We are committed to ensuring all of our products are manufactured and sourced sustainably and ethically.
As part of this process, as you look through this website you will find information and symbols to help you easily recognise the most sustainable solutions and identify those products which have been responsibly and ethically sourced.
The responsible source
In straightforward terms responsible sourcing is all about measuring and managing the specific environmental, social and economic impacts of any product, taking into account all elements including its manufacture, delivery, use, reuse and recyclability.
The good news is that Aggregate Industries is the first company in the world to achieve BES 6001 Responsible sourcing certificate from BRE global. As such, you can have absolute confidence that our products have been responsibly sourced and that you’re getting the garden landscaping industry’s most sustainable and future proof solutions.
Ethical trading initiative
When you see the ethical trading logo, its your assurance we are working harder than ever to ensure our imported natural stone products meet strict ethical criteria.
Our work with our global suppliers to support the principles of the UN Global compact and ETI base code.
Examples of the criteria we insist on are:
- Provision of a safe and healthy workplace
- Prohibition of child labour
- Paying wages which meet or exceed national legal standards
- Provision of employment rights
- Prohibition of bonded or forced labour
Carbon labelling
In simple terms, a carbon footprint is the total amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases created during the life of a product from production to use and disposal. Working with one of the industries most respected governing bodies the Building Research Establishment (BRE) we have developed a system that calculates the carbon footprint for any single unit of our reconstituted stone products.