GreenBookLive is the unique reference source and online listing of environmental products and services. BREEAM covers a multitude of disciplines andno single Assessor is necessarilya 'technical'expert in all the areas covered by BREEAM.Licensed Assessors are kept up to datewith the latest developments in the schemes through a monthly communication direct from BREEAM. Where supply chain organisations source constituent materials for the assessed product from outside the EU, or from states that have not declared adherence to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, they must undertake appropriate risk assessments and demonstrate due diligence in monitoring compliance with all the requirements of the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) which contains more information which your clients may need to know A wide range of products and services, from commercial building products and services to domestic energy efficiency products can be found within GreenBookLive. This includes listings of trained and licensed BREEAM Assessors and qualified BREEAM Accredited Professionals. It includes listings of products and installers that are certified under BRE Global's Microgeneration Certification Scheme, and products that are assessed under our rigorous Environmental Profiles and Responsible Sourcing schemes. Green claims

The process, following the acceptance of the BRE’s proposal and receipt by BRE of full certification fees, is: Delivering a route to benchmark and achieve continuous improvement regarding the sustainability of construction productsThe Environmental Profiles Methodology assesses environmental indicators that reflect impacts occurring globally, regionally and locally -in the air, in water and onthe land, impacting humans andthe environment.These impacts are assessed under a range ofissue categories andnormalised by reference to European data. They are weighted to generate a measure of environmental impact as a proportion of the annual impact of a European citizen. Why certify? ABREEAM Assessorunderstands the process andtechnical issues covered by the schemefor which theymust be qualified and licensed.Their role is to interpret the requirements of each issue in relation to a scheme, communicate these requirements to their client and liaisewith theproject team to collate the evidence which needs to be submitted along with the assessment report. Unlike many other schemes BES 6001 is not a sector specific standard; any material, product or product group can be certificated against the standard. However, in some cases individual construction product sectors have made use of the BES 6001 scheme as a framework and have developed their own sector scheme which is fully compliant and equivalent to BES 6001. An example is the Eco-Reinforcement scheme for steel reinforcement in concrete – please see www.eco-reinforcement.org.

UKCG members support and give preference to procuring products which are able to demonstrate compliance with a recognised responsible sourcing scheme, certified by a third party’ In addition, the organisation must have a documented system for its purchasing process and the approval of all of its suppliers who provide input materials for the product being assessed. The system must be designed to implement the criteria with respect to the BES 6001 standard. The organisation must also maintain a list of all the suppliers that provide constituent materials for the assessed product. Responsible Sourcing is defined in BS8902 - Responsible sourcing sector certification schemes for construction products – Specification as: Environmental profiles measure the impacts of a construction material, product or building system throughout its life – not only during its manufacture, but also its use in a building over a typical building lifetime. This includes its extraction, processing, use and maintenance and its eventual disposal. One very good reason to seek BES 6001 certification comes from the UK Contractor’s Group(who represent over 30 leading construction companies who together account for a third of the UK construction industry turnover). The UKCG state that:

the planned level of pass (the higher the anticipated level the longer the certification process is likely to be) – although such certification secures more credits in BREEAM All products with BES 6001 certification from BRE can carry the BRE Global Certification Mark for responsibly sourced products certified to BES 6001: