Environmental Impact

The entire range of Cavalier Bremworth wool carpets proudly carry the Environmental Choice New Zealand mark.  Gaining this accreditation means our carpet production meets environmental best practice standards in terms of materials used, energy consumed, water conserved, waste produced and discharged, and emissions.   

Most of our carpets also carry a Level 4 Environmental Certification Scheme (ECS) rating from the Australian Carpet Classification Scheme, contributing valuable points towards both materials and indoor air quality under the Green Star office rating tools.  

           

The accreditation covers both Cavalier Bremworth and Bremworth Collection carpets - all proudly designed and made in New Zealand.  The relevant environmental certificates and VOC certificates can be downloaded from individual product pages.

Made from a sustainable, natural resource

• Wool is a natural and sustainable fibre
• Wool readily biodegrades, providing critical soil nutrients

Reducing energy consumption

• Wherever possible, the company uses energy-efficient lighting and replaces artificial lighting with natural lighting.
• Because our products are biodegradable, we don't burden the environment with energy-intensive recycling processes.
• Our carpets are all made in New Zealand from 100% New Zealand wool - meaning minimum transport costs within New Zealand to our manufacturing plants and on to you.

Ingredients that are kinder to the environment

• We use readily biodegradable detergent to wash our wool
• The latex used in our carpet has low volatile organic compounds (VOCs), assisting indoor air quality by reducing irritation and odour.

Longer lasting products to reduce waste

• Cavalier Bremworth carpets are made to last - they are high quality carpets using only the best raw materials.
• The company is actively working on projects to divert used carpet away from landfills when it reaches the end of its useful life on the floor. More than 30,000 weed mats have been given to schools and council projects for use in revegetation, landscape and garden projects.
• An AgResearch trial, which tested fro 134 compounds, showed that there were no VOCs in the soil at any of their four test sites and that weed mats actively boosted plant growth, retained soil moisture and kept weeds at bay.
• We actively encourage the use of recycling centres and waste exchange programmes.