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