Biodegradable Polymers for a new generation
GREEN POINTS SMALL CHANGES MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE
GREEN POINTS You can make a positive impact with the products you choose. Use the Impact Tool to compare products and help you select more sustainable products. Contact us today for further details. Is it the material, the recyclability, the branding, the certification, the packaging? All these elements are relevant. 8 different elements were identified. Each element given a weighted score, and all products scored to determine their sustainable level. What makes one product more sustainable than the other?
This is called the Impact Tool . The total score is translated into Green Points .
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WHAT ARE THE 8 ELEMENTS?
MATERIAL
RECYCLABILITY
country of origin
environmental certifications
social certifications
sustainable branding
packaging
transparent supply chain
WHAT you buy can change the world
All scores together will give a total score between 0 and 98 points per product.
21 GREEN POINTS
KNOW GROW SHOW
This tool will help us grow our sustainable offering and it will give you more choices in sustainable products to offer to your clients and employees, helping them to reach their targets.
This is not a tool just for scoring. It is an improvement tool. It teaches how to improve the sustainable level of all products by improving on each of the 8 parameters.
The Green Points will show the level of sustainability for each product. It will also show the year-to-year improvement and growth of our sustainable offering.
Material (>50% of product)
max 21 points Based impact data and principles from Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), we have identified 4 material classes. Unsustainable materials, like virgin plastics, are listed in category 4. Materials like recycled cotton or plastic are listed in category 1.
Recyclability (European recycling facilities)
max 14 points Can the product be recycled in readily available recycling bins or drop off points? Is the product mono-material (made of 1 single material)? Is the product circular with take back systems in place?
Country of origin
max 7 points Where has the product been produced? We use the EPI-score as a leading benchmark. The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is a method of quantifying and numerically marking the environmental performance of a country.
Environmental certifications
max 7 points Does the product have certifications like: Oeko-Tex®, BCI®, BlueSign®, GRS®, GOTS®, FSC®, etc. The more strict the certification, the higher the score.
Social certifications
max 14 points Does the factory where the products are produce have been audited by a 3rd party in addition to Polyconcept own internal audits. This can be BSCI, SMETA, SA8000, WRAP, Bcorp, FWF, Fairtrade etc. A higher audit score will give a higher score in the impact tool.
Sustainable branding
max 7 points The branding is an essential part of a promotional product. Products are scored when branded with certified inks (like Eco passport by Oeko-Tex®) or certified branding processes and techniques (Like GOTS® or GRS®).
Packaging (>50% of product)
max 7 points The key objective is to remove virgin plastics and pvc from all packaging. To use FSC certified cardboard and recycled plastic polybags. The same material classification as with materials is used.
Transparent supply chains
max 14 points Transparency of the supply chain is a key priority. Do we know not just the vendor but also the factory the product is made in? Do we have insight in the raw material supply chain? Is the supply chain certified (GOTS, GRS, FSC etc)?
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