Responsible Sourcing of Materials

Dr Kristian SteeleBRE Global

Corporate & Management Structure 2008

BRE Global

Responsible Sourcing of Materials

• RSM is becoming a mainstream agenda:– Target within joint Government / Industry

sustainable construction strategy– Key target for Construction Products Association in

08/09– BREEAM, Code for Sustainable Homes,

EcoHomes– ODA, UKGBC, Bovis Lend Lease, Eden Project,

etc…– Standards formalising (BRE and BSI)

Responsible Sourcing of Materials

• Supply chain management - addresses aspects such as stakeholder engagement, labour practices and the environmental management of supply chains

• Product stewardship - continued engagement with the use of the product beyond the factory gate and a commitment to improve its lifecycle performance

responsible sourcing is an ethos of supply chain management and product

stewardship, and encompasses social, economic and environmental dimensions

BSS6001: Issue 1.3

5 March 2008

• BSS:6001 Responsible Sourcing of Construction Products DRAFT Standard

• A framework of principles– Management– Environmental– Social– Economic

• Corporate, Site, Product

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Responsible sourcing of Materials

Responsible Sourcing of Materials

• Headline management principles:– General management requirements– Quality management system– Environmental management system– Health and safety management system

Responsible Sourcing of Materials

• Headline environmental principles:– Reduction of relevant environmental impacts– Supply chain management– Global warming emissions– Minimise raw material usage– Transport– Biodiversity

Responsible Sourcing of Materials

• Headline economic principles:– Operate in financially sustainable manner– Negative economic impact mitigation– Energy– Water– Minimise waste to landfill

Responsible Sourcing of Materials

• Headline social principles:– Operational

• Legal framework• H&S• Corruption• Worker rights and equality• Exploitation of women• Child labour

– Complaints and prosecutions– Ethnicity and diversity– Contribution to the built environment– Liaison with local communities– Welfare

Scoring Responsible Sourcing of Materials

Headline Clause Description Points

Management 4.1 General Management Requirements 10

Management 4.1.1 Quality Management System

Level 1 (commitment) 5

Level 2 (compliance) 10

Level 3 (compliance +) 15

Management 4.1.2 Environmental Management Systems

Level 1 0

Level 2 10

Level 3 15

Level 4 20

Management 4.1.3 Health and Safety Management Systems

Level 1 5

Level 2 10

Level 3 20

120 Level 4 20

Establishing RSM framework standard and working relationships

Certification of RSM

No reinventing wheels !

Responsible Sourcing of Materials

• Not bureaucratic • Common framework• Fair and balanced comparison across sectors• Flexible and market orientated solution• Context: Sector, legal, environmental, geographical and social etc…• Industry/government engagement

Our goal :

to allow industry the recognition for its sustainability endeavours; give a certifiable framework for its measurement, and to produce meaningful messages for stakeholders and specifiers alike.

Responsible Sourcing of Materials

BRE public consultation on RSM:

http://www.bre.co.uk/responsiblesourcing/page.jsp?id=1293

we welcome your comments:close 2 May 08

Questions?