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Carbon Neutral – Ideas to Deliver ON

How can you manage your PPE to support your strategy to reduce the environmental impact your business has and deliver your commitments ?

We have put together some ideas which are immediately deliverable with positive input and actions

Biotech nitrile disposable gloves – replace your disposable gloves with the Biotech product. An immediate impact on landfill through science

BioTouch contains a biodegradable technology that kickstarts a biodegradation
process only when discarded in an active landfill environment. BioTouch is more
environmentally friendly with a much faster natural breakdown compared to
regular nitrile.

The ASTM long term testing is in place to verify the extent of biodegradation. This
test imitates landfill environments by limiting oxygen, light, heat, and moisture
and imitates high pressure. The results of this test showed that the compounds in
BioTouch result in 90% biodegradation in just 490 days compared to regular
nitrile, which can take over 100 years.

Workwear has been developed using recycled PET (plastic) and fibre technology. High Visibility garments are also now available using the same principles

REPREVE® is the best-known, most reliable fibre made from recycled materials, including plastic bottles. It is the only eco fibre with U-Trust verification certifying that the requirements for recycled content have been met. Throughout the supply chain, REPREVE® uses unique Fiber Print tracking technology to test products ensuring that they contain REPREVE® – and in the right quantities.

FE ENGEL garments use Repreve are are available in a number of styles.

ECOVIZ is a fast developing range of high visibility workwear manufactured by LEO and featured strongly in our range.

Whenever the opportunity arises, Leo are looking to use more sustainable components and fabrics. In 2019, Leo replaced the fabric on their very popular Coolviz range to EcoViz® RP, a1 00% recycled polyester which conforms to ISO 20471.This has developed further and incorporates trousers,coveralls,weather wear and Sweat shirts

Footwear manufactured using PET(recycled plastics) and polyurethane under the brand of GREENFIT from Cofra provide high levels of comfort, performance and safety. This range is now extended to 41 styles

You can take positive actions with your choice of PPE,don’t think about it, DO IT

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Nett Zero Carbon Business by 2030

#SMEClimateAction 

We are committed to be a nett zero carbon business by 2030.

Working in partnership with the SME Climate Hub an initiative of the International Chamber of Commerce, the Exponential Roadmap Initiative, the We Mean Business coalition and the United Nations Race to Zero campaign.

This partnership is an exercise in radical collaboration that opens the doors for SMEs to join the United Nations Race to Zero campaign — an international campaign that brings together an unprecedented coalition of real economy actors and 120 governments committed to achieve net-zero emissions by no later than 2050. In collaboration with the Net Zero team at Oxford University they aim to curate tools and resources to specifically address the needs of the SME community.

Our strategy is:

Commit and set a target
Measure and report emissions
Include in our Business strategy
Reducing our own emissions
Reducing our value chain emissions
Contribute to climate action in society

Our actions determine our progress and contribution to global sustainability

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Selective choice of PPE helps the drive to be carbon neutral

We are involved in developing a range of PPE that are having very positive impact on the environment and sustainability of our planet.

High Visibility garments (EcoViz) – A range of garments are now available which are manufactured from recycled plastic bottles(PET).This range is constantly developing.

The current known environmental stats that the manufacture of the range has identified to have benefitted the planet are:

Used 350,000 + used plastic bottles

Saved 7500 co2 = the equivalent of planting 7,500 trees

Saved enough energy to power 24 homes for a year.

Engel workwear – Using Repreve fabric

A range of garments are now available which are manufactured from Repreve fabric. .It is made from recyclable materials, including plastic bottles. REPREVE®is the only eco-fiber with U-Trust verification. The number of plastic bottles re cycled and used in the fabric of a:

Pair trousers  = 19

Jacket = 20

Bib and Brace = 23

Safety footwear – Both Cofra and PB are using recycled plastic bottles and recycled polyurethane in the manufacture of some new safety footwear styles which are now avaialble.The range is being developed and more styles will become available in the near future.

We are also seeing this type of technology being developed in safety glove manufacture, this is at an early stage.