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News Release from: One Planet Products
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 June 2008
One Planet Products Core Membership
group launched
One Planet Products is an award winning not-for-profit service being developed by leading environmental charity, BioRegional Development Group.
One Planet Products, an award winning not-for-profit service has recruited some of the UKs leading developers, housing associations and architects to drive a green supply chain and help reduce the environmental impact of housing developments Managed as a member led club it identifies potential suppliers of environmentally sustainable products and undertakes an assessment of the products and suppliers in relation to the One Planet Living principles
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 29 Feb 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The website and next phase of this innovative service will be launched at the House of Commons on Monday 23rd June at a reception hosted by Malcolm Wicks MP.
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In order to ensure that One Planet Products meets the needs of the industry it has recruited a team of leading professionals who will guide the product selection and prioritise areas of research.
Core Members:.
* BioRegional Quintain .
* Chevin Housing Association.
* Crest Nicholson PLC.
* Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios.
* London and Quadrant Housing Group.
* Rydon Construction .
* Town and Country Housing Association.
Mark Watson, Executive Director, One Planet Products said "There has been a phenomenal growth in eco-products over the last few years so our job is to filter out the green-wash from the genuine".
"This saves time and money for our members and makes it easier for them to specify sustainable materials".
"The Core Member group brings considerable knowledge, expertise and real world experience to our selection and assessment process and we very pleased to have them on board".
Stephen Stone, CEO Crest Nicholson PLC said "The supply of green products and services is increasing rapidly".
"We need a mechanism to identify the good products and cut the green-wash".
"No single company can afford do this in-house, so One Planet Products will be important to support Crest's decision-making in a changing world".
"We have joined as Core Members and urge others to do the same so together we can build OPP as an industry wide tool".
Ian Taylor, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios said "We hope to play a key role as a Core Member of One Planet Products, undertaking our own research to contribute to the substantial data available to specifiers".
"The great strength of One Planet Living is the holistic approach taken towards the all encompassing and sometimes conflicting issues it addresses - One Planet Products help specifiers to cut through hours of product sourcing by asking the most pertinent questions and assessing performance on those issues.".
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