Impacts of obtaining raw materials
Focus on specification, suppliers’ own
procurement
Impacts of manufacturing and logistics
Focus on supplier selection stage
Impacts during use
Specification and end user awareness
Impacts at end-of-life / disposal
Supplier responsibility and end user
awareness
Impacts of obtaining raw materials
• Sourcing overseas if demand outstrips
supply – impact on carbon emissions;
• Wood should be sourced not just from legal
but also sustainable forests/woodlands –
forest management is critical;
• Potential impact on biodiversity of forests/
woodlands if focus is only on economic
viability;
• Support development of an immature
supply chain through aggregated
demand; and
• Opportunities for community woodland
schemes to be integral to supply chain.
Impacts of manufacturing and logistics
• Carbon emissions from transportation,
particularly if local supply chains are
inadequate;
• Production of chips/pellets – is renewable
energy used?;
• Sourcing overseas if demand outstrips
supply – impact on carbon emissions;
• Competition for raw materials e.g.
chipboard manufacturers; and
• Waste products from pellet manufacturing
process.
Impacts during use of product/service
• Emissions particularly in ‘Air Quality
Management Areas’;
• Shortage of qualified engineers/installers;
through aggregated demand an
opportunity to influence recruitment
and training; and
• Disposal of waste products e.g. ash.
Impacts at end-of-life/disposal
• Disposal of ash – use as a fertiliser; and
• Disposal of boilers.