Taiga Eco Rating
Our sustainability criteria
With our Taiga Eco Rating, we attach great importance to transparency and have therefore developed special criteria according to which we rate the products in our Eco Store take a close look. Our sustainability criteria are clearly formulated and form the basis of our eco-shop. In order to get a holistic picture of the sustainability of the products, we explicitly ensure that our criteria consider the environmental impacts of the entire product life cycle.
Now see what exactly that means!
Each of the 5 sustainability criteria is made up of different characteristics that are examined individually. In total, over 25 characteristics, existing certificates and seals, as well as information from manufacturers and suppliers are checked for each product.
An example: The criterion Sustainable materials evaluates whether the product is made entirely or partially from natural or recycled or recyclable materials and whether it is petroleum- or plastic-free.
For each feature, a defined score must be achieved. The total score determines the sustainability rating for this criterion.
In this example, the Sustainable Materials criterion can reach 3 levels:
1. not sustainable
2. sustainable
3. specifically sustainable
If a certain criterion not sustainable , we either do not have any data on a particular criterion or not enough characteristics were met.
So that we can finally bring a product into our Eco Shop at least two sustainability criteria must be classified as sustainable OR one criterion must be classified as highly sustainable.
We would like to point out that when applying our criteria, we can only use the data that we have. If a product is not labelled as "(particularly) sustainable" in a criterion, this may be because we do not have the relevant information. However, we work closely with our manufacturers to close these potential gaps as quickly as possible.
Our aim is to work actively with industry, research and NGOs to improve evaluation methods for our products and thus come a little closer to our goal.
Understand and live sustainability.
For us, sustainability is not just a buzzword, no, we want to live it. It should therefore not only be reflected in our product range. Don't get us wrong, of course the careful selection of suitable products and the testing of their manufacturers is an important step, but for us sustainability means so much more.
As a sustainable company We see it as our responsibility to examine our own actions: From your visit to our website, to the ordering and delivery process in Taiga Store to our everyday life in the office. Our aim is to live sustainably in all these areas in the future and thus treat our nature responsibly.