HANSGROHE PUBLISHES ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS (EPDS)

premium brand published its first EPD in that country for the Crometta 85 and Croma 100 handheld shower models, thus laying the foundation for the company’s future EPDs.

“The EPD information enables architects and builders to select the most suitable product from an ecological point of view as early as the planning process,” says Rebecca Weigold, head of Green Company, Hansgrohe SE. ”With our EPDs based on ISO 14025, planning according to LCA criteria will be much easier in the future.“

All EPDs have undergone the verification process of the Institut Bauen und Umwelt eV (IBU), Berlin. They are publicly available on the IBU platform: https://ibu-epd.com/ veroeffentlichte-epds/.

The plan is to gradually roll out the range of EPDs to other product categories.

With its brands AXOR and Hansgrohe, the Hansgrohe Group, based in Schiltach, southern Germany, enjoys a reputation as a leader in innovation, design and quality within the bath and kitchen industry. Founded in 1901 in the Black Forest, the company gives water form and function with its taps, showerheads and shower systems. Its 120-year history is marked by innovations such as the first hand-held shower with multiple spray types, the first pull-out kitchen tap and the first wall bar to hold a handheld shower.The company holds more than 18 500 active property rights and is synonymous with long-lasting quality products and responsibility towards people and the environment. Sustainable production of resource-conserving products is central to its business activities around the globe. With 34 subsidiaries and 20 sales offices supplying products in 152 countries, Hansgrohe, its brands and products have won won numerous awards, including more than 700 design prizes since 1974. Its products are found worldwide: on renowned cruise ships, in luxurious fivestar and boutique hotels, in international metropolitan cities, in extraordinary spas, in exclusive bathrooms of lodges and luxury villas and in public facilities, as well as in countless private homes. The group has seven whollyowned production facilities: four in Germany and one each in France, the USA and China. In 2021, the Hansgrohe Group generated a turnover of €1,365 billion. It employs about 5 400 people worldwide, about 60% of whom work in Germany.

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