SUSTAINABLE PURCHASING 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 PAS 2050
• 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 Optimisation: Our Materials do not contain any substance that meet REACH criteria for substances of very high concern
• Materials Supply Chain Optimisation: Through specific organisations such as 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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