Building better with GROHE EPD & C2C

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Nearly 40% of global carbon emissions are building- and construction-related. As an industry pioneer, GROHE is addressing the problem on different levels to foster the sustainable transformation of this sector. The sanitary brand helps its clients with transparent data as well as circular products and resource-efficient technologies to choose solutions which have a positive impact on the footprint of their project while offering the same comfort experience.

EPD - Empowering sustainable decisions

An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is a comprehensive, independently verified and registered “product pass”. It reports comparable, transparent data on the entire environmental life cycle impact of a product. EPDs comply with ISO 14025 and, for construction products, services and processes, with EN 15804. In 2022, GROHE released EPDs for 18 product groups covering basin and kitchen mixers, thermostats, shower rail sets, hand showers, installation systems and flush plates. In providing customers with transparency about the ecological footprint of its products, GROHE helps them to make informed statements about the environmental impact of buildings, which is often a cornerstone for sustainability certifications such as DGNB, LEED or BREEAM, or even a prerequisite for new building permits in many European cities.

A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the core of an EPD

An LCA considers all stages of a product:
From raw material extraction through production and product use to disposal, including for the individual stages the impact of transport routes.
Please find the EPDs for GROHE products in the link below.

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Cradle to Cradle

Cradle to Cradle Certified® products are designed and manufactured with the intent of using the components in the end-of-life-phase for the creation of new products. GROHE has already launched five best-selling products as Cradle to Cradle Certified®. This includes kitchen and bathroom taps, a shower rail set and the GROHE Blue filters from our supplier BWT.

GROHE Tempesta 100

Shower rail set

GROHE Eurosmart

Kitchen taps

GROHE Bauedge

Bathroom taps S-Size

GROHE Eurosmart

Bathroom taps S-Size

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GROHE Blue filters

Kitchen taps

GROHE Tempesta 100

Shower rail set

GROHE Eurosmart

Kitchen taps

GROHE Bauedge

Bathroom taps S-Size

GROHE Eurosmart

Bathroom taps S-Size

GROHE Blue filters

Kitchen taps

EPD & Cradle to Cradle – what’s the difference?

Environmental Product Declarations

Environmental product declarations, which function like a product passport, aid objective comparisons of the environmental impact of specific products. As assessed by the European Union, this facilitates the improvement of buildings‘ sustainability and the reduction of their CO₂ footprints.

Cradle to Cradle

The Cradle to Cradle Certified® product standard is the world’s leading science-based norm for designing and manufacturing safe, circular and responsible materials and products. To achieve a certification, a product is evaluated in terms of the five categories: material health, material reutilisation, renewable energy, water stewardship, and social fairness. Each product is designated a level of achievement: basic, bronze, silver, gold or platinum.

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