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The RBH Network - a global network to support businesses on implementing HREDD

Challenge: Increasing sustainability requirements from international buyers meet lack of understanding and awareness at supplier level

Objective: Improved local capacities and awareness on new requirements for export readiness and competitiveness

Approach: Establish RBH with suitable partner institutions for a long-term anchoring of servies on the ground

Impacts: Since end of 2022 over 2500 suppliers in 8 countries have made use of the support services of the RBH

Country: Germany
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Sustainable Procurement of Building Materials:A Progressive Approach to Chemicals of Concern

This guidance is primarily aimed at public procurers involved in a range of contracting agreements related to building materials and products. This includes the purchase of building materials for construction works, but may also extend to material extraction, manufacturing, building, retrofit, refurbishment, design, interior fit out, and end-of-life demolition or deconstruction processes. There are a variety of roles within the procurement cycle that the guidance can support, from commissioning, category management, tender preparation and evaluation, to contract management.

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Guía para la consideración de sustancias químicas de preocupación en el proceso de compras públicas sostenibles de Aparatos eléctricos y electrónicos

November 2023
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Este documento aborda la gestión de sustancias químicas de preocupación y algunos

aspectos de sostenibilidad, incluyendo la circularidad en la compra pública sostenible

(CPS) de los AEE, específicamente de computadores, impresoras y acondicionadores de

aire, proporcionando además una orientación clara a las entidades públicas sobre cómo

incluir criterios técnicos para la adquisición de dichos equipos.

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Eco-innovation (Eco-i) manual – Building Materials Supplement

UNEP's new Eco-innovation Building Materials Supplement was created to respond to the building material sector's need for more guidance in building resilient, competitive, and sustainable business models for SMEs. Designed together with Bioregional, pilot implementation support of the National Cleaner Production Centre (NCPC) Sri Lanka and to be read alongside UNEP's Eco-innovation Manual, the supplement provides specific examples, learning case studies, and advice on applying the eco-innovation methodology within the building materials value chain.

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Potential Alternatives to PFASs in Carpets and Rugs

Safer Consumer Products (SCP) has compiled a list of alternatives to PFASs in carpets and rugs to assist manufacturers looking for substitutes. The alternatives have been grouped into two categories: non-chemical and chemical alternatives. Products and manufacturers are listed but they are not endorsed by SCP and the safety of the alternatives has not been assessed.

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Substances of concern: Why and how to substitute?

A company may choose to substitute a chemical to improve the safety or environmental footprint of a product or material.  In other cases, the primary reason may be to improve functionality, but it is important to ensure that substitute chemicals do not carry unintended health or pollution risks.  This guide form the European Chemicals Agency provides an overview of how to identify harmful substances and ensure that substitution practices are effective in improving safety and reducing chemical impacts.

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Chemical substitution frameworks and guides, toolkits and product rating systems

OECD have compiled a range of frameworks, guides and toolkits are available to support sound chemical substitution processes.

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3-step guide to chemical substitution

A guide from ChemSec aiming to simplify the process of chemical substitution

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