ECO POLICY CERTIFICATE TYPES ECOLABEL A VOLUNTARY TOOL DEVELOPED BY THE EEC (EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY) TO PROMOTE THE PRESENCE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCTS IN THE MARKET. THE EUROPEAN ECOLOGICAL LABEL CERTIFIES THAT THE PRODUCT HAS A LOW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OVER ITS ENTIRE LIFE CYCLE. IN THE SETTING UP THE "HARD FLOOR COVERINGS" ECOLABEL (2002/272/EC), WHICH INCLUDES CERAMIC TILES, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION HAS ESTABLISHED A SERIES OF SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR ASSIGNING THE LABEL TO THIS CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS. EUEB MISSION STATEMENT: FOR THE FLOWER TO BE RECOGNIZED AS EUROPE'S PREMIER AWARD FOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES WHICH ARE A GENUINELY A BETTER CHOICE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. TO HELP MANUFACTURERS, RETAILERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO GET RECOGNITION FOR GOOD STANDARDS AND PURCHASERS TO MAKE RELIABLE CHOICES. FOR MORE INFO CLICK HERE EMAS (91839/93/EC - 761/2001/EC) A VOLUNTARY TOOL SET UP BY THE EEC AT THE DISPOSAL OF COMPANIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SERVICES, FOR MONITORING, REPORTING AND IMPROVING THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE. THE REVISION OF THE EMAS REGULATIONS HAS INCORPORATED THE ISO 14001 PROCEDURE AND THE TWO SYSTEMS ARE CURRENTLY EQUIVALENT IN TERMS OF PROCEDURES, ORGANIZATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS. FOR MORE INFO CLICK HERE IPPC DIRECTIVE (96/61/EC) COMMUNITY DIRECTIVE ON INTEGRATED POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL WHICH MARKED THE TRANSITION FROM A PERMIT BASED ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM DIVIDED UP BY MEDIUM (WATER, AIR, SOIL,WASTE, ETC.) TO AN INTEGRATED AND OVERARCHING VISION WITH A FOCUS ON PREVENTION AT SOURCE. TO PROMOTE INNOVATION, THE REDUCTION IN COMPANY EMISSIONS IS BASED ON THE POTENTIAL OFFERED BY THE BEST AVAILABLE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNIQUES (BATS). FOR MORE INFO CLICK HERE LEED CERTIFICATION THE LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (LEED) GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEMS IN THE NATIONALLY ACCEPTING BENCHMARK FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OF HIGH PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDINGS. FOR MORE INFO CLICK HERE AENOR IQNET'S Spanish Partner CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ANAB - ICEA Certified Green Building Product CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ACPER QNET's Portuguese Partner CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION BUREAU VERITAS Recycled Content Certification CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION CISQ IQNET's Italian Partner CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION EMIRATES GBC Emirates Green Building Council CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION GOOD PHYTOSANITARY PRACTICES THE GOOD PHYSTOSANITARY PRACTICES PROGRAM, PROMOTED BY CONFINDUSTRIA CERAMICA AND SUPPORTED BY CTDA PROTECTS THE ITALIAN CERAMIC TILE EXPORTS TO THE USA. IT IS BASED ON SPECIFIC GUIDELINES, MADE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE PHYTOSANITARY SERVICE ORGANIZATION OF THE EMILIA-ROMAGNA REGION. FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK HERE GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certification CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION GREEN LEAF MARK Intertek's Green Leaf Mark CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION IQNET International Certification Network CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ECO SUPPLIER LIST ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ISO 9001 Quality Management System CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION UPEC French System of Certification for Floor Covering CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION VOC - COV VOC CERTIFICATION IS A SYSTEM THAT MEASURES THE QUANTITY OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS RELEASED BY A PRODUCT AND LABELS IT BASED ON A SERIES OF CLASSES, RANGED BETWEEN A+, THE BEST CLASS, AND C, THE WORST CLASS. CERAMICA RONDINE PRODUCTS DO NOT RELEASE INTO THE ATMOSPHERE ANY SUBSTANCES THAT ARE HARMFUL TO HUMANS. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION SUPPLIERS CERTIFICATES HELD Appiani LEED - Green Building Council of Italia Arvex Green Leaf Mark Atlas EU Ecolabel, USGBC & ISO 9001 Casalgrande EMAS, IQNET/CISQ, LEED & ISO 14001:2004 Cerdomus IQNET/CISQ & ISO 14001:200 Dom GBC FAP EU Ecolabel & USGBC Faro USGBC Fioranese USGBC Lea IQNET/CISQ, ISO 14001:2004, ISO 9001:2000 & EMAS Onix SCS - Minimum 98% pre-consumer recycled glass content Peronda LEED RAK Emirates GBC Rondine EMAS, UNI EN ISO 14001:2004, LEED - Green Building Council ITALIA, VOC - COV A+, CE, CCC, Good Phytosanitary Practices Sant'Agostino ISO 9001, GBC, EU Ecolabel, LEED Savoia ANAB- ICEA, EMAS, LEED, Bureau Veritas, Greenguard, & Greenguard Children & Schools TAU ISO 14001 & ISO 9001 Veromar ISO 9001 OUR RECYCLING PRACTICES OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE WASTE DISPOSAL ALL OFFICE PAPER IS RECYCLED ALL CARDBOARD IS RECYCLED ALL END OF LINES, ODDS & ENDS ARE DONATED WOODEN CRATES AND PALLETS ARE RE-USED AS DELIVERY PACKAGING UNUSABLE WOODEN CRATES AND PALLETS ARE RECYCLED LUNCHROOM RECYCLING FOR BOTTLES, CANS, NEWSPAPERS, ETC. MINIMIZING USE OF PAPER THROUGH SCANNING AND EMAILING DOCUMENTS RATHER THAN FAXING WAREHOUSE PLASTIC RECYCLING INCLUDING PLASTIC STRAPS WE ARE CONVERTING TO ALL ELECTRONIC FORKLIFTS WE REUSE PACKING MATERIALS COFFEE ROOM AND ORDER DESK DRINKING WATER IS FILTERED RATHER THAN BOTTLED HOMEABOUTCONTACTECO POLICYFAQTERMS & CONDITIONS STATEMENTS | PRICELIST