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34.1.5 A landscape labelled for native species or aromatic herbs, which would raise awareness
towards low maintenance and low water-consuming native species as compared to high-
maintenance exotic species.
34.1.6 Include a column on environmental awareness in the monthly newsletter or newspaper
of the company/organization.
34.2 Compliance
34.2.1 Applicants shall provide the proof of the company policy for the promotion of
environmental awareness, if applicable, with the supportive documents verifi ed and
signed by a responsible authority.
34.2.3 Submit the building brochures, CD, information leafl ets or properly compiled manual,
small video or documentary used to create awareness towards environmental issues in
the owner or the building occupants.
34.2.4 If applicable, applicants shall have to provide a small narrative (300 words), supported
with the photographs, demonstrating the innovative strategies incorporated in the
building, which raises environmental awareness, such as labelling or documenting
the low maintenance/less water-consuming species in landscaping and labelling, and
documenting the building systems as per the effi cient energy performance and savings,
or labelling the water fi xtures for harvested water source, and so on.
34.3 Appraisal (maximum points – 1)
34.3.1 Formulation of a company policy for the promotion of environmental education or
awareness in the form of instructional/ environmental tours to the building, as per clause
34.2.1, and
34.3.2 Preparation of the building brochures, CD, information leafl ets or properly compiled
manual, small video or documentary on environmental education, as per clauses 34.2.2
and 34.2.3 (1 point).
Company policy on ‘green supply chain’
Objective
To encourage company policies on the ‘green supply chain’, so that the business uses the most
effi cient methods available for sourcing, manufacturing, and transporting and post-sales support for
green building materials and products. This will serve as a ‘corporate access system for sustainable
development’– a single-source solution to meet the total logistics and distribution needs which, in
turn, will ensure that the companies integrate the supply, manufacturing, and distribution of green
building materials or products into sustainable development. As a result, this will facilitate a supply
chain process to improve service, reduce or eliminate excess/fl uctuating inventories, shortages/
stockouts, longer lead times, higher transportation and manufacturing costs, and increase the fl ow
of information between the supply chain partners by boosting supplier–to–customer relations.
34.1 Commitment
34.1.1 Formulate a company policy on the ‘green supply chain’, which will facilitate sourcing,
manufacturing, transportation, and post-sales support for green building materials
and products.
34.1.5 A landscape labelled for native species or aromatic herbs, which would raise awareness
towards low maintenance and low water-consuming native species as compared to high-
maintenance exotic species.
34.1.6 Include a column on environmental awareness in the monthly newsletter or newspaper
of the company/organization.
34.2 Compliance
34.2.1 Applicants shall provide the proof of the company policy for the promotion of
environmental awareness, if applicable, with the supportive documents verifi ed and
signed by a responsible authority.
34.2.3 Submit the building brochures, CD, information leafl ets or properly compiled manual,
small video or documentary used to create awareness towards environmental issues in
the owner or the building occupants.
34.2.4 If applicable, applicants shall have to provide a small narrative (300 words), supported
with the photographs, demonstrating the innovative strategies incorporated in the
building, which raises environmental awareness, such as labelling or documenting
the low maintenance/less water-consuming species in landscaping and labelling, and
documenting the building systems as per the effi cient energy performance and savings,
or labelling the water fi xtures for harvested water source, and so on.
34.3 Appraisal (maximum points – 1)
34.3.1 Formulation of a company policy for the promotion of environmental education or
awareness in the form of instructional/ environmental tours to the building, as per clause
34.2.1, and
34.3.2 Preparation of the building brochures, CD, information leafl ets or properly compiled
manual, small video or documentary on environmental education, as per clauses 34.2.2
and 34.2.3 (1 point).
Company policy on ‘green supply chain’
Objective
To encourage company policies on the ‘green supply chain’, so that the business uses the most
effi cient methods available for sourcing, manufacturing, and transporting and post-sales support for
green building materials and products. This will serve as a ‘corporate access system for sustainable
development’– a single-source solution to meet the total logistics and distribution needs which, in
turn, will ensure that the companies integrate the supply, manufacturing, and distribution of green
building materials or products into sustainable development. As a result, this will facilitate a supply
chain process to improve service, reduce or eliminate excess/fl uctuating inventories, shortages/
stockouts, longer lead times, higher transportation and manufacturing costs, and increase the fl ow
of information between the supply chain partners by boosting supplier–to–customer relations.
34.1 Commitment
34.1.1 Formulate a company policy on the ‘green supply chain’, which will facilitate sourcing,
manufacturing, transportation, and post-sales support for green building materials
and products.
