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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
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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. |
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For a copy of our full Environmental Policy please email
info@ardent-group.co.uk
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