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INDUSTRY UPDATE THE BMA COLUMN
BMA – Time to shine T
he Bathroom Manufacturers Association is celebrating sustainability in a new way.
To mark a significant year in terms of environmental gains in the sector,
BMA has launched the 2021 Sustainability Awards to spotlight the progress being made. There are five categories, each one creating a moment to shine for a
manufacturer driving change and reducing their environmental impact. The categories are: Carbon Reduction, Water Efficiency, Circular
Economy, Workplace Initiative and Sustainability Champion. Around the world businesses are rallying in response to climate change
and tackling the challenge of reducing our environmental impact. In the UK, the Government has set clear goals for a zero carbon recovery from the pandemic, and these awards are our sector’s way of demonstrating what is being done to improve energy efficiency, adopt renewables, innovate and maintain consumers’ bathroom experience, and move all parts of the sector towards circular economy principals. Like all employers, bathroom manufacturers, can also significantly benefit
the environment by nudging their staff’s behaviours both inside and outside of work environment. We know there are businesses and individuals who are going above and beyond to make a difference on sustainability, so it’s time to shout about it. Two years ago, we established BMA’s Sustainability Forum, connecting
members in addressing sector-wide sustainability issues. Improving the bathroom manufacturing sector’s environmental credentials is one of our strategic priorities and we know it is a topic which has the power to unite people and transform the sector. The reason it has become part of our DNA is wholly down to our
members who are telling us it is shaping so much of what they do. They are working on the next generation of bathroom products set to transform all our homes, both in this country and beyond. BMA now boasts more than 50 of the biggest and best names in the
world of bathrooms, and a further 20 affiliate members. Across our membership, these businesses are very aware of the part they play in achieving the UK’s environmental ambitions. They are continuously innovating and researching the water and energy efficient bathrooms of the future. BMA’s Sustainability Awards will take place in November. For more information visit
www.bathroom-association.org.uk/sustainability
UWLA calls on bathroom industry to play its part to tackle climate change
change, following the release of a landmark scientific study from the UN that claims human activity is changing the climate in unprecedented, and sometimes irreversible ways. The new report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
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Change (IPCC) makes clear that the warming we’ve experienced to date has made changes to many of our planetary support systems that are irreversible on timescales of centuries to millennia. It reports that the dangers of warming our planet are no longer something distant, impacting people in faraway places. According to Dr Friederike Otto from the University of Oxford, one of the many authors “Climate change is not a problem of the future, it’s here and now and affecting every region in the world.” UWLA MD Yvonne Orgill says, “We welcome this report and hope
that it serves as a wake –up call for the bathroom industry. Climate change is happening here and now and can no longer be ignored. We all have a responsibility to play our part and get behind the industry led Unified Water Label, which can make a real difference. “The link between water, energy and carbon is one that we have
highlighted in our recent campaigns to promote the Unified Water Label. Our new website includes an energy and a carbon calculator that can calculate how much energy is used when water is heated, and how much relative carbon is used when changing to a product that uses less water. “With our European partners we have been working with those
involved in designing, manufacturing, selling, installing and purchasing water using bathroom products, to provide them with the tools they need to help consumers understand the issues around water scarcity, and the link with energy and carbon emissions. “We have the products but we need to do more work to help people
understand the impact of their water consumption, and nudge them towards positive behaviour change. “We will launch a new campaign to coincide with the 26th UN Climate
u For more information visit
www.GetLavvySavvy.co.uk or contact BMA on 01782 631619 or email
info@bathroom-association.org.uk
Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) which takes place in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November, which will encourage those in the bathroom industry to seek out UWL labelled products, and help drive home the message that if we reduce water wastage, we can have a positive impact on the environment. “Those interested in finding out how they can become involved by
supporting the UWLA or joining our campaign can find out more by visiting the website.
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