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How can you make your contribution to natural stone?
Natural stone passes through many hands. The chain between quarry and end
product is often long and complex. Between labourers in the quarry and the
(re)users of the (end) products a lot of stakeholders play a role – think also of
governments, social organisations, trade unions and financing institutions. Many
of these players lack knowledge of the various social and ecological injustices
that can occur. These players often do not even consider that the natural
stone that they have purchased might have been produced under undesirable
circumstances. It also frequently comes down to a lack of concrete operating
perspectives: how can a buyer make a contribution to improving sustainability?
Nevertheless there are enough possibilities to influence the product chain.
Not only for importers, municipal procurement, architects or the proprietors of
garden centres. But also for consumers who are in search of a new work top (for
example).
Find out…
Under which circumstances has the stone you have bought been produced? That
can be examined with the seller in the producing country. Purchasers from the
Netherlands and other countries that have an increased awareness are raising
this question more and more with their suppliers. Civil society organisations and
trade unions in the producing countries themselves can make a contribution in
the form of additional information and independent verification of the data that
purchasers obtain.
For consumers a similar story applies. They can for example ask questions to
the importer or the company where the product is purchased, such as: ‘what
has been done in order to ensure that the purchased natural stone has been
produced responsibly?
Carry out improvements…
Good trade relationships between suppliers and purchasers offer the opportunity
to insist on carrying out improvements in working conditions and in the area of
environmental aspects. It is of course even better when the purchaser is able to
offer a helping hand in this, for example by bringing in local expertise. A lack of
capacity can certainly still be a problem sometimes in emerging markets.
Important to realise: sustainable natural stone can be only produced if all
parties, both here and there, fulfil their responsibilities. Together we must take the
path to sustainable natural stone.
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