ROOT to Market Dynamic Market for Regenerative Procurement

Regeneration Over Extraction. Suppliers must seek to:
 Prioritise materials and products that restore, replenish, or enhance natural living systems.
 Avoid extractive materials that degrade ecosystems, deplete finite resources, or cause long term environmental harm.
 Use resource efficiently and maximise material lifespans through good design and appropriate material use
 Demonstrate a clear transition plan away from extractive inputs where alternatives are not yet available.
 Minimise embodied carbon in construction materials (e.g., concrete, steel, insulation).
 Prioritise regenerative or circular construction materials (e.g., reclaimed steel, recycled aggregates, lower embodied carbon concrete alternatives, timber from regenerative forestry).
 Avoid extractive materials linked to high impact mining (e.g., virgin aggregates, aluminium, PVC).
 Seek to design for deconstruction, enhancing the residual value of materials at the end of design life and reducing future reliance on extractive practices
Ethical and Non-Exploitative Supply Chains. Suppliers must seek to:
 Ensure all labour practices across their supply chain are fair, safe, and free from exploitation.
 Avoid sourcing from suppliers or regions associated with forced labour, unsafe working conditions, or unfair pay.
 Maintain transparent supply chain mapping and provide evidence of due diligence on request.
 Ensure fair and safe working conditions on construction sites.
2.3 Climate Friendly Operations. Suppliers must seek to:
 Minimise carbon, water and waste in their organisations and core operations.
 Specifically minimise greenhouse gas emissions across production, transport, and distribution.
 Prioritise low carbon materials, renewable energy, and efficient logistics.
 Minimise whole life carbon impacts in design and materials, optimising embodied carbon together with operational efficiency.
 Reduce site emissions (plant, generators, transport) and use electric or low emission plant and machinery.
 Implement site level water management and waste segregation plans.
 Demonstrate continuous improvement in reducing their carbon footprint, water usage and waste production, supported by measurable data where possible.
 Drive design towards deconstruction practices and offer (and advocate for) regenerative material options to replace more mainstream materials
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Nature Enhancing Practices. Suppliers must seek to:
 Adopt practices that actively improve soil health, biodiversity, water quality, and ecosystem resilience.
 Use regenerative agricultural, manufacturing, or operational methods wherever feasible.
 Avoid chemicals, processes, or materials known to harm biodiversity or natural habitats.
 Implement nature positive site practices.
 Ensure soil protection and restoration before and after works.
 Avoid habitat disturbance and protect ecological features during construction.
Circularity and Resource Stewardship. Suppliers must seek to:
 Maximise recycled, reclaimed, or up-cycled materials.
 Design products and packaging for reuse, repair, or recycling.
 Minimise waste generation and avoid single use materials unless essential for safety or compliance.
 Design for reuse, modularity and disassembly.
 Maximise reuse of demolition materials.
 Avoid single use construction materials (e.g. plastic sheeting)
 Offer and opt for the use of bio-based and recovered materials wherever viably possible