GROHE CRADLE TO CRADLE

The path to Cradle to Cradle Certified ® products The cradle to cradle concept is an approach for designing intelligent products, processes, and systems by taking the entire life cycle of a product into account. According to this concept, all materials are understood as nutrients in closed biological or technical cycles. It differentiates between consumer goods (e.g. natural fibers or detergents), which are biodegradable, and service products (e.g. faucets) that are broken down into their original materials. Therefore, resources can potentially be re-used endlessly, meaning that the cradle to cradle approach goes far beyond the conventional recycling of products. Cradle to Cradle Certified® products have thus been assessed for their use of environmentally safe, healthy, and recyclable materials.(1) To achieve a cradle to cradle certification, a product is evaluated in terms of five categories: material health, material reutilization, renewable energy, water stewardship, and social fairness. Each product is then designated a level of achievement. As of now, three faucets (GROHE BauEdge S-Size, GROHE Eurosmart S-Size, GROHE Eurosmart Kitchen) and the GROHE Tempesta Shower 100 rail set are Cradle to Cradle Certified® at the Gold level. Moreover, the C2C benefit of GROHE BauEdge and GROHE Eurosmart is enhanced with SilkMove ES technology, with ES standing for ‘energy saving’. The technology prevents the unnecessary production of hot water by supplying only cold water with the faucet lever in the middle position.