BES 6001 Responsible Sourcing Certificate

Material origin

A construction product has been certified under BRE's BES 6001 framework standard for responsible sourcing, verifying the manufacturer's organizational governance, supply-chain management of the product's constituent materials, and management of environmental and social aspects, with a performance rating of Pass, Good, Very Good, or Excellent.

You might see it written as: BES 6001 · BRE BES 6001 · BES 6001 Certified · Responsible Sourcing of Construction Products · BES 6001 Pass Rating · BES 6001 Good Rating · BES 6001 Very Good Rating · BES 6001 Excellent Rating

Issued by: BRE Global

This entry is in review — facts are authored but not yet verified against current issuer documentation.

What it proves

What it does not prove

Low embodied carbon or any quantified environmental impact of the product — that requires an EPD.
Chemical content or emissions claims for the product.
Claims for products outside the certificate's stated product scope.

Claims it can support

Has Responsible Material Sourcing Certification →
medium risk

Evidence checklist

Minimum authority: Third-party verified
Should state: Certificate Number · Rating Level · Product Scope · Valid Until
Date sensitivity: Expiry matters — check the certificate is current.

BES 6001 ratings feed BREEAM's responsible-sourcing (Mat) credits, with higher ratings earning more — record the rating, not just the certificate.

It certifies management and traceability of constituent-material supply chains, not the measured impacts of the product itself.

Primarily a UK standard; recognition outside BREEAM-based schemes is limited.

Source: BRE Group — BES 6001 ↗