Karndean ensures that its products meet
recognized standards for sustainable design.
Trust us to make flooring simpler by meeting
the required environmental criteria.
Responsibility
For your next project, you might be thinking about Leadership Sustainable materials and processes
in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), and Low Volatile Some Karndean products contain more than 50 percent recycled
Organic Compounds (VOCs). Our approach is based on the use content and we strive to do even better. The manufacture of the
of recycled materials, working with bodies such as the Building polymers we use requires much less energy than many other
Research Establishment (BRE), the Green Building Council of materials. We use recycled packaging and our factory waste is
Australia (GBCA) and the United States Green Building Council recycled at source in a closed-loop process.
(USGBC).
A generic BRE Green Guide ‘A/A+’ rating and 100 percent
biodegradable floor care products are just two indicators of our
Shared Commitment to the Environment
commitment to more environmentally-aware indoor spaces.
As a global flooring supplier, we’re committed to continually
Our products are manufactured to the ISO 14001 environmental
improving manufacturing and logistics to ensure sustainability
standard. Our policy toward all suppliers of accessory products
and best value for customers and stakeholders. Reducing
is to help them achieve ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
environmental impact underlies everything we do. It is the
philosophy and values that make us a socially responsible supplier. Our adhesives are water-based and free from harmful emissions.
Environmental awareness is designed into our manufacturing, Every product also carries low-VOC certification from the US
distribution and product aftercare. Greenguard Environmental Institute and meets their Product
Emission Standard for Children & Schools.
Designing for our shared Environment
Just as you design spaces with forethought, we’ve always Logistics, storage and supply
strived to make simply beautiful floors with the lowest We use carefully planned logistics and high-density storage that
possible environmental impact. As a result, and while always maximizes capacity and minimizes environmental impact. We
complying with environmental legislation, we’ve never had aim to maintain a record of market-leading environmental
to compromise on product quality and performance to meet achievements through the development of sustainable products
any environmental requirements. and processes.
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