This study is a first step to capture the wider benefits of certification. Companies interested in certification, or those already producing certified products, can read the report here to better understand how it could be used to calculate their own impacts and the benefits of reducing them. The research highlights the importance of changing company mind-sets to embrace a shift to sustainable, regenerative business models.

Caroline Bartlett is a senior research analyst with Trucost. Prior to joining Trucost in 2012, Caroline worked as a Technical Consultant. She specializes in consumer goods and services, with particular focus in textiles, having gained valuable experience in her previous position, where she was based for 5 years.  Projects in this role included mapping resource use in the drinks sector, reviewing means to improve resource efficiency within the clothing retail sector supply chain, and creating a mass flow of textiles within the UK.  Clients included Defra, WRAP and private sector clients, as well as the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, a research arm of the EC.  She has a BSc in Environmental Biology. 

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