ENVIRONMENT
Opting for a sustainable lifestyle enables us to play an active role in the construction of a more promising future for everyone. Being able to reduce the environmental impact of our choices on the planet, without giving up the comfort, design and quality, is a trend gaining strength every day.
Our tiles are green
Reducing environmental impact while maintaining the comfort, design and quality have guided Revigrés from the beginning. This concern is expressed in its structured Environmental Policy, backed on the investment in innovation and eco-efficient behavior.
Revigrés has Certification in Environmental Management, which includes process systematisation and monitoring, in accordance with the reference standard NP EN ISO 14001:2012.
Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) compatible with the BREEAM and LEED Certification Systems
The Ecotiles, Revigrés Tech and Porcelanato product collections have Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), pursuant to standards ISO 14025 (type III) that quantify their environmental impact.
For this purpose, they have been submitted to a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) process (pre-production, production and post production) and were certified by an independent and international entity: the IBU system of the German organisation Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V.
These product collections help buildings obtain environmental certification.
Environmental Performance
• Waste recovery process – 99,54%
• Incorporation of waste into the production
• Reduction in endogenous resources
• Ecodesign: more efficient production process and plan
Reduction in environmental impacts
• Reuse of industrial waste water – 100%
• Fewer co2 emissions
Revigrés complies with the EU emissions trading system.
• Equipment efficiency control
• Reduction in energy consumption
• Recycled packaging and treated pallets – 100%
Relevant Facts
• Awarding of the Quality Certificate in 1995 in accordance with the standards NP EN ISO 9002 by the Portuguese Quality Institute. Revigrés is the first company in the ceramic tiling and flooring sector with Certified Quality in the context of the Quality Management System.
• Development of the “Ardósia” project which makes the recycling of dust and mud in ceramic materials feasible.
• Declaration of Conformity with the standard EN 14411:2003 Ceramic Tiling and Flooring: Definitions, Classification, Characteristics and Markings, acquiring CE marking.
• Distinction as a ceramic sector company which has adapted and reacted to the challenges of climate change, assigned by Euronatura – Centre for Environmental Law and Sustainable Development.
• Revigrés launches the Sustainable Lifestyle catalogue in which we present our commitment to eco-innovation for a sustainable future through the Light Tiling, Health Care Tiles and Solar Tiles projects.
• Declaration of Exemption from REACH Registration, certifying that Revigrés products do not contain substances subject to encoding.
• Distinguished as an “Efficient Company” in the Energy Efficiency Awards Portugal 2010 – in the context of the Energy efficiency Barometer study- with Revigrés being the only company in the ceramics sector to obtain this distinction.
• Revigrés presents the EcoTECH product – which has 90% of recycled materials – developed in the context of the European project InEDIC- Innovation and Ecodesign for the Ceramics Industry where it is a partner company. This objective of this project is the development of ecoefficient products during the life cycle which contribute to the reduction in environmental impact and to the competitiveness of the ceramic sector.
• Distinguished in the EUROPEAN BUSINESS AWARDS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT – Innovation Prize for Sustainability.
REVIGRÉS HAS PLACED COOKIES ON YOUR COMPUTER TO HELP IMPROVE THIS SITE. BY USING THIS SITE, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO ITS USAGE. .
Close
