Guardian Glass has attained Bronze level Cradle to Cradle re-certification for its float, coated and laminated glass product ranges – manufactured at its European plants.
The initial Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Bronze level Certification version 3.1 for the three European product ranges was attained in December 2019. Not only are these products now re-certified overall to C2C Bronze level version 3.1, but Guardian Glass is also one of the first float glass companies to meet some of the more stringent requirements of C2C Bronze level version 4.0.
The three product ranges achieved at least a C2C Bronze level version 4.0 in three out of five performance categories (Material Health, Product Circularity and Water & Soil Stewardship). For Guardian float glass manufactured in Europe, C2C Gold level version 4.0 was achieved in the Material Health category.
Cradle to Cradle Certified is a global standard for products that are considered safe, circular and responsibly made.
The Cradle to Cradle building charter is designed to encourage architects to create environmentally responsible buildings and have a positive impact on the communities where they are built.
A growing number of brands, organisations and building sustainability standards such as LEED, BREEAM and WELL are said to recognise the Cradle to Cradle Certified product standard as a preferred product designation for making more responsible purchasing decisions.
