80 LANDSCAPING & EXTERNAL WORKS; PLANT & WORKWEAR This approach requires a greater level
of responsibility and investment from all stages of the supply chain and will ‘call time’ on those companies simply looking to get the cheapest materials as quickly as possible. Just as the sector saw with the shift in understanding and best practice around environmentally sustainable working practices 10-15 years ago, there is a higher bar being set around how companies source their materials. There are a growing number of
companies in the natural stone sector making significant investments in this area of their business. This year, The Ethical Stone Register welcomed its first Indian-based company. This firm has a vertically integrated, documented supply chain from quarry to product manufac- ture, and UK distribution, providing housebuilders and developers with complete peace of mind. Sitting alongside them on the Register is an array of British and European stone suppliers, contractors and landscape experts, all of whom are putting ethical sourcing transparency at the top of their business agenda. It has been incredibly encouraging to see the number of major contractors, architects and client bodies who are adding their support to initiatives like The Ethical Stone Register. Some of the
THE THREE TIERS OF THE ETHICAL STONE REGISTER – EXPLAINED
DECLARATION - At this tier, companies will have to complete a questionnaire looking at the responsible and ethical sourcing practices of their business. To achieve this level, a company will need to meet 100 per cent of the criteria. The claims and assertions made by a firm at this level will be via self-declaration.
VERIFICATION - At this tier, the claims made by a company at the Declaration level will be externally verified. The initial verification will be for the company rather than each material they supply; however, they may choose to have some, or all of their material included at Verification level. This will involve an independent auditor assessing the journey of the material and ensuring that the responsible and ethical sourcing criteria are met the whole way along the supply chain. Only verified stones will appear on the Register itself.
ACCREDITATION - At this tier, members will have met the requirements of the Declaration and Verification tiers and will be further audited for this level. The aim is to have the scheme recognised and to gain credits within schemes such as BREEAM and LEED at this tier.
www.ethicalstoneregister.co.uk
leading major contractors have begun to include membership of the Ethical Stone Register into their tender requirements. As with any shift in business practice
and ethics, this will not happen overnight. There must be a ‘buy in’ from all sectors of the industry, but there is the opportu-
nity for housebuilders and developers to be among the first that make the ethical procurement of natural stone a requirement of their tender lists.
Matt Robb is digital media executive of the Stone Federation
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