CRADLE TO CRADLE PRODUCTCERTIFICERING

Gert-Jan Vroege SGS SEARCH

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Nº1 WORLD LEADER inspectie controle analyse certificering

85,000 EMPLOYEES

1,800 OFFICES AND LABORATORIES

13 GLOBAL INDUSTRIES

GLOBAL SERVICE LOCAL EXPERTISE

AT A GLANCE

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Established in 1994

Four legal entities: SGS Search Engineering, SGS Search Laboratory, SGS Search Education, SGS Search Consultancy

Three offices in the Netherlands.

Over 300 employees

Since July 2014 part of SGS

Well known sustainability leader in the Netherlands

AT A GLANCE

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Evolution of the Cradle to Cradle Certified Program

2002

Publication of Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things

2010

Institute founded

2012

• Certification Standards Board created

• Additional assessment body trained

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MBDC created certification program

2007

SGS Search publishes Dutch version of Cradle to Cradle

SGS Search publishes Dutch version of The Upcycle

SGS Search Consultancy becomes Accredited Assessment Body

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Categories are based on Cradle to Cradle principles.

Evaluates a combination of product metrics and company metrics.

CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FIVE CATEGORIES

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MATERIAL HEALTH

Design products that are safe and healthy for humans and the environment from

production to use to reuse

Safe ingredients infinite cycling

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MATERIAL HEALTH Basic Bronze Silver Gold Platinum

No Banned List chemicals

Materials defined as biological or technical nutrient

100% "characterized" (all generic materials)

Strategy developed to optimize x-assessed materials

At least 75% of materials assessed by weight

At least 95% of materials assessed by weight

No CMR* chemicals in a form that may result in exposure

100% of materials assessed by weight

Formulation optimized (100% positive chemistry)

Meets Cradle to Cradle VOC** emission standards

All process chemicals assessed and optimized

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* CMR Carcinogenicity, Mutagenicity, Reproductive Toxicity ** Volatile organic compound

MATERIAL HEALTH

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PVC, PVDC, CPVC, polychloroprene Metals: Arsenic, cadmium, chromium VI, Mercury, Lead* (Biological nutrient threshold = maximum background soil concentration) Flame Retardants: HBCD, PBDEs, TBBPA, TDCPP Phthalates: DEHP, BBP, DBP Chlorinated hydrocarbons: chlorobenzenes, PCBs, short-chained chlorinated paraffins Pentachlorophenol Nonyl- and octylphenols, nonyl- and octylphenol ethoxylates Organotins PTFE* (Banned in Technical Nutrients if primary component of product or material) PFOA, PFOS PAHs*

* On the Biological Nutrient banned list but not the Technical Nutrient list

MATERIAL HEALTH

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MATERIAL HEALTH ABC-X HAZARDOUS RISK ANALYSES

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MATERIAL REUTILIZATION

Design to eliminate

the concept of “waste” with

intentional nutrient cycles to retain the full value of the nutrient

100% recovery and

upcycling

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REUTILIZATION SCORE

MATERIAL REUTILIZATION Basic Bronze Silver Gold Platinum

Defined the appropriate cycle (TN or BN)

Plan for product recovery and reutilization

Material (re)utilization score ≥ 35

Material (re)utilization score ≥ 50

Material (re)utilization score ≥ 65

Nutrient management strategy complete

Material (re)utilization score of 100

Product is actively being recovered and cycled

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RENEWABLE ENERGY & CARBON MANAGEMENT

A future powered by renewable energy

where manufacturers positively impact

energy supply, ecosystem balance, and keep carbon in soil and vegetation

100%+ renewably powered

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CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

RENEWABLE ENERGY & CARBON MANAGEMENT Basic Bronze Silver Gold Platinum

Quantify purchased electricity and on-site emissions

Renewable energy and carbon management strategy

5% of purchased electricity is renewable or offset

5% of direct on-site emissions are offset

50% of purchased electricity is renewable or offset

50% of direct on-site emissions are offset

>100% of purchased electricity is renewable or offset

>100% of direct on-site emissions are offset

≥ 5% of embodied energy from Cradle to Gate is covered by offsets or addressed + optimization strategy

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WATER STEWARDSHIP

Treat water as precious

resource by encouraging effective management and

use strategies

Water out is cleaner than the water coming in

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CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

WATER STEWARDSHIP Basic Bronze Silver Gold Platinum

No discharge violations within the last two years · · · · ·

Local- and business water issues characterized · · · · ·

Stated intent to mitigate identified problems · · · · ·

A facility-wide water audit is completed · · · ·

Process chemicals in effluent are characterized and assessed

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Strategy for >20% of supply chain water issues

Process chemicals in effluent are optimized

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Progress against Silver level strategy

Water leaving the facility = drinking water quality ·

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SOCIAL FAIRNESS

Responsible business operations and ethics for all stakeholders, including the supply

chain and the environment

A partner to all

stakeholders

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CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

SOCIAL FAIRNESS Basic Bronze Silver Gold Platinum

Conduct streamlined self-audit

Management plan to address identified issues

Social responsibility self-audit + positive impact strategy

Material specific audit/certification >25% of product

or Supply chain issues investigated and strategy developed or Conduct an innovative social project

Two of the Silver-Level requirements are complete

All three Silver-Level requirements are complete

Third-party facility-level audit is complete

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C2C Certification Stages Cradle to Cradle Certification of product or material

Inventory Assess Optimize

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Certification process

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