LET ME GUIDE YOU
Material Guidance recognises that clients can have specific or diverse needs
– support to source information immediately, specialist input for a forthcoming project, or an available resource over a period of time
Material Guidance offers flexible solutions, tailored to suit your individual and actual requirements
Fees are set in accordance with the assignment’s criteria and duration.
Contact Material Guidance to schedule an initial meeting, together we can identify and plan the support you require
Material Guidance offers the following services
MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT
every decision has an impact
A material vision provides stakeholders, who are involved in the creation of new or continuous improvement of existing materials, detailed information in regard to desired aesthetics, haptics, characteristics, cost, function and targets to lower impacts on the environment and individuals.
A material strategy communicates the methods used in identifying new materials and how relevant impacts and risks, involved in their manufacturing are analysed. The results gathered from these methods can be compared with known data from existing materials. The material strategy shall inform how material selection considers compliance with regional or global product legislations and align with updated demands for product durability and longevity.
Material Guidance offer clients support in the creation and implementation of material visions and material strategies.
Material Guidance offers simplified pre-study Life Cycle Assesments through partnership with a LCA software developer. Existing “Bill of Materials” can be imported, together with data gathered from alternative material solutions to allow for informative comparisons. The result gives insight into the impacts of each component
MATERIAL EVOLUTION
the search for alternatives
We cannot deny that ingredients and processes used in the manufacturing of natural and synthetic materials have a negative impact on people and the environment. Elements, minerals, carbon and mers are transformed into materials via processes that require vast amounts of energy. Focus must shift to materials produced with less energy.
Pliable and solid plastics, wool, metals, non-wovens, cellulose, glass, leather, wood, paper, ceramics, cotton, coatings, mycelium, shells, hemp, composites, cork, regenerated materials…the list is endless- Material Guidance offer advise and knowledge in material characteristics, suitability and durability and the impacts of manufacturing materials for products, components and packaging.
During the spring of 2025, Material Guidance will release a material directory featuring insights into materials that may fulfill your product requirements. Materials manufactured, with consideration to reducing impacts on the environment and on the individuals who produce and use them.
Are you a material manufacturer interested in promoting your material innovation in the Material Guidance directory? Reach out and contact Material Guidance for further information.
COMMUNICATING SUSTAINABILITY
transparent, relevant & comparable
It is often not the intention to mislead consumers by using “eco-” or “green” to describe products or services. Environmental claims can be made in the form of a visual claim (image or colour) a logo, a label, product text, brand or product name. To comply with forthcoming directive for selling goods within the EU, third-party certification will be required to verify all environmental claims relating to material compositions.
Material Guidance offers a service where environmental claims in current marketing and sales communication (product descriptions, web-sites and e-commerce) are identifed and corrective actions are proposed.
Digital Product Passports inform key data about a product composition – components, materials and respective supply chains. Material data can be complex to access as information may not be available or is regarded as confidential. All products sold within the EU shall carry a Digital Product Passport, to comply with forthcoming mandatory regulation.
Material Guidance offers support in mapping material supply chains from Tier 1 to 4, to trace relevant information from alla sources. Support can also be given in connecting your company with partners, who provide DPP data portal solutions.
IDENTIFYING INFLUENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES
awareness of impacts
Materiality assessment is a tool to identify which ESG topics are relevant for your organisation to address
We will determine
the stakeholders who are affected by your business activities, the external factors that influence your business activities
engagement with stakeholders via interviews and questionaires
INSPIRE & MOTIVATE
encouraging change
REGULATIONS & POLICYS
the foundations of your development
It is normal to feel overwhelmed with the complexity of regulations and compliance
Which regulations are relevant for my company to fulfil?
Environmental policy
Sustainability policy
Code of Conduct for suppliers
Employee Code of Conduct
Workplace Health & Safety policy
Equal Opportunities policy
