Buy Sustainable - Quick Wins

Furniture

Purchase of furniture produced from recycled materials and/or renewable materials. Reduces VOC emissions and avoids certain hazardous substances in materials production and surface treatment

MINIMUM Specification(s)

Timber must be purchased in accordance with UK timber procurement policy

Only timber and timber products originating either from independently verified legal and sustainable sources or from a licensed Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) partner can be purchased

NB From April 2015, only sustainably produced timber will be purchased.

BEST PRACTICE Specification(s)

Same as the minimum specification and complies with the EU Green Public Procurement comprehensive criteria (see pages 8 to 10)