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sustainability myths The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) has published a fact sheet designed to help its members make informed, evidence-based decisions on sustainable products, packaging and operations.
The fact sheet forms part of the CHSA’s Roadmap to Sustainability. This is the Association’s long-term initiative designed to provide members and the wider industry with practical guidance on sustainability.
Environmental claims, used to differentiate one product or service from another, are common and often based on ill- informed assumptions or misconceptions. The Fact Sheet highlights key points when assessing such sustainability claims. They include the importance of evidence, that there are no universal ‘good’ or ‘bad’ materials, many green claims are legally or technically meaningless and considering the full lifecycle is essential.
Lorcan Mekitarian, Chair of the CHSA, explained: “People generally want to opt for the sustainable solution. The challenge is when decisions are based on assumptions. These include products made from recycled materials are always more sustainable than those made from virgin materials, that buying locally always has a lower carbon footprint. They may assume a product certified as ‘eco- friendly’ is sustainable in all aspects.
Northwood acquires Kimberly-Clark sites
The shareholders and directors of Northwood have announced they have acquired the complete mill and converting facility of the Coleshill site of Kimberly-Clark (K- C), as well as the Flint site of K-C Personal Care.
K-C and Northwood have completed the agreement on the sale and purchase of the 98-acre site, which consists of a 30,000-tonne tissue mill, a tissue converting plant for both rolled and folded products, a National Distribution Centre and the Flint factory, which is equipped with state of the art converting equipment to produce environmentally friendly and compliant wet wipe products.
Operating as Northwood Tissue (Flint), the site will be integrated with Northwood’s Away from Home (AfH) and Consumer Divisions.
With its location and size, the site will complement Northwood’s existing business and facilitate further growth. The Tissue Mill and the site will expand Northwood’s capabilities in the Away from Home and Consumer markets, enabling the business to extend its existing product ranges and widen its value chain.
The transaction, which is now completed, means that all systems needed are being aligned for a phased startup. Northwood will commence a recruitment drive to create a significant number of job opportunities in the local area.
“The fact sheet encourages buyers and end-users to challenge their assumptions. By doing so they will be able to consider the full lifecycle impacts of products and services and consider multiple environmental indicators. Ultimately, it means prioritising genuine environmentally sustainable solutions over headline-driven marketing claims.”
All CHSA members have signed the Association’s Code of Practice, which includes the Competition and Markets Authority’s Green Claims Code.
The myth-busting Fact Sheet is now available to download on the CHSA’s website.
www.chsa.co.uk
Paul Fecher, Founder and Chairman of Northwood, commented: “This is another important acquisition and brings renewed opportunity for our businesses to expand in many traditional and new sectors. We look forward to populating the site and bringing it into full production under our UK management and ownership.”
Craig Bowman, Kimberly-Clark Professional Sales Director, said: “We can confirm that the sale of our Flint site has been completed to Northwood Tissue. Having been part of the Flint community for more than 40 years, we’re pleased that the heritage of the site will live on through its future use. Our Professional business remains fully committed to the UK and Ireland, and production of our products has already transitioned smoothly to our Kimberly-Clark manufacturing site in Koblenz, Germany.”
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