Environmental Responsibility
Environmental Update 2012
This section of our supplier extranet provides news on the achievements which Orangebox suppliers are making on an environmental front.
Orangebox is accredited to the environmental standard ISO 14001 and the winner of the 2002 Wales Environment Award. As a result every care is taken to ensure its operations and products make a positive contribution to the local and global environment.
A wide variety of our products involve the use of timber in their construction eg - table tops, chair frames, seat shells, etc. Most of the wood we use is - solid beech, birch plywood and MDF (medium density fibreboard). We have always sourced our timber from sustainable European sources but we are now using an increased proportion of certified timber. This gives us & our customers the confidence that the timber we use comes from the most responsible suppliers. Currently 85% of our timber is certified to one of the following schemes and we are working closely with our suppliers towards making this 100% certified.
Carbon Footprint Information
We are currently working with FIRA to provide carbon footprint for all of our product portfolio and you can access the footprint for any products from www.orangebox.com
Chain of Custody
This is defined as 'the path taken by raw materials, processed materials or finished products from the forest to the consumer including each stage of transformation, manufacturing, storage and transport where progress to the next stage involves a change of ownership of the materials or products'. Proof of this chain of custody must be evident for any organisation or product to maintain the FSC / PEFC standard.
NO GREEN BULL
To mark the launch of our new task chair ARA we have produced an environmental document called NO GREEN BULL. The aim of this presentation is to take a fresh approach; to bring clarity to a critical subject. We felt we needed to talk about the environmental issues our business comes up against in a clear and non cliche way to let our customers and suppliers now exactly what we're doing and why.
www.nogreenbull.com
Orangebox now offers a new product take back service to all our customers.
This service removes the headache of disposal from our customers but also ensures that the product is recycled in the most environmentally responsible way. We have a waste carrierís license & our recycling centre, which is adjacent to our factory in South Wales, has been inspected by the Environment Agency & local council & has all the relevant permits.
Supplier Assessment - Environmental
Orangebox are currently conducting a review of our suppliers environmental position in readiness for our 14001 accreditation audit in May so we ask if you can please download the Environmental Assessment form here complete the form on the pdf and email your response to Les.Richards@orangebox.com
Watch this space as we start to build links and examples of exemplar
EMS practices & progress from our suppliers.
Environmental Partnerships
• Carbon Trust |
• Envirowise |
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|---|---|---|
| • Climate Care | • FISP | • EPEA |
| • Design Wales | • Arena Network | • FIRA |
| • BCFA | • FSC |
