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How certain paints can help companies reach ESG goals
As more FM businesses strive to meet ambitious ESG goals, coatings that can help sequester CO2 purify the ambient air could be an easy ‘win’ when seeking to reduce the wider carbon (CO2
Whilst paint is not necessarily the first product that springs to mind when it comes to saving carbon, Patrick Folkes, from Graphenstone UK believes that decarbonising coatings could play a significant role in the UK’s future ‘green’ building design strategy.
Patrick says, “Whilst often overlooked, air-purifying paints could play a small but vital role in helping the design and building industries meet important ESG goals. It is excellent to see supply chain transparency and attention to responsible sourcing increase yearly. However, there is still a long way to go if companies are to meet ambitious self-set net zero targets in years to come.”
As many architects, designers, constructors,
facilities managers, and brands transition towards more sustainable ways of working, the procurement process can often be the point at which lower prices still trump more expensive yet arguably better ecological options.
and help to (e) on projects. Could purifying paints help companies reach ESG goals and play a bigger role in the procurement process?
©KKS Savills Photos @Timothy Soar
However, as more British businesses strive to meet often ambitious ESG goals, coatings that can help sequester CO2
and
help purify the ambient air could be an easy ‘win’ when reducing the wider carbon (CO2
(e)) footprints on projects. This area of
the marketplace is growing rapidly, with health and social well- being as key criteria for specifiers, and many companies now ranking indoor air quality at the top of their requirement lists.
Gail’s Bakery, Epping 34 fmuk
Traditionally the paint sector has been associated with a ‘plastics problem’, and its only now, thanks to the determination and forward-thinking innovation of some manufacturers that a greener future is on the horizon. Lime-based products and those with natural mineral ingredients offer exciting new options for the industry, as it moves away from harmful VOC’s (Volatile Organic Compounds) in coatings. New methods for
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