Materials Sourcing

WE HELP INDUSTRY ACCESS OR DESIGN VERIFIED SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS & MATERIALS

• Navigate greenwashing, & ‘eco’ claims through a third-party assessed global certification
• Avoid cradle-to-gate brands, linear design and compartmentalised sustainable metrics
• Understand circular economy, C2C Certified® products, C2C® principles, manufacturers, agents and assessors.
• Easily confirm 'sustainable' products through our research, reports and certification networks

Supply Chain Projects

WE HELP INDUSTRY TRANSFORM PRODUCTS & PROJECTS INTO SAFE THEN CIRCULAR PLANET-POSITIVE ONES

• Provide bespoke product development advice & supply chain recommendations
• Previously certified materials & 'certifiable' products, what this means and when to avoid them
• Manufacturer introductions to circular economy, C2C Certified® products, the C2CPII's v4 framework, & C2C® principles
• UK Network & Global Collaborations
• Specialist Installers, Applications & Systems
• Design Ideas & C2C Certified® material swaps

Communication Projects

WE ACT AS BRIDGEMAKERS & COMMUNICATORS TO ADVANCE MATERIALS TRANSFORMATIONS TO SAFE, CIRCULAR & CERTIFIED

• C2C Products Innovation Institute (C2CPII) Introductions
• Marketing eg Messaging, Events & Presentations
• Circular Innovation Workshops, CPD's & Staff Training
• Digital & Print Assets Scripting, Shooting & Editing, Proofing against the C2C guidelines
• Supply Chain Improvements, Training & Knowledge-sharing

Ideation, Research & Design

WE ARE HIGHLY CREATIVE, SYNERGISTIC & PIONEERING & WE DELIVER:

• UK’s first C2C Certified® Materials Health Clinic Retrofit
• World’s first multi-party tidal certified Accoya wood fender with the EA
• Support for world’s first EA contracts inclusion of C2C Certified® materials
• World’s first commercial use and fit of Grohe C2C Certified® BauEdge mixer
• Graphenstone’s world-first concrete effect original design (C02-absorbing) painted walls
• UK’s first use of Naturglue adhesive C2C Certified® at Gold level supporting 1.2m Mosa tiles
• UK’s first multiple C2C Certified® materials swaps for an EA Pumping Station
• UK’s first C2C Certified® global materials collaboration at Futurebuild Expo & most visited stand ever.
• World’s first interactive C2C® Design Directory for accessing national C2C Certified® materials & related services
• Coastal project & biodiverse fender collaboration for Jacobs engineering

Product Development

WE HELP DESIGN, IMPROVE & BRING NEW PRODUCTS TO MARKET

• Close knowledge gaps in circular economy design and principles
• Introduce industry to verified material health ingredients, C2C Certified®, principles & assessors
• Chemical Analysis – Reports, Lab Work and various fast-track options to help manufacturers audit their products
• Intro to world's best C2C Materials Management, Inventory and Digital Platforms – AI introductions etc

Commercial

WE HELP BUSINESSES TRANSFORM & LEGITIMISE THEIR SUSTAINABLE FOOTPRINTS

• Sustainably source and verify eco credentials for materials and products
• Access to C2C Certified® products and C2CPII certificate links for multiple products
• Make introductions to global and local suppliers & materials/design alternatives

540 WORLD offer bespoke B2B solutions to help industry transform to a safe, circular and certified, world of good.