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If a product is partly or fully made with recycled materials,
the green logo and percentage of recycled content are displayed.
If a product meets one of the following standards, the green
logo and classification name are displayed.
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The Swan is the official Nordic Ecolabel, introduced by the
Nordic Council of Ministers. The Swan logo demonstrates that
a product is a good environmental choice. T he Nordic Ecolabelling
criteria are based on evaluation of the environmental impacts
during the life cycle of the product. The inks are alcohol based
or water based and are not hazardous to health or environment.
There are also no chlorinated plastics or heavy metals in the
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An environmental management system relevant to the specific
needs of the manufacturer. Participating organisations gain
recognition for effective environmental management without necessarily
adopting a formal management system. The standard is made up
of five steps each incorporating the key elements of Planning,
Taking Action, Checking Progress and Reviewing Achievements
to realise continual environmental improvement. |
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is an international network to promote responsible management
of the world’s forests. FSC brings people together to
find solutions to the problems created by bad forestry practises
and to reward good forest management. FSC policies and standards
aim to make the greatest possible contribution to forest stewardship
worldwide. FSC works to be recognised as the global centre of
excellence in the development of international standards for
forest certification. |
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is a company that leads development toward better and sustainable
work environments for people working in office environments.
To qualify, products must have low emissions, meet ergonomic
design criteria and have minimal environmental impact. |
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The manufacturers of these products have paid for the collection,
sorting and recycling of the products packaging. Most packaging
is only used once, but this does not mean that it automatically
becomes waste. The valuable raw materials from which packaging
is produced can be used to manufacture new products. Since 1990,
the Green Dot has been making sure that used packaging is collected,
sorted and recovered in line with the German Packaging Ordinance.
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This is an independent consumer label that guarantees a better
deal for workers and producers from poor and developing countries,
ensuring that workers receive a fair wage to invest in the future.
Fairtrade is an alternative approach to conventional international
trade. It is trading which aims at sustainable development for
excluded and disadvantaged producers. It seeks to do this by
providing better trading conditions, by raising awareness and
by campaigning. |
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An alliance of major tea packing companies work together to
promote social responsibility in the world tea trade and ensure
the ethical sourcing of tea. ETP defines ethical trade as a
shared responsibility to ensure that the social and ethical
conditions involved in growing the tea that its members buy
meets, at a minimum, local laws, trade union agreements and
some international standards, and to encourage improvements
where needed. It does this through independent monitoring of
six key areas of tea estate life: employment (including minimum
age and wage levels), education, maternity, health and safety,
housing and some areas of basic rights.
For
a copy of our full Environmental Policy please email
info@ardent-group.co.uk
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