Responsible Sourcing to BES 6001

Chris A Clear BSc PhD CEng MICE FICT FIMMM

Mineral Products Association

British Ready-Mixed Concrete Association

ERMCO Representatives Meeting

7 June 2013, Cascais, Portugal.

25% of products used

construction projects to

be from schemes

recognized for

responsible sourcing

Strategy for Sustainable Construction

Joint industry and Government initiative

Strategic Forum –

Sustainable

Construction Task

Group

On 20th May 2013 the Chair of the Institution of Structural Engineers

Sustainability Panel presented to the All Party Parliamentary Group

for Excellence in the Built Environment, within the short time

available they spoke of Responsible Sourcing and the Concrete

industry’s commitment and delivery to this aspect of sustainability.

Concrete Industry seen to lead on sustainability

The Code for Sustainable Homes

Issue Measurement criteria CSH Credits

Environmental impact of materials

If all five building elements are rated A+ at 3 points each then a

maximum 15 points is scored

≥3 0.9

≥6 1.8

≥9 2.7

≥12 3.6

15 4.5

Responsible sourcing of materials

– basic elements

Where materials used in key building elements are responsibly sourced (e.g.

timber certification, EMS) Between 0.3 to 1.8*

Responsible sourcing of materials – finishing elements

Where materials used in secondary building and finishing elements are responsibly sourced (e.g. timber certification, EMS)

Between 0.3 and 0.9*

* for Detail see Technical Guidance Manual

Forest Management certification

Certification is

a way of

ensuring that

your careful

and long term

forest

management is

recognised.

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

FSC Certification was developed for all end-uses of wood and

therefore was not tailored for construction.

BRE Environmental &

Sustainability

Standard

BES 6001: ISSUE 2.0

Framework Standard for the

Responsible Sourcing of

Construction Products

BS 6001-0: Sampling procedures for

inspection by attributes Part 0: Introduction

to the BS 6001 (ISO 2859) series of standards

for sampling for inspection by attributes

Do not confuse with a British Standard!

1 Organisational Management requirements 2 Supply chain requirements 3 Environmental and Social Requirements

BES 6001: Three sets of requirements:

Compulsory requirements and requirements

for credits

3.2 Organisational Management Requirements

BES 6001 Requirement Element

(a) (b) (c) (d)

3.2.1 Responsible sourcing

policy

0

(Compulsory) nr nr nr

Perfo

rmance R

atin

g

nr =

no ra

ting

3.2.2 Legal compliance 0

(Compulsory) nr nr nr

3.2.3 Quality Management

system

0

(Compulsory) 1 nr nr

3.2.4 Supplier management

system

0

(Compulsory) nr nr nr

Point is for an accredited ISO 9001 quality management system(QMS)

3.3 Supply Chain Management Requirements

BES

6001 Requirement

Element

(a) (b) (c) (d)

3.3.1

Material traceability through

the supply chain

Compulsory 1 2 nr Perfo

rmance R

atin

g

nr =

no ra

ting

3.3.2

Environmental management

systems through the supply

chain*

Compulsory 1 2 3

3.3.3

Health and safety management

systems through the supply

chain*

Compulsory 1 2 3

Material traceable >60%, 75%, 90%

EMS to ISO 14001

BS OHSAS 18001

QMS to ISO 9001 7.4, 7.5.3

*Recycled and by-

products excluded

3.4 Environmental and Social Requirements

BES 6001 Requirement Element

(a) (b) (c) (d)

3.4.2 Greenhouse gas emissions 1

Compulsory 3 5 7

Perfo

rmance R

atin

g

nr =

no ra

ting

3.4.3 Resource use 1

Compulsory 3 5 7

3.4.4 Waste management 1 2 3 4

3.4.5 Water extraction 1 2 3 4

3.4.6 Life cycle assessment (LCA) 2 4 5 nr

3.4.7 Transport impacts 1 2 3 4

3.4.8 Employment and skills 1 2 3 4

3.4.9 Local communities 1 2 3 4

3.4 Environmental and Social Requirements

BES 6001 Requirement Element

(a) (b) (c) (d)

3.4.2 Greenhouse gas emissions 1

Compulsory 3 5 7

Perfo

rmance R

atin

g

nr =

no ra

ting

3.4.3 Resource use 1

Compulsory 3 5 7

3.4.4 Waste management 1 2 3 4

3.4.5 Water extraction 1 2 3 4

3.4.6 Life cycle assessment (LCA) 2 4 5 nr

3.4.7 Transport impacts 1 2 3 4

3.4.8 Employment and skills 1 2 3 4

3.4.9 Local communities 1 2 3 4

(a) Policy, metrics

(b) Objectives, targets

(c) Stakeholder report

(d) External verification

Concrete Industry

Guidance Document on

Sustainability

Performance Indicators Issue 7 January 2013

Supporting the Concrete Industry

Sustainability Performance Report and

the Industry Guidance to BES 6001.

(a) Policy, metrics

“Ready-mixed concrete is the

leading product sector within the

concrete industry in delivering

responsibly sourced products. In

2011 almost 96% of its products

were certified to BES 6001.

Significant progress has also been

made by the precast sector in

increasing the amount of BES 6001

certified products from 67% to just

over 78% between 2010 and 2011.”

Concrete Industry

Sustainable Performance

Report 5th report: 2011 performance data

c) Stakeholder report

3.4 Environmental and Social Requirements

BES 6001 Requirement Element

(a) (b) (c) (d)

3.4.2 Greenhouse gas emissions 1

Compulsory 3 5 7

Perfo

rmance R

atin

g

nr =

no ra

ting

3.4.3 Resource use 1

Compulsory 3 5 7

3.4.4 Waste management 1 2 3 4

3.4.5 Water extraction 1 2 3 4

3.4.6 Life cycle assessment (LCA) 2 4 5 nr

3.4.7 Transport impacts 1 2 3 4

3.4.8 Employment and skills 1 2 3 4

3.4.9 Local communities 1 2 3 4

Verification of environmental stewardship at source >60%, 75%, 90% Excluding recycled and by-products

3.4 Environmental and Social Requirements

BES 6001 Requirement Element

(a) (b) (c) (d)

3.4.2 Greenhouse gas emissions 1

Compulsory 3 5 7

Perfo

rmance R

atin

g

nr =

no ra

ting

3.4.3 Resource use 1

Compulsory 3 5 7

3.4.4 Waste management 1 2 3 4

3.4.5 Water extraction 1 2 3 4

3.4.6 Life cycle assessment (LCA) 2 4 5 nr

3.4.7 Transport impacts 1 2 3 4

3.4.8 Employment and skills 1 2 3 4

3.4.9 Local communities 1 2 3 4

(a) Type I or II EPD (b) Type III EPD (c) Stakeholder report on Type III EPD +

Overall assessment score (Both rows to be satisfied)

Section Pass

Good

Very Good

Excellent

Organisation &

Supply chain total

score (9 maximum)

Meet

compulsory

requirements

3 5 8

Environmental and

social total score

(39 maximum)

7 16 26 36

Chain of Custody

Certification

Chain of Custody certification from

forest to end-user ensures that FSC

materials and products have been

checked at every stage of processing so

that customers purchasing FSC labelled

products can be confident that they are

genuinely FSC certified

The Forest Stewardship Council

The case for a moratorium on FSC certification in the Congo Basin

Greenpeace briefer, March 2011

Steel/metals industry, recycled content impressive

Chain of Custody?

BS 8902:2009 Responsible sourcing sector certification

schemes for construction - Specification

Market: (procurers, specifiers, contractors, etc.) Influences the sector certification scheme

Mandatory relationship Desirable relationship

Sector Scheme council (4.2): develops and runs scheme in conformity with BS 8902 in consultation with its stakeholders (4.4); and oversees certification (4.3)

Accreditation body: (Internationally recognized: UKAS or equivalent) can accredit certification schemes against BS 8902, and certification bodies in implementing sector scheme schedule.

Organisation supplying construction products: applies to scheme for certification of its products as being responsibly sourced. Possible types of organization include: primary product suppliers, constituent material suppliers, product processors and finished product suppliers.

Certification body (4.3): run in compliance with BS EN 45011 to certify applicants organizations’ products against the schedule (4.8)

Relationship between BS 8902, sector certification

schemes and organizational bodies

Issue Issue

Enviro

nm

ental

Recyclability and recycled content

Renewability

Harvesting or extraction impacts

Greenhouse gas emissions

Energy usage

Water usage

Transport impacts

Biodiversity

Eco toxicity

Land remediation

Waste management

Social

Workers’ conditions

Safe and healthy working conditions

Slave labour, Child labour, Fair wages

Working hours and holidays

Freedom to join trade unions

Equality: gender, ethnicity, religion…

Complaints and prosecutions

Skills and training

Community relations

Econ

om

ic

Contribution…built environment

Ethical business practice

Contribution…local economy

Long-term financial viability

Oth

er

Issues considered relevant to the

sector

For each issue the sector scheme council, with stakeholders, shall

establish certification schedules(s) with minimum criteria

BS 8902 Relevant sustainability issue identification and reporting

1. For the concrete sector, it provides a simple communication

tool which enables recognition of compliance with UK planning

and legislative requirements.

2. Although only a small percentage of the concrete market

requires suppliers to be responsibly sourced, no supplier wants

to be considered ineligible for any work.

3. BES 6001 is quite practical. It would be difficult not to satisfy

responsible source requirements, where certification normally

carried out by current QMS/EMS assessors. There is little take

up for alternate schemes to BS 8902

4. Initial resistance to BES 6001 ratings, i.e. Excellent, Very

Good… but it works for the companies who only manage a Pass

Responsible Sourcing to BES 6001, UK Industry view

…this is local

96% or ready-mixed concrete responsibly sourced

in the UK