FORBO JOINS


GREEN LEADERS Forbo Flooring Systems has joined the World Green Building Council’s (WorldGBC) Corporate Advisory Board.


The WorldGBC Corporate Advisory Board is a select group of global leaders in sustainability, active in the Building and Construction industry. These companies serve to guide WorldGBC on its strategy and activities to accelerate the sustainable building movement.


As a global provider of premium commercial and residential floorcoverings, sustainability is a major part of Forbo’s ethos; from how it chooses its raw materials to the way it markets and sell its products. By using Green Design guidelines, green energy and the 4R principle of: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Renew, Forbo is able to fulfil its mission to create better environments.


Forbo has also managed to develop a truly CO2 neutral flooring solution from cradle to gate called Marmoleum, without buying carbon credits. This real and unique achievement is fuelling its further sustainability ambitions.


What’s more, all of Forbo’s manufacturing sites are SA8000 certified, one of the world's pre-eminent social standard, which ensures that everyone in the supply chain is cared for, from employees to suppliers.


Cristina Gamboa, CEO, WorldGBC said: “We are thrilled to welcome Forbo Flooring Systems to the World Green Building Council’s Corporate Advisory


GOODWEAVE EXPANDS GLOBAL


REACH Scottish-based rug designer Niki Jones is the latest UK company to partner with GoodWeave International and commit to child-labour-free supply chains for its handcrafted rugs. Each new partner company expands GoodWeave’s ability to advance its mission of stopping child labour in global supply chains and helps the rug and home textile sectors stamp out all forms of worker exploitation.


Over the past year, GoodWeave International has licensed seven new companies from around the globe. These new importer companies and


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Board (CAB) for 2021. Through their demonstrations of market leadership towards sustainable building and construction practices, we know that they will bring a wealth of expertise and will be a huge asset to the CAB. We look forward to collaborating over the coming year to deliver sustainable buildings for everyone, everywhere.


Edo Rem, Director of Forbo Flooring Systems, said: “We are proud to be recognised for our efforts in creating better environments. Our sustainability goals show a remarkable match with those of the WorldGBC. With our entry to the CAB, we see a great opportunity


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retailers, including Niki Jones, pledge to bring ethically sourced products to more consumers. The other global, new licensees are as follows: GoodWeave’s first Japanese partner, Jensin Okunishi Studio, Australia’s Upcycle Studio and Rugs for Good, Mulberi from New Zealand, US-based Ma Wovens and Casa Amarosa. All the new partners are led by visionary people who believe in GoodWeave’s market-based and holistic approach to reducing child labour in their supply chains.


GoodWeave’s Vice President of International Business Development, Scott Welker, said: “We are thrilled to welcome these new partners to the GoodWeave family. Each of these


companies shares our values and helps expand GoodWeave’s reach to new markets around the world by importing GoodWeave certified products to countries including the UK, United States, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.”


With the addition of these companies, GoodWeave’s roster of licensed importers and retailers tops 175. Rugs or home textiles carrying the GoodWeave certification label sold by these companies means that no child, forced or bonded labour was used in the making of the product; purchases also support programmes that educate children and ensure decent work for adults.


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to actively contribute to green buildings beyond the scope of our company. By working together on a global scale, we believe that we can advance towards a greener built environment with real solutions for decreasing carbon dioxide emissions and achieving circularity, while realising better indoor health and wellbeing.”


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