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Our green star vision

We all have an impact on the planet. Many of us want to do our bit to reduce that. As industry experts, we know the impact home improvement can have on the environment. That’s why we have introduced green star to point you towards products that could help you reduce your environmental impact.

What is green star and how is B&Q helping?

As industry experts, we know the impact home improvement projects can have on the environment. Sustainability is complex and it’s generally not possible to produce a product free from impacts. That's why we want to empower our customers with better information.

Green star - our vision

 

We’re working hard to offer affordable products that could help you reduce your environmental impact.

Look for products with the green star online.


Our green star attributes

Green star products could help lower your environmental impact, either because they’re made using lower impact materials or processes, or they’re designed to help you reduce impact while in use.. Our attributes can be split int two categories:

green star sustainable products
green star reduced impact

Products made using lower impact materials or processes

Browse our fact sheets and discover more about our green star products and how they are made using lower impact materials or processes.

  • responsibly sourced wood
  • paper or cardboard
  • plastics
  • copper, aluminium and brass
  • bamboo, cork, coir
responsibly sourced wood
paper or cardboard
plastics
copper, aluminium and brass
bamboo, cork, coir

Products designed to help you reduce your impact

Browse our fact sheets and discover more about our green star products designed to help you reduce your impact .

  • saving water in the kitchen
  • saving water in the bathroom
  • saving water in the garden
  • Lighting homes
  • heating homes
  • insulating homes
  • controlling energy use
  • renewable energy
  • kitchen appliances
  • power tools
  • composting
  • long warranties
  • rechargeable batteries
  • refurbished power tools
  • repairability
  • alternatives to garden chemicals
  • plants
  • air pollution
saving water in the kitchen
saving water in the bathroom
saving water in the garden
Lighting homes
heating homes
insulating homes
controlling energy use
renewable energy
kitchen appliances
power tools
composting
long warranties
rechargeable batteries
refurbished power tools
repairability
alternatives to garden chemicals
plants
air pollution