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Environmental Performance Data Questionnaire
For Manufacturers of Building Products Purpose of this Questionnaire:
Specifying and selecting building products, involves simultaneous evaluation of many factors. Increasingly, environmental impact is an important element of such evaluations and this, in turn, usually requires simultaneous evaluation of a multiplicity of factors. This questionnaire aims to elicit information, both quantitative and qualitative, from manufacturers on the environmental impact of their building products over segments of their full life cycle – from their primary energy and resource inputs through to management of the post-operating phase. Few manufacturers will have detailed information on the environmental performance of their materials and products over their full life cycle, particularly on operations that may be several steps upstream of them. To gain an appreciation of the environmental impacts associated with the inputs into your manufacturing process, and in turn to make choices or to place requirements that are environmentally-preferred, you may consider requiring your suppliers to fill out the questionnaire. The process of generating better life cycle assessment data and communicating it effectively to end users (architects, designers, engineers, builders, building owners and tenants) is necessarily iterative. This applies both to: building up an understanding of particular environmental impacts and providing more accurate and more easily-understood measures of the impact; and different end users having different views of the environmental impact of most concern to them or the environmental feature they value most highly. Better data and clearer descriptions of its implications should facilitate informed choice. Lack of information is a key barrier to effective environmental assessment. Manufacturers using this questionnaire are encouraged to complete it to the greatest extent possible; where relevant data is not available, you are encouraged to pursue it and indicate when it may be available. Completing the questionnaire to the greatest extent possible and applicable increases the capacity for others to assess your environmental performance and commitment. Please note that because the questionnaire has been developed to cover a wide range of products, there will almost certainly be questions that are difficult or ambiguous to answer, or simply not relevant to your particular item.
Send Completed Questionnaire to:
In keeping with the potential customer’s desire to reduce environmental impact, it is preferred that this form be filled out and transmitted electronically. Further Information: Provide telephone and email contact information here
Confidentiality:
Please indicate if you wish any of the information you have provided to be kept confidential. Yes/No
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If yes, please provide details:
Contact details of whoever is seeking information:
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DETAILS OF MANUFACTURER AND PRODUCT:
Manufacturer Details: Company Name: ABN1: Street Address: City/Town: State: Postcode: Country: Postal Address2: PO Box: City/Town: State: Postcode: Country: Phone: Fax: Email: Web: Manufacturing Site Street Address3: City/Town State: Postcode: Country:
Australian Distributor Details 4: Company Name: ABN: Street Address: City/Town: State: Postcode: Country: Product Information: Function(s)5: Brand6: Product7: Postal Address2: City/Town: State: Postcode: Country: Phone: Fax: Email: Web:
If you feel any additional information is necessary to describe your product, please provide it here: Respondent’s Details: Contact Name: Position: Phone:
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Australian companies only If applicable 3 If different from main company address 4 If different from manufacturer 5 Eg, external cladding 6 Eg, HardiPlank Cladding 7 Eg, Woodgrain
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Fax:
Email:
Submission Date:
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ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PRODUCT
Embodied Materials and Energy, and Associated Environmental Impacts
The embodied energy and materials are the total amount of energy and materials required to produce the particularproduct from raw materials and transport it to the building site. They include the energy and materials necessary for mining and harvesting basic inputs, transformation and manufacturing, and transport and packaging throughout the supply chain. The environmental impact of such activities can be reduced through materials and energy efficiency, use of renewable energy and materials harvested sustainably, cleaner production and the use of low-toxicity materials, the use of recycled materials and so on. 1 INPUTS INTO THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS
This section aims to define the environmental impacts of: mining and harvesting raw materials; collection and possible reprocessing of reused/recycled materials; production of components; and transport of inputs to the manufacturer’s premises. This is often referred to as the cradle-to-gate segment of the life cycle. Many manufacturers will not yet have a detailed and accurate knowledge of the environmental impacts of activities one or more steps up their supply chain. It is assumed that all manufacturers, however, will have a keen interest in the physical characteristics of the material inputs into their processes for quality assurance reasons, at least. Information relating directly to physical characteristics of your material inputs is sought immediately below. Other questions relating to the environmental impacts of the inputs into your manufacturing process that you may find more difficult to answer have been placed in Appendix A. To answer these questions you will need to obtain information from your suppliers, perhaps by getting them to fill in a questionnaire like this one. Materials 1A1 Please identify the following for the materials in your manufactured product: (a) (b) (c) (d) [ Input Material 1 (a) (b) (c) (d) Input Material 3 (a) Name of material Percentage by weight of whole Original geographic location Process of acquisition and/or extraction Input Material 2 (a) (b) (c) (d) Input Material 4 (a)
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(b) (c) (d) Input Material 5 (a) (b) (c) (d)
(b) (c) (d) Input Material 6 (a) (b) (c) (d)
Minor materials do not need be included, unless they are likely to be of particular environmental significance. You may define a cut off criterion for including materials in Section 1A1,– eg , 2% by weight of final product]. Have you applied a cutoff criterion and if so what is it?: Cutoff criterion:
If the product is not supplied in bulk, what is its weight per item? Kg 1A2 Does the product contain post-consumer8 waste material? Yes/No/Don’t Know
If yes, please identify the material(s) and the percentage of the total product weight each post-consumer material component represents. Post-Consumer Material Percentage of Total Product Weight
1A3
Does the product contain post-industrial9 waste? Yes/No/Don’t Know
If yes, please identify the material(s) and the percentage of total product weight each post-industrial material represents. Post-Industrial Material Percentage of Total Product Weight
1A4
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Does the product contain renewable materials such as agricultural products, by-products or wastes?
Post-consumer waste material is material from products and/or associated packaging that have been used by domestic or commercial /industrial consumers. 9 Post-industrial waste material is industrial scrap from other manufacturing plants. The use of in-plant scrap is considered in Section 1B, rather than here.
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Yes/No/Don’t Know If yes, please identify the material(s), its source and the percentage of the total product weight it represents: Material Description of Source Percentage of Total Product Weight
Are these renewable materials sustainably harvested or extracted? Yes/No/Don’t Know If yes, please identify which one(s) and describe the processes involved: Material Description of Sustainable Harvesting or Extraction
1A5:
If timber is used in the product, is it re-used/recycled, from a plantation source or certified by the Forest Stewardship Council or another recognised reputable agency? Yes/No/Don’t Know/Not Applicable If yes, please provide details:
Supplementary information on inputs into your manufacturing process is sought in Appendix A. T o answer these additional questions, where relevant, will require the provision of information from your suppliers.
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YOUR MANUFACTURING PROCESS
This section aims to define the environmental impacts of the manufacture of your product. Materials 2A1 Is scrap material from your manufacturing process re-used, or recycled? Yes/No If yes, please identify the material(s), whether it is re-used/recycled in your process or recycled by another user, and what percentage of the material in your product this represents: Material Used by you (%) Used by Others (%)
2A2
Are any non-hazardous solid materials disposed of to landfill from your process? Yes/No If yes, please indicate the total amount (in kg/kg of product or kg/item of product – specify which): ______________ kg/_____ of product Please provide as much detail as you can on the composition of this solid waste stream:
Material
% by weight of landfilled waste stream
TOTAL 2A2
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Is water used in the manufacturing process? Yes/No If yes, how much water is required in manufacturing (in L/kg of product, or L/item of product – specify which): _________L/ _____ of product
2A3
Is non-potable, recycled or waste water from an external source of supply used? Yes/No If yes, please describe and indicate what percentage of total water consumption this represents:
2A4
Have specific in-plant water efficiency or water re-use/recycling measures been implemented? Yes/No If yes, please describe the measures indicating when they were introduced and the savings in water consumption (in L/kg of product or L/item of product – specify which) that have resulted.
Measure
When Implemented
Savings
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2B1
Please specifiy the energy use per kg or per item of product from each of the following energy sources: Electricity kWh/ Natural Gas MJ/ Diesel Litres/ LPG Litres/ Biomass (specify- wood/straw etc) kg/ Other (specify) / If electricity is used what is its source? The Grid % Certified Green Power % Supplier Own geneneration % % If you generate your own electricity, please indicate the fuel(s) used and the estimated generation efficiency: Fuel Generation Efficiency
2B2
Have specific in-plant energy efficiency measures been implemented? Yes/No If yes, please describe the measures indicating when they were introduced and savings in energy consumption (in MJ/kg or MJ/item of product) that have resulted.
Measure
When Implemented
Savings
Greenhouse Gases 2C1 Have you calculated the embodied greenhouse gas emissions associated with the manufacture of your product? Yes/No If yes, what is it (in kg CO2-e/kg of material or kg CO2-e/item of product)? __________kg CO2-e/____ of product 2C2 In addition to energy efficiency measures, has switching from more to less carbon-intensive fossil fuels or to renewable energy taken place to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide? Yes/No If yes, please describe the measures indicating when they were introduced and the reductions in carbon dioxide emissions (in MJ/kg or MJ/item of product) that have resulted. Measure Reduction in CO2 emissions achieved
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2C3
Do emissions of any of the following direct greenhouse gases :(methane (CH 4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HCFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)) and indirect greenhouse gases (carbon monoxide (CO), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs)) occur in the manufacturing process? Yes/No If yes, if possible please identify the gases, and the nature, source and scale (in kg of the gas concerned/kg or item of product – specify which) of the emissions:
Greenhouse Gas
Nature, Source and Scale of Emissions
Are any steps planned to reduce such emissions?: Yes/No If yes, please describe the emission being addressed, the planned measure(s) and its timing, and the anticipated impact (quantified if possible):
Greenhouse Gas
Measure and Timing
Anticipated Impact
Ozone Depletion 2D1 Are the following ozone-depleting gases (chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), halons, methyl chloroform (1,1,1-trichloroethane – C2H3Cl3), methyl bromide (CH3Br) carbon tetrachloride (CCl4 ) used in the manufacturing process? Yes/No If yes, are there any associated emissions of these gases? Yes/No/Don’t Know If yes, please identify the gases and the nature, source and scale of any emissions (in kg of the gas concerned/kg of product or item of product – specify which) Ozone-Depleting Gas Nature, Source and Scale of Emissions
Hazardous Substances Inputs and Releases to the Environment Appendix B contains the 90 substances (or classes of substances) listed on Australia’s National Pollutant Inventory whose release into the environment must be reported on from 2001/2002 onward. This section is seeking to gain information on the use of hazardous substances in the manufacturer’s supply chain (the avoidance of which is an aspect of cleaner production) and their release into the environment following their use or creation in the supply chain.
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2E1
Are any of the substances in Appendix B used in your manufacturing process? Yes/No/Don’t Know
If yes, please indicate which substances and how they are used in your process: Hazardous Substance Manner of Use
2E2
During manufacture are any of the substances in Appendix B released to or deposited in: (i) air (ii) surface water bodies (iii) aquifers (iv) sewer (v) landfill (vi) storage facilities Yes/No If yes, please indicate which substances, the manner of their release or deposition, and the quantity involved (in kg/kg of product or kg/item of product – specify which):
Substance
Manner of Release or Deposition
Quantity
2E3
Do you have specific plans in place to strive towards zero pollution from the manufacturing process? Yes/No If yes, please provide details:
Substance(s)
Measure and Timing
Anticipated Impact
Other 2F1 In addition to the above, have any other actions been taken to lessen the environmental impact of the manufacturing process? Yes/No
If yes, please describe and quantify the benefit if possible: Action Benefit
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DELIVERY
This section aims to define the environmental impacts associated with the packaging and transportation of your product. Materials 3A1 Is packaging used to protect and deliver your material or product? Yes/No If yes, please indicate the weight of packaging (kg/kg of product or kg/item of product): ________kg/______of product If no, please describe the means of securing and protecting your material or product in transit, and go to 3B1:
3A2
Please indicate which of the following types of packaging are used, and the percentage of total weight of packaging each represents: % of total weight of packaging
Type of Packaging Crates (please identify material) Pallets (please identify material) Cardboard Paper Polystyrene Foam Plastic Wrap (please identify specific polymers) Plastic containers (please identify specific polymers) Metal Containers (please identify specific metals) Glass Containers Other (please identify) Do you re-use10 any of your packaging. Yes/No
3A3
If yes, please indicate the re-used packaging item(s) and the trippage rate (the average number of re-uses achieved): Re-used Packaging Item Trippage Rate
3A4
Does your packaging have post-consumer (PC) or post-industrial (PI) recycled content? Yes/No/Don’t Know If yes, please list the material(s) and the percentage recycled content by weight
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Re-use means multiple use without the need to remanufacture, eg pallets or cardboard boxes. Recycling involves a manufacturing process, eg manufacturing a cardboard box from mixed cardboard and paper.
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Material
% PC Recycled Content
% PI Recycled Content
3A5
If your packaging is re-usable/recyclable do you have a system for collection and return of the packaging? Yes/No If yes, please describe including the return rate achieved:
Description of System
Return Rate (%)
3A6
Have you taken any steps in the last five years, or do you have current plans, to minimise your packaging materials or otherwise reduce their environmental impact? Yes/No If yes, please describe:
Action
When Implemented
Impact
Transport 3B1 Please provide information relating to transportation of your product from your factory to a distributor or building site. Distributor/building address:
Please indicate the transport mode(s) used and the distance(s) travelled from your factory gate to this address: Road (km) Rail (km) Sea (km) Air (km)
3B2
If the energy use and greenhouse gas emissions associated with this transportation are available, please indicate them here (with units): Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Embodied Energy
Other
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3C1
In addition to the above, have any other actions been taken to lessen the environmental impact associated with the transportation of your product? Yes/No If yes, please describe and quantify the benefit if possible:
Action
Benefit
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CONSTRUCTION/INSTALLATION
Materials 4A1 If scrap material (eg plasterboard offcuts, concrete formwork) is/may generated during the installation of your product can it be re-used/recycled? Yes/No/Not Applicable If yes, please identify the material(s) and describe how it may be re-used and/or what it can be recycled into. Please also list any known reprocessing facilities and, where known, present re-use/recycling rates of your materials: Material Description of Re-use/Recycling Mechanism Re-use/Recycling Rate (%)
4A2
If scrap material is /may be generated during installation do you provide advice to purchasers to assist them to re-use/recycle the material? Yes/No/Not Applicable If yes, please supply details of that advice and the mechanism(s) for providing it:
4A3
Do you provide a take-back service for scrap material associated with your product? Yes/No/Not Applicable If yes, please describe how the material taken back is utilised:
4A4
Is your product specifically designed to minimise the generation of scrap material during its installation? Yes/No/Not Applicable If yes, please provide details of the specific design feature(s) and their impact on materials efficiency.
Indoor Air Pollution 4B1 Does the installation of your product require application of solvent-based products such as glues, primers
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or coatings at the point of use? Yes/No If yes, do you recommend aqueous-based or low VOC (volatile organic compound)-based products? Yes/No If yes, please list the products you recommend and attach their Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) to this questionnaire: Product
4B2
Do you recommend any other solvent-based products other than those listed in 4B1? Yes/No If yes, please list the products you recommend and attach their Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) to this questionnaire:
Product
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BUILDING OPERATION
Materials 5A1 Does your product have an effective lifetime of less than the anticipated lifetime of most buildings? Yes/No If yes, please indicate the expected lifetime of your product: __________ years 5A2 Does your product consume or deliver water as an essential part of its operation? Yes/No If yes, please provide indicate the water efficiency of your product in standard operating mode (in standard units, eg L/minute or L/cycle): Details of Standard Operating Mode Water Efficiency
If the product is able to operate in any additional modes, please describe those modes and provide the water efficiency of each: Details of Operating Mode Water Efficiency
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Energy 5B1 Is your product11 likely to be incorporated into the building fabric? Yes/No If yes, please provide the following data: Thermal Resistance (R): Density (D): Heat Capacity (Cp ): ________m2W-1K-1 ________kg.m-3 ________kJ.kg-1K-1 ________% ________
For transparent/translucent products, please provide:
% Light transmission Solar Heat Gain Coefficient:
5B2
Does your product consume energy while functioning? Yes/No If no , go to 5B5 If yes, is there a recognised energy rating or benchmarking system, or standard unit of output efficiency (eg, star rating, lumens/watt etc)? Yes/No If yes, please describe the rating system/efficiency measure and your product’s performance relative to it:
If no, please provide whatever information you can on your product’s energy efficiency.
5B3
Is your product designed to operate in a range of different energy-consuming modes (eg full power, standby, sleep, off)? Yes/No If yes, please list the operating modes and the power demand in each:
Operating Mode
Power Demand (W)
5B4
If properly serviced/maintained over its lifetime should your product continue to operate at the same efficiency as when installed or commissioned? Yes/No If yes, please provide information on the assurances you provide in this regard:
If no, please provide information on the expected diminution of performance over time (eg, hours of operation) and any assurances that you provide regarding minimum levels of performance over time.
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For products made up of composite elements, eg a framed window unit, please provide data for the unit as whole
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5B5
Do the conditions in the operating environment (eg temperature, humidity) impose any restrictions on the performance of your product? Yes/No
If yes, please provide information on the limiting conditions and their impact on performance: Limiting Conditions Impact Upon Performance
Indoor Air Quality 5C1 Does your product have the potential to impact negatively on indoor air quality12? Yes/No/Don’t Know If yes, have emission rates been tested for using recognised procedures? Yes/No If yes, please specify the pollutants tested for and attach copies of test reports: Pollutants
General 5D1 Are you seeking innovations in your product that will lead to a lowering of its environmental impact? Yes/No If yes, please describe the innovation, its expected timing and the anticipated environmental benefits (quantify if possible): Innovation Timing Environmental Benefit
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END OF PRODUCT AND/OR BUILDING LIFE
Materials 6A1
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Can all or part of your product be readily removed for re-use with no or minor loss of quality? Yes/No
Products with potential to impact negatively on indoor air quality may include (but should not be assumed to be restricted to): Adhesives, Biocides (which may be incorporated in products to resist pest attack), Carpet (including backing and underlay), Ceiling Panels and Tiles, Chalks, Cleaning Products, Composite Wood Products (including furniture and shelving), Control Joint fillers, Floor Coverings, Flexible Fabrics, Fuel (fossil or biomass)-burning equipmentGaskets, Glazing Compounds, HVAC Systems, Insulation (acoustic, fire and thermal),Linings, Paints, Partitions, Plasterboard, PVC (Vinyl) Products, Sealants, Toners and Toner-Fusing Equipment (eg photocopiers and laser printers),Wall Coverings, Wood Finishes and Preservatives, Work Surfaces
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If yes, please identify the material/component (including ‘all’ where appropriate) and percentage of the total product weight it represents: Material/Component Percentage of Total Product Weight
6A2
Can all or part of your product be readily recycled at the end of its useful life? Yes/No If yes, please identify the material/component (including ‘all’ where appropriate) and percentage by weight it represents:
Material/Component
Percentage of Total Product Weight
6A3
Where re-use/recycling occurs do you know the materials efficiency of the re-use/recycling process, ie what percentage of the material/component taken for re-use/recycling ends up as usable product? Yes/No If yes, please indicate:
Material/Component
Re-use/Recycling Efficiency (%)
6A4
Do you provide customers with formal advice on the effective re-use or recycling of your product? Yes/No If yes, please provide details of that advice:
6A5
Do you have an active program (eg, leasing, take back) for the return of your product? Yes/No If yes, please provide details:
6A6
Are you actively exploring measures to increase the re-usability/recyclability of your product? Yes/No If yes, please describe the measures including, if possible, an estimate of when they may be introduced and their impact on re-use/recycling efficiency:
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Material/Component
Measure
Timing
Resulting Re-use/ Recycling Efficiency(%)
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APPENDIX A INPUTS INTO THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS (CONTINUED)
As indicated earlier, you may this section of the questionnaire difficult to fill in. If you are able to provide information here, please provide some details of the mechanism you used to gain this information:
1A6
In producing the input materials listed in 1A1 raw materials will have been consumed (in the form of minerals, ores and so on) For some or of all input materials listed in 1A1 do you know the amount of raw material required to produce a kilogram of the input material. Please specify the nature of the raw material where possible (eg for metals - are they in ore, or based on metal content only)? Yes/No
If yes, please indicate the material(s) and weight of original material: Input Material Weight of Original Material to Produce a kg of Input Material (kg)
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For any of the input materials listed in 1A6, is any of the material that does not become input to your plant put to another beneficial use13? Yes/No/Don’t Know If yes, please indicate the materials, describe the beneficial use, and the amount of material so used per kg of your input material.
Material
Description of Beneficial Use(s)
Weight of Material Used per kg of Input Material (kg)
1A8
Do you know how much water is required (the embodied water) to acquire some or all of the input materials listed in 1A1? Yes/No If yes, please indicate the materials and the embodied water in standard units (eg, L/kg of material)
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For example, wood offcuts may be sent to another manufacturer or burnt to produce energy.
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Input Material
Embodied Water
Have steps been taken to minimise the amount of water used to supply inputs for manufacture, either through water efficiency measures or wastewater recycling? Yes/No/Don’t Know If yes, please provide details: Input Material Measure Water Reduction Achieved per kg of Input Material
Energy 1B1: Do you know the embodied energy of some or all of the input materials listed in 1A1? Yes/No If yes, please indicate the material(s) and its embodied energy in standard units (eg, MJ/kg of material). Input Material Embodied Energy
If you know whether the embodied energy figures include the following energy sources please indicate: Feedstock energy (eg oil into plastic polymers)? Renewable energy (eg solar, hydro, biomass)? yes/ no/don’t know yes/ no/don’t know
If yes, please provide a description of the type of renewable energy used and how and where it is used in your supply chain:
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Have steps been taken to minimise the amount of energy used to supply inputs into the manufacturing process? Yes/No/Don’t Know If yes, please provide details: Input Material Measure Energy Reduction Achieved per kg of Input Material
Greenhouse Gases 1C1 Do you know the embodied greenhouse gas emissions of some or all of the input materials listed in 1A1? Yes/No If yes, please indicate the material(s) and its embodied greenhouse gas emissions in standard units (eg, kg CO2-e/kg of material) Input Material Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions
1C2
In addition to energy efficiency measures, has switching from more to less carbon-intensive fossil fuels or to renewable energy taken place to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide? Yes/No/Don’t Know If yes, please identify the measure and the emissions reduction achieved :
Input Material
Measure
Reduction in CO2 Emissions/kg Material Achieved
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Are emissions of any of the following direct greenhouse gases (methane (CH 4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HCFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)) and indirect greenhouse gases (carbon monoxide (CO), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), non-methane volatile organic
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compunds (NMVOCs)) associated with supplying inputs into the manufacturing process? Yes/No/Don’t Know If yes, if possible please identify the gases, and the nature, source and scale (in kg of the gas concerned/kg of input material) of the emissions: Input Material Greenhouse Gas Reduction in CO2 emissions/kg material achieved
Are any steps planned to reduce such emissions?: Yes/No If yes, please describe the emission being addressed, the planned measure(s) and its timing, and the anticipated impact (quantified if possible): Emission Measure and Timing Anticipated Impact
Transport 1D1 For each the input material listed in 1A1, please indicate the transport mode(s) used and the distance(s) travelled to your factory gate: Road (km) Rail (km) Sea (km) Air (km)
Input Material
1D2
If embodied energy and embodied greenhouse gas emission values have been provided in 1B1 and 1C3, did these include an allowance for transport? Yes/No/Not Applicable If no, and transport impact values are available, please indicate them here (with units):
Input Material
Embodied Energy due to Transport
Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions due to Transport
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Ozone Depletion 1E1 Is use of the following ozone-depleting gases ( chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs),hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), halons, methyl chloroform (1,1,1-trichloroethane – C2H3Cl3), methyl bromide (CH3Br) carbon tetrachloride (CCl4 ) associated with supplying inputs into the manufacturing process? Yes/No/Don’t Know Are there any associated emissions of these gases? Yes/No/Don’t Know If yes, please identify the gases and the nature, source and scale of any emissions (in kg of the gas concerned/kg of input material) Input Material Ozone-Depleting Gas Nature, Source and Scale of Emissions
Hazardous Substances Inputs and Releases to the Environment 1F1 Are any of the substances in Appendix B used in the supply of inputs to the manufacturing process? Yes/No/Don’t Know If yes, please indicate which substances and the manner of their use (eg used in processing, incorporated in product, emitted from processing etc): Input Material Hazardous Substance Manner of Use
1F2 in:
In the course of supplying your inputs are any of the substances in Appendix B released to or deposited (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) air surface water bodies aquifers sewer landfill storage facilities
Yes/No/Don’t Know
If yes, please indicate which substances, the manner of their release or deposition, and the quantity involved (in kg/kg of input material):
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Input Material
Hazardous Substance
Manner of Release or Deposition
Quantity (kg/kg)
Other 1G1 In addition to the above have any other actions been taken to lessen the environmental impact of the supply of input materials to the manufacturing process? Yes/No/Don’t Know If yes, please describe and quantify the benefit (per kg of input material) if possible: Input Material Beneficial Action Benefit
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Appendix B NPI-listed Substances for the Reporting Year 2001-2002 Onwards
Acetaldehyde Acetic Acid (ethanoic acid) Acetone Acetonitrile Acrylamide Acrylic Acid Acrylonitrile (2-propenitrile) Ammonia (total – NH3 + NH4+) Aniline (benzenamine) Antimony and compounds Arsenic and compounds Benzene Benzene hexachloro- (HCB) Beryllium and compounds Biphenyl (1,1-biphenyl) Boron and compounds Butadiene (vinyl ethylene) Cadmium and compounds Carbon disulfide Carbon monoxide Chlorine Chlorine dioxide Chloroethane (ethyl chloride) Chloroform (trichloromethane) Chlorophenols (di, tri, tetra) Chromium (III) compounds Chromium (VI) compounds Cobalt and compounds Copper and compounds Cumene (1-methylethylbenzene) Cyanide (inorganic) compounds Cyclohexane Dibromomethane Ethanol Ethoxyethanol Ethoxyethanol acetate Ethyl acetate Ethyl butyl ketone Ethylbenzene Ethylene glycol (1,2-ethanediol) Ethylene oxide Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) Fluoride compounds Formaldehyde (methyl aldehyde) Glutaraldehyde n-Hexane Hydrochloric acid Hydrogen sulfide Lead and compounds Magnesium oxide fume Manganese and compounds Mercury and compounds Methanol Methoxyethanol Methoxy ethanol acetate Methyl ethyl ketone Methyl methacrylate Methylenebis(pheylisocyanate) Nickel and compounds Nickel carbonyl Nickel disulfide Nitric acid Organo-tin compounds Oxides of nitrogen Particulate matter 10m (PM10) Phenol Phosphoric Acid Polychlorinated dioxins and furans (PCDDs & PCDFs) Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) Selenium and compounds Styrene (ethylbenzene) Sulfur dioxide 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane Tetrachloroethylene Toluene (methybenzene) Toluene-2,4,-diisocyanate Total nitrogen (giving rise to nitrate/nitrite ions only) Total phosphorus (amount giving rise to phosphate ions only) Total volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Trichloroethane Trichloroethylene Vinyl chloride monomer Xylenes (individual and mixed isomers) Zinc and compounds