmental or social impacts. The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is an independent, international non-profit organisation that manages the world’s leading certification for responsible and sustainable aquaculture. ASC works with seafood processors, conservation groups, retail and food services, scientists and aquaculture producers to ensure sustainable aquaculture practices now and in the future. ASC also safeguards that the social rights and safety of those who work at an aquaculture facility and live in the local communities are protected.
MSC & ASC Chain of Custody
In March 2020, Mures Tasmania became the first restaurant group in Tasmania, and second Australia wide to achieve Chain of Custody Certification for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified products. Mures and Pearl have always strived to source seafood from well-managed, sustainable fisheries. This certification allows our business to actively source and promote MSC and ASC products to sell through our fishmongers and restaurants. MSC and ASC are considered the highest global standard for responsibly managed wild fisheries and farmed seafood. MSC and ASC share a vision that global seafood supplies should be sustainable, responsibly managed and supported by secure supply chains. Pearl + Co customers can now make an informed decision on which product they wish to purchase by looking for the blue MSC ecolabel and green ASC ecolabel on our menus to ensure we have a future full of fish!
Connecting you with eco-friendly solutions: Recycled and sustainably sourced materials
If your company is seeking to make a product out of recycled material, we can source your supplier. If you after a specific material for your company, we'll do our best to sustainably source it for you.
Demonstrating our commitment to becoming a more sustainable business
As a core requirement, BekaertDeslee will develop a solid business statement, demonstrating our support to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) 12 and 13. SDG 12 ensures a sustainable consumption and production pattern, while SDG 13 implores urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. Our mission statement will be the result of a strategic thinking exercise where we will reflect on our company's mission and what our role is in addressing the warming of the planet and the decline of natural habitats. As far as the advanced requirement of this promise is concerned, we already report on an annual basis since 2018. We measure, record and communicate our progress towards sustainability and continuously update our management approach. These reports can even be found on this website, click below to read them!
MSC & ASC Chain of Custody
In March 2020, Mures Tasmania became the first independent retailer in Tasmania, and only the second restaurant in Australia to achieve Chain of Custody Certification for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified products. Mures has always strived to source seafood from well-managed, sustainable fisheries. This certification allows our business to actively source and promote MSC and ASC products to sell through our fishmongers and restaurants. MSC and ASC are considered the highest global standard for responsibly managed wild fisheries and farmed seafood. MSC and ASC share a vision that global seafood supplies should be sustainable, responsibly managed and supported by secure supply chains. Our customers can now make an informed decision on which product they wish to purchase, be it fresh from our fishmonger or when they dine in one of our restaurants. Look for the blue MSC ecolabel and green ASC ecolabel on your seafood to ensure we have a future full of fish!
Reuse & Recycle ♻
For every phone we purchase from a customer, we refurbish them and go on to be sold by one of our partner companies to be given another opportunity to be loved again. This keeps devices out of landfill, saves precious resources and reduces your carbon footprint. On the more rare occasions where we receive a phone that is dead, or unable to be repaired, we also have a partnership with Mobile Muster. MobileMuster is the product stewardship program of the telecommunications industry and is accredited by the federal government. It is voluntarily funded by all of the major handset manufacturers and network carriers to provide a free mobile phone recycling program in Australia to the highest environmental standard. The program is committed to raising awareness and educating the community on repair, reuse and recycling. We are proud to partner with Mobile Muster, a key organisation in contributing to the circular economy and life cycle in the mobile phone manufacturing industry. A circular economy is designed to support the repair, reuse and recycling of products so that the materials that have gone into making them retain their value and can continue to be reused. Their role is to actively deliver a robust collection network to recover and recycle unwanted mobiles, stopping them from going in the general waste stream.
We develop and manage the strictest standards in the industry.
These standards include hundreds of requirements covering the potential impacts of aquaculture – including water quality, responsible sourcing of feed, disease prevention, animal welfare, the fair treatment and pay of workers and maintaining positive relationships with neighbouring communities. To become ASC certified, a farm is assessed by an independent organisation against every single requirement in the relevant standard. If it passes the audit, seafood from the farm can be sold with the ASC logo, which allows consumers to reward these responsible farmers by purchasing their products.
