Responsible Glass

Responsible Glass sustainability standards

Responsible Glass is a sector specific, multi-stakeholder, sustainability standards programme for glass.

While other key materials like timber, steel and aluminium have established global standards and certification schemes (the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) for timber and fibre, ResponsibleSteel and the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI)) the glass industry lacks a single, independent, global framework to address these challenges holistically. This absence makes it more difficult for consumers and businesses to make informed, responsible choices.

Responsible Glass proposes: "This is not a task for one organisation or one part of the glass sector alone. True change requires collaboration and a deep and broad understanding of the opportunities and challenges that the sector faces.

"We are calling on all organisations in the glass value chain: from sand producers to glass manufacturers to buyers of glass, together with civil society groups, to join us in shaping the future of standards and certification for glass."