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R&A Urethane Group
01 / SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability is an engineering discipline

The region's green build-out is specified in codes, U-values and material declarations — not adjectives. We publish evidence and keep practice, ambition and measurement separate.

02 / NO GREENWASH

We publish evidence, not adjectives

Low-GWP systems, code-driven insulation and supplier EPDs — each claim carries its proof, each target labelled practice, ambition or measured outcome.

PART 01 — CURRENT PRACTICE

What we do today

Each item below is a current, evidenced practice.

Code-driven insulation specification

Rigid PU systems specified to Kuwait and Dubai building-code thermal requirements — insulation that cuts a building's operating energy over its life.

CODE-DRIVEN SPEC

Low-GWP systems available

HFO-blown rigid PU (GWP < 1 class) is available where the specification or client policy requires it.

HFO OPTION

Repackaging & JIT reduce waste

Repackaging to project quantities and just-in-time delivery reduce over-ordering and site waste.

WASTE REDUCTION

Suppliers with published programmes

We prioritise manufacturers who publish EPDs and sustainability programmes, so the data behind a claim exists.

SUPPLIER EPD/TDS

PART 02 — AMBITIONS

What we are building toward

Stated ambitions — not yet measured outcomes.

AMBITION

An integrated green economy

Our vision — “leading the way in development and construction for an integrated green economy in a sustainable world.”

AMBITION

Supply-chain footprint

Building the data to describe the footprint of the materials we route, hub to site.

AMBITION

Responsible sourcing policy

Formalising sourcing criteria across the manufacturer network.

PART 03 — MEASUREMENT

How we will measure it

A roadmap. Values publish only once measured — placeholders below are marked accordingly.

Share of low-GWP systems in PU sales (TO MEASURE)
Waste reduced through repackaging (TO MEASURE)
Supplier EPD coverage of catalogue (TO MEASURE)

SDG alignment

SDG 9 — Industry & infrastructure SDG 11 — Sustainable cities SDG 12 — Responsible consumption SDG 13 — Climate action
  • 9 — resilient industrial supply and in-region formulation.
  • 11 — insulation that lowers building operating energy.
  • 12 — repackaging and JIT reduce material waste.
  • 13 — low-GWP systems and energy-saving envelopes.

WE PUBLISH EVIDENCE, NOT ADJECTIVES. CLAIMS ON THIS PAGE ARE LABELLED AS PRACTICE, AMBITION OR MEASUREMENT.

Specify for performance and compliance

Talk to an engineer about low-GWP and code-driven material selection.