Bureau Vallée measures the impact of its products with Waro

Waro has been helping Bureau Vallée measure the environmental impact of its products for a year now!

Bureau Vallée, a leading self-service distributor of stationery and office supplies, launched an environmental rating system for its products back in 2009. Today, these ratings are evolving, with a strong commitment to serving customers at the best price while reducing environmental degradation.

What's Bureau Vallée's challenge behind this approach?

In 2018, the company carried out its first Carbon Footprint and discovered that 90% of its carbon emissions were linked to the products it distributes.

For Bureau Vallée, this means reducing its carbon footprint by selecting and promoting the "best" products with the lowest possible environmental impact.

"It was important for us to be able to offer a transparent reading of the environmental impact of products to help customers make informed choices." Aude Vitry, CSR Project Manager

For the past 1 year, Bureau Vallée has therefore chosen Waro to measure the environmental impact of its products, by carrying out Life Cycle Analyses (LCA), the reference method taking into account the entire life cycle of products.

This approach is now at the heart of Bureau Vallée's strategy, with manufacturers and suppliers on board to collect product data for analysis on Waro.

"Waro provides us with independent support and the measurement and eco-design platform enabling us to carry out LCAs on our products." Aude Vitry, CSR Project Manager

Last week, Bureau presented this approach at its traditional BV show, an event bringing together the company's stores and suppliers of furniture, services and high-tech products.

This was an opportunity to present the new impact communication and product promotion system, before testing it in several of its franchises over the coming weeks.