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SUSTAINABLE PURCHASE POLICY

Our Purchase Policy of our raw materials helps our customer to build a sustainable advantage and contributes for LEED credits:

Building and Material Reuse: due to their durability, stainless steel and plastics can usually be reused.
Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment: Due to its durability our materials (both stainless steel and plastic) have a long life cycle and low maintenance
Product Declarations: Tecniplast provides specific Environmental Product Declarations:
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) according to ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 Standards
- LCA Peer Review according to ISO 14044 standard
- Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) according to ISO 14025 standard
- Carbon Foot Print according to ISO 14067
System Certifications:
- Quality and Environmental Management Systems (EMS) according respectively with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 Standards
- Environmental Declaration/Report according to European Regulation
Life Cycle Assessment Categories: Tecniplast products has an impact below industry average in at least 3 impact Life Cycle Assessment Categories: Global warming Potential; Acidification Potential and Eutrophication Potential
Raw Material Source and Extraction Reporting: An essential element in ensuring Tecniplast Sustainability is regular evaluation of our suppliers’ sustainability policies, practices and related performance as well as maintaining a high level for our production. We have a well-defined policy for sourcing raw materials in a responsible way
Recycled Contents: we guarantee the highest recycled content (pre and post-consumer recycled material) in the industry without lowering the quality level and the usage situation parameters.
International Standards: Tecniplast products are produced with materials according to international standards (Material Safety Data Sheets (North America) or Safety Information Sheet (Europe) containing specific information regarding health and environment effects
Tecniplast Material Ingredient Optimization: Our Materials do not contain any substance that meet REACH criteria for substances of very high concern.
Materials Supply Chain Optimization: Through specific organization such as for example ISSF, the International Stainless Steel Health Forum Tecniplast has actively supported studies on materials health effects as well as a comprehensive review on Toxicity.
Diversion: Tecniplast materials (Stainless Steel and Plastics) have high value as secondary raw material and they are 100% recyclable without loss of quality.

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