• Sustainability
  • Advancing sustainability
  • Sustainable products

    Better for your business and the planet

    Sustainable products

    Want to build a Better World? So do we.

    One of our key 2030 ESG action plan goals is to work with our suppliers to provide sustainable product and service solutions that help our customers achieve their ambitions and run their businesses more sustainably, safely and responsibly.

    Our Better World product range is our flagship sustainability initiative. Since 2023/24, this framework has helped customers make informed, cost-effective procurement decisions backed by verified sustainability evidence.

    Our research shows companies want products that reduce resource use, cut environmental impact, and support goals like saving energy and reducing carbon - but finding clear, credible options isn’t always easy. Better World products (BWP) makes that possible.

    Our framework classifies claims into three categories.

    The BWP framework offers a clear, credible, and trusted sustainable product standard for the industry.

    By encouraging our suppliers to develop and certify more sustainable products, we are making it easier for our customers to make more sustainable and responsible purchasing decisions they can trust. Our claims-based framework features sustainability improvements across the product lifecycle: 

    • Made more sustainably: Products that are produced using more sustainable materials or processes. For example: products containing recycled materials.

    • Sustainable solution: Products that help customers run their business more efficiently and responsibly. For example: energy-saving RS PRO voltage optimisers that return surplus power to the grid.

    • Supports circularity: Designed for longer life, repair, reuse, or recycling to reduce waste. For example: safety gloves with an
      extended lifespan for fewer replacements.

    A leading sustainable product framework

    c. 33,000

    products in our Better World Product range

    167

    suppliers

    350 +

    product families

    01 RS Germany Warehouse 309

    OUR AIM IS TO OFFER OVER 100,000+ BETTER WORLD PRODUCTS TO OUR CUSTOMERS. 

    This is a key step in our journey to empower our customers to make trusted and informed procurement choices that reduce their carbon footprint while improving operational efficiency and reducing costs.