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Contents

Contents .................................................................................................................................................. 1

1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 2

2. Completing the Application Form ................................................................................................... 2

3. Application Review Procedure ........................................................................................................ 3

3.1 Evaluation Process ........................................................................................................................ 3

3.2. Notification of provisional outcome ....................................................................................... 4

3.3. Additional information from applicants ................................................................................. 4

3.4. Verification review .................................................................................................................. 5

3.5. Notification of the final evaluation results ............................................................................. 5

4. Key time lines – Evaluation Process and publication of first List of BREEAM recognised RSC schemes .................................................................................................................................................. 5

5. Fees ................................................................................................................................................. 6

6. Appeals procedure .......................................................................................................................... 6

7. Publication of approved schemes ................................................................................................... 7

8. Application for Recognition of Responsible Sourcing Certification Scheme .................................. 8

8.1. Submission of application form .................................................................................................. 8

8.2. Scheme operator details: ............................................................................................................ 9

8.3. Primary contact details ............................................................................................................. 10

8.4. About the scheme ..................................................................................................................... 10

8.A. Scheme Development, Governance, Accreditation & Certification ......................................... 11

8.B. Traceability and Scope of Assessment ...................................................................................... 14

8.C. Treatment of sustainability issues throughout the supply chain.............................................. 18

8.D. Performance improvement and reporting ............................................................................... 22

9. Declaration .................................................................................................................................... 25

10. Evidence Reference Table ......................................................................................................... 26


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1. Introduction

BREEAM awards credits for responsibly sourcing materials in the building. The aim of these

credits is to encourage the specification and procurement of responsibly sourced materials

(RSM). To achieve these credits, applicable materials specified in the building must be

covered by an appropriate and compliant BREEAM recognised Responsible Sourcing

Certification Scheme (RSCS).

BRE Global is changing the way in which schemes will be recognised and rewarded within

BREEAM versions. Initially this will be recognised within BREEAM New Construction 2014

scheme. These changes will be included in all subsequent revisions and new scheme

development and will also be rolled out retrospectively across all operating versions of the

method in due course.

BREEAM will be publishing a list of recognised schemes and their associated points in

August 2014 following completion of an initial review of schemes.

This document contains information for responsible sourcing certification scheme operators

on the procedure for applying to BRE Global for inclusion on this list including the application

form (section 8), guidance on completing the form, details of the review and appeals

procedure and publication of the list of recognised schemes. Supporting information on the

purpose of the evaluation of schemes, criteria for evaluation of schemes, and further

information on the evaluation and appeals procedure are contained in separate documents

which are downloaded from the BREEAM Web site http://www.breeam.org/page.jsp?id=617)

2. Completing the Application Form

2.1. Applications for recognition of an RSC scheme under BREEAM should be prepared

and submitted by the scheme operator. Applications from other organisations or

individuals will not be accepted.

2.2. BRE has published a detailed set of criteria against which all RSC schemes will be

evaluated including the mandatory minimum level of performance required for

BREEAM recognition (‘Criteria for the evaluation of responsible sourcing

certification schemes within BREEAM V3.0’).

http://www.breeam.org/page.jsp?id=617


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2.3. Applicants will carry out a self-evaluation of their scheme against the BREEAM

RSC criteria and submit details of this evaluation on the Application Form (see

section 8).

2.4. Applicants must fully justify how their scheme complies with the published

BREEAM RSC criteria by providing all supporting evidence and clearly referencing

this in the application form. Where such supporting evidence is not provided, or is

not properly and accurately referenced, BRE Global will not be able to take account

of it and the application for recognition is likely to be rejected.

2.5. Where the BREEAM RSC criteria require compliance with the requirements of a

specified standard (such as ISO 14001), formal evidence of

certification/accreditation against that standard should be provided in the form of a

certificate and schedule from UKAS (or an equivalent accreditation body) or CPET.

2.6. In the application form the applicant should clearly set out the basis on which they

claim compliance with the BREEAM RSC criteria and should provide full references

for all supporting evidence which will be in the form of publically accessible and

quality controlled scheme documents and related documentation. Referencing

requirements are as follows: Document; Publication date; Document

location/accessibility; Section; Clause; Page number. An example of acceptable

referencing is given in the Evidence Reference Table (section 10) to indicate the

form of reference required.

2.7. All supporting documentation must either be provided in digital format such as a pdf

file or in hard copy format or be publically accessible directly from the scheme

operator’s website. All scheme documentation must be formal in nature, branded,

clearly dated, version controlled and openly accessible for public scrutiny.

2.8. When verifying an application, BRE Global is not able to consider any information

that has not been formally included and referenced as evidence in the application.

3. Application Review Procedure

3.1 Evaluation Process

The process of evaluation of the RSC schemes will essentially consist of the following steps:

Step 1: Self-assessment by the scheme operators


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Step 2: BRE Global reviews the submitted self- assessment application and verifies Step 3: Scheme operators provide additional information in support of the claims made in

the original application if applicable Step 4: BRE Global publishes a List of the BREEAM Recognised RSC Schemes and associated

score on the BREEAM website. Up on receipt of an application from the scheme operator, BRE

Global will carry out an administrative review to ensure completeness of content. An

acknowledgment will be sent by email giving an application reference number which should

be used in all correspondence.

BRE Global will review the submitted evidence against the published BREEAM RSC scheme

criteria and verify the scheme operator’s evaluation. A provisional verification outcome

summary document will be prepared by BRE Global within 4 weeks from acknowledgement

of receipt of the application.

This provisional verification outcome summary document will be quality reviewed by

BREEAM and approved by the BREEAM Technical Director prior to issue to the applicant.

3.2. Notification of provisional outcome

3.2.1. On completion of the verification the provisional outcome summary document will

be sent to the applicant together with any request for further justification

information..

3.2.2. The applicant will have a period of up to one week from the date of

correspondence being issued by BRE Global to question the findings of the

verification and/or provide additional information as requested.

3.3. Additional information from applicants

3.3.1. The applicant may question the verification findings on the grounds of

misinterpretations of, or a failure to take account of the evidence provided with

the application as well as the provision of any additional evidence in support of

the claims of compliance already made in the application.

3.3.2. The applicant cannot submit evidence to demonstrate compliance with criteria

that were not claimed in the original application at this stage. In instances where

the scheme operator wishes to make new claims of compliance this will be

deemed to be a new application for which BRE Global will apply an evaluation

fee.


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3.4. Verification review

3.4.1. BRE Global will review any further information submitted within 10 working days

from receipt. BRE Global will then finalise and amend the provisional outcome

summary document as appropriate in the light of this additional information.

3.4.2. This final verification outcome t will be reviewed and approved by the BREEAM

Technical Director prior to open access publication on the BREEAM Website.

3.5. Notification of the final evaluation results

3.5.1. BRE Global will formally write to the applicants in relation to the final evaluation

outcome of their scheme.

3.5.2. All RSC schemes that meet the stated mandatory requirements will be listed in

alphabetical order on the BREEAM website in the form of a List of BREEAM

recognised RSC Schemes. In addition the final results for all RSC schemes

evaluated will be summarised in a table including scores and evidence/

references and published on the BREEAM website.

4. Key time lines – Evaluation Process and publication of first List of BREEAM

recognised RSC schemes

4.1. The key timelines for the process of evaluation of responsible sourcing schemes and

publication of the first List of BREEAM recognised RSC schemes are given in the

following table;

7th Jul – 28th Jul Submission of applications

Three week period for the responsible sourcing scheme operators to submit applications to BRE Global

28th Jul - 8th Aug Verification review BRE Global verifies scheme submissions and issues provisional verification outcome summary document

11th Aug– 15th

Aug

Submission of additional information from the applicant

Scheme operators submit any additional information required by BRE Global in support of claims already made in the original submission. No new fresh evidence will be accepted at this stage.


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18th Aug-22nd

Aug

Review of additional information

BRE Global review additional information submitted by scheme operators

25th Aug-29th

Aug

Notification of results BRE Global will notify the scheme operator of the outcome of the evaluation. The results will be subsequently published on the BREEAM website.

4.2. Applications received after 28th July will still be considered but the RSCSs covered

will not be included in the initial list published in August. If verified as compliant,

these schemes will be included in the first version of the list to be published later at a

later date.

5. Fees

5.1. BREEAM currently recognises a number of responsible sourcing certification

schemes within its tier table at level 5 or above. These are listed in the BREEAM

New Construction 2011 scheme under Mat 03, table 25. The schemes currently

recognised at tier 5 or better will be evaluated against the new BREEAM responsible

sourcing criteria free of charge.

6. Appeals procedure

6.1. Appeals to BRE Global from the Applicant will be considered by a panel comprising

the BRE Global Managing Director, the Legal and Compliance Director and the

BREEAM Director. The BREEAM Technical Director will inform this review but will

not be involved in decision making. This panel will only consider evidence provided

within the formal submission.

6.2. Where the Applicant is dissatisfied with the outcomes of the appeal it will be referred

to the Impartiality Committee of the BRE Global Governing Body. This body will

review the impartiality of any decisions made by BRE Global. In the event that they

uphold the appeal the committee will refer the dispute back to BRE Global for further

technical review.


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7. Publication of approved schemes

7.1. For transparency, BRE Global reserves the right to publish any other aspect of the

self-evaluation submission and verification summaries prepared during this process

to ensure that the process is open to scrutiny. This will include the self- assessment

and verification information for any schemes which are not deemed to meet the

requirements for recognition under BREEAM.


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8. Application for Recognition of Responsible Sourcing Certification Scheme

The application Form has been divided into the following 5 sections

Administrative section : Organisation details, scheme details,

Section A: Scheme Development, Governance, Accreditation & Certification

Section B: Traceability & Scope of Assessment

Section C: Treatment of sustainability issues throughout the supply chain

Section D: Performance improvement and reporting

8.1. Submission of application form

Please complete all aspects of this form and return it with all supporting evidence via email

to: [email protected] .Alternatively, hard copy of the completed form and supporting

evidence can be sent to

Application for Recognition of Responsible Sourcing Certification Scheme BREEAM Customer Services

BRE Global

BREEAM office

Garston

Watford

WD25 9XX

UK

A confirmation of receipt email will be sent and the application processed once the BREEAM

office has received a signed copy of this form.

Notes:

1. All sections of the form must be fully completed before the application can be accepted

mailto:[email protected]


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by BRE Global.

2. All supporting evidence must be provided at the same time as the application and

in an acceptable format as described in the accompanying guidance.

8.2. Scheme operator details:

Scheme operator name Eco-Reinforcement LTD

Scheme operator address Dumfries House, Dumfries Place, Cardiff

Postcode CF10 3ZF

Telephone N/A

Fax N/A

E-mail [email protected]

Address of Head office or

Registered office (if

different from above)

Same as above


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8.3. Primary contact details

Please provide details of the individual (s) in your organisation who have been nominated as the

main point of contact.

Name: Mr Benjamin Morris Job Title: Business Development Executive

Telephone: 07739855920 E-mail: [email protected]

8.4. About the scheme

Name of the

responsible sourcing

certification scheme.

Trade name if

different and other

information

Eco-Reinforcement

Industry sector the

scheme relates to

eg/- steel, timber,

concrete etc.

Steel products for the reinforcement of concrete


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8.A. Scheme Development, Governance, Accreditation & Certification

A.1. Standard setting

Score achieved 1

A.1.1. Which of the following have been followed for the

standard- setting process?

a. ISO Guide 59: Code of Good Practice for Standardisation;

b. ISEAL Code of Good Practice for Setting Social and

Environmental Standards

c. ISEAL Principles for Credible and Effective Sustainability

Standards Systems.(Go to question A1.2)

d. Other

A.1.2. Where option ‘c’ has been selected above

a. Does the process include multi –stakeholder

consultation?

Yes

b. Are assessment standards and scheme schedules freely

and publically available?

Yes

Please provide justification on how the scheme meets the above criteria:

Eco-Reinforcement was developed in line with the ISEAL Principles of Sustainablity, Relevance, Accessibility,

Efficiency, Engagement, Impartiality, Improvement, Rigour, Truthfulness and Transparency. All of these

principles can be found within the Eco-Reinforcement standard. The foreword of the Eco-Reinforcement

standard explains how many different stakeholder groups were consulted and all scheme documents can be

downloaded at www.eco-reinforcement.org.


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A.2. Performance target setting

Score achieved 2

A.2.1. Have stakeholders representing environmental, social and

economic interests been involved in setting targets and/or

performance thresholds?

Yes

A.2.2. How often are the targets and/or threshold levels reviewed? Annually

A.3. Certification bodies

Score achieved 1

A.3.1. ISO guidance the certification body’s organisation,

systems and procedures conforms to.

ISO/IEC 17065:2012

A.3.2. Scope of accreditation:

a. Covers the scheme

b. Does not cover the scheme but is appropriate to the

organisation/product/supply chain being certified


A2 - The thresholds contained in the Eco-reinforcement Standard were developed with a broad range of

stakeholders. See: http://www.eco-reinforcement.org/ecoreinforcement-scheme-council/ and also the

stakeholders listed on page 3 of the Standard, available from http://www.eco-

reinforcement.org/document-download/. The Scheme Council meets regularly (approximately once per

quarter) to review the Scheme performance , and membership is open to any interested party (see meeting

notes from October 2013, agenda item 5 containing discussion of development of requirements).

A3 - BRE Globals systems conform to ISO 17065:2012, however the accreditation schedule does not yet

extend to either BES6001 or Eco-Reinforcement. Attached is BRE's UKAS schedule of accreditiation where it

is important to note that ISO 40511 has been superseeded by ISO 17065 with a 3 year permitted changover


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given, ending in Dec '15.

A.4. Accreditation bodies

Score achieved 2

A.4.1. Accreditation of certification body is undertaken by which of

the following bodies?

a. UKAS

b. International accreditation Forum’s (IAF) Multilateral

Recognitions Arrangements

c. European Cooperation for Accreditation (EA)


BRE Global are currently the only certification body assessing against Eco-Reinforcement. BRE Global is a

UKAS accredited certification body.

http://www.ukas.org/CertificationBodies/schedules/PROD/0007Product%20Certification.pdf

Accreditation to BS EN 45011/ISO 17065, or equivalent, covers similar product conformity certification

activities for construction materials and products; this demonstrates capability.

A.5. Audit results & transparency


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Score achieved 2

A.5.1. Does the results of the certification at a minimum provide

summary of the findings with respect to conformance with

requirements of the standards?

Yes

A.5.2. Is the summary of the results :

a. Freely and publicly available on a relevant website

b. Available to any interested parties on request within a

defined timescale

c. Kept confidential


All certificates can be found on www.greenbooklive.com. The certificate contains a short summary of the

peformance against the environmental and social aspects of the Standard. See, for example,

http://www.greenbooklive.com/pdfdocs/respsourcing/ECR0002.pdf

8.B. Traceability and Scope of Assessment

B.1. Scope of assessment

Score achieved 2

B.1.1. Is the scope of traceability agreed with, and

communicated to a broad range of stakeholders

Yes

B.1.2. Scope of traceability

a. constituent materials are traceable from the sale

back to the supplier organisation(s) responsible for

the extraction or harvesting of raw materials

b. constituent materials are not traceable from the

sale back to the supplier organisation responsible


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for the extraction or harvesting of raw materials.

Go to question B.1.3

B.1.3. Where option ‘b’ has been selected above,:

a. is the scope of the traceability of constituent

materials justified? and

Yes

b. is this justification publically available? Yes


As shown within the freely and publically available Eco-Reinforcment standard, clause 3.2.4, mills must have

in place a supplier management approvals system to ISO 9001 clause 7.4. This means that the source of all

input materials is known. In the EAF steel supply chain scrap suppliers are both Tier 1 and the material

source (recovery is the material source point for scrap steel), so the significant constituent materials are all

traceable. In addition, mills must be able to trace a minimum 60% of constituent materials back to a source

that can supply evidence of Quality, Environmental and H&S management systems.

Fabricators must trace 90% of constituent materials through the supply chain. These requirements were

agreed with a wide range of stakeholders, and the documents are freely available at www.eco-

reinforcement.org.

B.2. Mixing Sources

Score achieved 1

B.2.1. Untraced constituent material permitted within

assessed products shall

Select

a. Be permitted

b. Not be permitted. Go to question B.2.2.


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B.2.2. Where option ‘b’ has been selected above

a. Is the untraced content limited to a defined

proportion of the overall mass, volume or value of

the assessed product? Go question B.2.3

b. Is the mixing justified by risk assessment? Go

question B.2.3

B.2.3. Basic controls

a. Are basic controls placed on the untraced portion? Yes

b. Do these basic controls as a minimum include due

diligence on sustainability issues for all tier 1

suppliers

Yes


The Eco-Reinforcement scheme document (5. Management Systems Certification) states that at least 60%

(90% for fabricators) by mass of constituent materials must be fully traceable back to the source of said

materials. Therefore there is an allowance of an absolute maximum of 40% by mass untraceable constituent

material to source.

As stated in 3.2.4 in the standard the organisation shall have in place a documented management system

for its purchasing processes and the approval of its suppliers. For EAF route mills the Tier 1 suppliers are

scrap dealers, and so the material source (i.e. recovery operation) of all scrap is known and is traceable.

B.3. Traceability mechanism

Score achieved 2

B.3.1. What is the method used to achieve traceability in

the supply chain?

Supplier managment system

B.3.2. Does the scheme provide a documented

justification for the specified traceability system?

Yes


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B.3.3. Is this justification available freely and publicly? Yes


The Eco-Reinforcement standard states (3.3.1 Material tracebability through the supply chain) "The

following mechanisms shall be considered appropriate for demonstrating traceability:

o The organisation responsible for the constituent material(s) at each stage of the supply chain shall be

certificated by an accredited organisation to ISO 9001; or

o Equivalent documented evidence of material traceability.

Note: An independently audited chain of custody scheme to the source of the constituent material(s)

satisfies the requirement for traceability.

This document is freely avaiable on www.eco-reinforcement.org.

B.4. Control of Claims

Score achieved 2

B.4.1. Is there a clearly defined mechanism for

controlling all claims made about the certified

nature of products?

Yes

Please provide justification on how the scheme meets the above criterion:

Attached is BRE Globals PN100 XP107E - BRE Complaints and Appeals


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8.C. Treatment of sustainability issues throughout the supply chain

C.1. Sustainability aspects and issues

Sustainability issue

C1.1. Has this issue been considered?

C.1.2. If yes has been selected under C.1.1 , has the issue been considered1:

1- Everywhere significant or

2- Some places

C.1.3. If ‘no’ has been selected under C.1.1. is there justification for exclusion

C.1.4 If ’yes’ has been selected under C.1.3, is the justification freely and publicly

available2

Scores3

Environmental

a. Recyclability and

recycled content

Yes 1 Select Select 2

b. Renewability Yes 1 Select Yes 2

c. Harvesting or

extraction impacts

No Select Yes Yes N/A

d. Greenhouse gas

emissions


e. Energy usage Yes 1 Select Select 2


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2- Some places



available2

Scores3

f. Water usage Yes 1 Select Select 2

g. Transport impacts Yes 1 Select Select 2

h. Biodiversity No Select No Select 0

i. Eco toxicity No Select No Select 0

j. Land remediation No Select No Select 0

k. Waste

management


Social

l. Safe and healthy

working conditions

Yes 1 Select Yes 2

m. Slave labour Yes 1 Select Select 2


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2- Some places



available2

Scores3

n. Child labour Yes 1 Select Select 2

o. Fair wages No Select No Select 0

p. Working hours and

holidays

No Select No Select 0

q. Freedom to join

trade

unions(freedom of

associations)


r. Equality in respect

of gender,

ethnicity, religion,

political persuasion



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2- Some places



available2

Scores3

s. Complaints and

prosecutions


t. Skills and training Yes 1 Select Select 1

u. Community

relations


Economic

v. Corruption Yes 2 Select Select 1

1Please provide evidence to show compliance.

2 Please provide evidence of availability of justification in Section 10 (Evidence reference table) for each issue.

3 Allocate scores for each issue as follows:

- If C.1.1 = Yes and C.1.2. = 1 then award 2 - If C.1.1 = Yes and C.1.2.= 2 then award 1 - If C.1.1.= No and C.1.3 = Yes and C.1.4.=Yes then select N/A - If C.1.1.= No and C.1.3 = No and C.1.4.=No then award 0


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8.D. Performance improvement and reporting

D.1. Continual improvement

Score achieved 2

D.1.1. Does the assessment standard (s) and/ or schedule

(s) contain requirements for continual improvement?

Yes


As set out in the Eco-Reinforcement standard policies, objective and targets must all be set in the form of

KPI's. These are then reviewed at each audit undertaken at the certified company.

D.2. Reporting by assessed organisations

Score achieved 2

D.2.1. Do the assessment standards and /or scheme

schedules include requirements for certificate holders

to report KPIs?

Yes

D.2.2. If ‘yes’ has been selected under D.2.1, is the

information on KPIs :

a. available freely and publicly at corporate, product and

the information is aggregated by the scheme operator

to provide sector level performance indicators.

b. reported confidentially, with information made freely

and publicly available at sector level


As stated within the Eco-Reinforcement Standard (3.4.1)

Report to its stakeholders

The organisation shall report to its stakeholders on its performance against the requirement. The report

shall be freely and publicly available and allow the information contained within it to be compared on a


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year-to- year basis. The standard requires the data to be publicly available and that the data is product, site

and company related. Data that is aggregated and presented as an industry average is not acceptable as a

‘report to its stakeholder’ unless it is product, site and company specific. Data may be reported through a

relevant representative organisation (e.g. a Trade Association or the Eco-Reinforcement Consortium) but it

shall be product, site and company specific to satisfy the requirements in the relevant clauses of

stakeholder engagement.

D.3. Verification of reported KPIs

Score achieved 2

D.3.1. Does the scheme provide independent verification of

KPIs reported by certificate holders?

Yes


As stated within the Eco-Reinforcement Standard (3.4.1)

External verification

The organisation shall undertake or provide for external verification of the data and information that it

communicates to stakeholders. This shall be undertaken by an independent third party with relevant

experience and expertise in external verification, ensuring that all data is valid and consistent. Type III

Declarations for assessed products can be used to demonstrate external verification of impacts included

within the assessment.

D.4. Reporting by the scheme

Score achieved 0

D.4.1. Does the scheme operator report performance of the

scheme against its objectives to its stakeholders at

least annually?

No


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9. Declaration

To be signed by an authorised representative of the Scheme Operator:

We hereby confirm on behalf of Eco-Reinforcement (the Scheme Operator), that the information

contained in this document is correct, any changes in circumstances will be notified to BRE Global

in writing, and we accept and agree to terms and conditions set out in this Information pack and

related documents.

Name: Benjamin Morris Position: Business Development Executive

Signature: BRMorris Date: 07/08/2014


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10. Evidence Reference Table

Please provide the document reference for all evidence submitted with the

application form.

S.no. Reference Criteria Source Document

e.g. 1 Section 8.A , A1

Standard setting A1.1

–A1.2

Document location/accessibility

Document; Publication date; Section; Clause; Page

number

1 8.A, A1 Sandard setting

A.1.2

www.eco-reinforcement.org/freely available

Eco-Reinforcement Standard; 20/07/09 Foreword; 3/36

2 8.A, A.3 Certification

bodies A.3.1

www.UKAS.org/ freely available

Schedule of Accreditation ISO 45011 - BRE Global 05/06/2014

3 8.A, A.4 Accreditation

bodies

www.UKAS.org/ freely available

BRE Schedule of Accreditation

4 8.A, A.5 Audit results

and Transparency

www.greenbooklive.com/ freely available

5 8.B, B.1 Scope of

assessment


Eco-Reinforcement Standard; 20/07/09 3.3.1; 14/36

6 8.B, B.2 Mixing Sources www.eco-reinforcement.org/freely available


6 8.B, B.2 Mixing Sources www.eco-reinforcement.org/freely available

Eco-Reinforcement Scheme Document 17/07/2014;

5.Management Systems; 1/10


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7 8.B, B.3 Traceability

mechanism



8(all) www.eco-reinforcement.org/freely available

Eco-Reinforcement Standard; 20/07/09 ALL

9 8.B, B4 Control of claims http://www.redbooklive.com/filelibrary/Publications/XP107E-

PN-100.pdf/ Freely Available

PN100 XP107E - BRE Complaints and Appeals Procedure - May

2014 (all)

10 8.D, D.1 Continual

Improvement



11 8.D, D.2 Reporting by

assessed organisations



12 8.D, D.3 Verification of

KPIs



13 C.1.a www.eco-reinforcement.org/freely available


14 C.1.b www.eco-reinforcement.org/freely available

Eco-Reinforcement Standard; 20/07/09 3.4.3; 20/36 -

requirements apply to mills and fabricators so cover all

significant supply chain operations


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15 C.1.d www.eco-reinforcement.org/freely available


16 C.1.e www.eco-reinforcement.org/freely available

Eco-Reinforcement Standard; 20/07/09 Principles of

responsible sourcing (informative) Climate Change ; 28/36

management and reduction of GHGs page 19/36 includes fuel

mix analysis, also transport requirements 24/36 cover

emissions and fuel use - both are energy aspects

17 C.1.f www.eco-reinforcement.org/freely available


18 C.1.g www.eco-reinforcement.org/freely available


19 C.1.k www.eco-reinforcement.org/freely available

Eco-Reinforcement Standard; 20/07/09 3.4.4; 22/36 contains

requirements applicable to mills and fabricators i.e. all

significant supply chain operations. In addition requirement

3.3.2 for EMS covering a minimum 60% of input material

suppliers.

20 C.1.l,C.1.m,C.1.n,

C.1.o,C.1.q,C.1.r


Eco-Reinforcement Standard; 20/07/09 clause 3.2.4 applies to

mills and requires due diligence against ILO Fundamental

Rights aspects for 98% tier 1 supply. For mills the significant

raw material source is scrap, so the issues are addressed in all

significant supply chain operations.


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In addition H&S requirements for management systems appy

to at least 60% by mass of raw material supply.

Also, Eco-Reinforcement Standard; 20/07/09 4.1

Fundamental rights at work; 28/36

21 C.1.s www.eco-reinforcement.org/freely available

Eco-Reinforcement Standard; 20/07/09 4.1 Complaints and

prosecutions ; 29/36

http://www.redbooklive.com/filelibrary/Publications/XP107E-

PN-100.pdf/ Freely Available

PN100 XP107E - BRE Complaints and Appeals Procedure - May

2014 (all)

22 C.1.t www.eco-reinforcement.org/freely available

Eco-Reinforcement Standard; 20/07/09 3.4.8 ; 26/36

23 C.1.u www.eco-reinforcement.org/freely available

Eco-Reinforcement Standard; 20/07/09 3.4.9 ; 27/36

24 C.1.v www.eco-reinforcement.org/freely available

See Eco-Reinforcement Standard; 20/07/09 4.1 Ethics ; 28/36

as implemented through organisation policy clauses 3.2.1 and

3.2.2 - this covers ethical aspects within the operations of

mills and fabricators

25 C1.c Steel reinforcement constituent material is largely scrap steel,

hence harvesting/extraction impacts are not a significant

aspect of production

26 A2 Minutes of Scheme Council meeting, October 2013

demonstrating stakeholder review of


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