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