Title: BREEAM_Vetrotech_fire-rated_glass.pdf
Saint-Gobain Glass has implemented a stringent environmental program to analyze and improve the environmental footprint of its products at every stage in their life cycle. Saint-Gobain Glass is the first glass manufacturer in the world to have implemented a complete Life Cycle Assessment of its products in compliance with international standards (ISO 14025, 14040 & 14044) and verified by an independent third party.These detailed assessments deliver diagnostics and enable Saint-Gobain Glass to develop an action plan as illustrated below:1. ASSESS the environmental footprint of products;2. IMPROVE it by reducing our impacts (energy, water, raw materials consumption, CO2 emissions…) and working on recycling our cullet;STEP 1: RAW MATERIAL EXTRACTIONSTEP 2: FLAT GLASS MANUFACTURINGSTEP 3: SURFACE TREATMENT (COATING)3. ECO-INNOVATE future products by minimizing environmental impacts from as early as design stage;