Sustainability

Sustainability
Building a Better Future For All

Sustainability is built into our strategy

Our purpose has become our guiding light, defining why we do what we do: Building a better future for all.

One critical way that we will deliver on our purpose is by embracing bold and meaningful Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) commitments. We are advancing our ESG commitments with even larger ambitions across the company while putting roadmaps in place to get us there and hold ourselves accountable.

Sustainability is a never-ending journey for us. So, we continue to identify and develop solutions that do right by our planet, our people, and the communities where we operate.

Raising our level of ambition

James Hardie is committed to improving our sustainability performance proactively by carefully managing our social and environment impacts. To help us track and assess our progress, we established sustainability goals that align directly with issues that matter most to our stakeholders and our overall corporate objectives.

Encouraged by our progress in FY23 and the possibilities of what can be achieved, we have adopted new, more ambitious goals for our carbon footprint, waste and inclusion and diversity goals (I&D) initiatives. All our ESG goals ensure that James Hardie will continue to positively impact our employees, the customers we serve and the communities in which we operate.

Sustainability Goals - Our progress
James Hardie Sustainability Report FY2023

Global GreenTag™ Certification

Global GreenTag™ is one of the world's most robust, trusted and widely recognised ecolabels. They independently assure that every product is fitness tested and certified using the world's best scientific methods.

GreenRate™

We have achieved GreenRate™ Level A certification for our fibre cement products, please click on the links below to view our GreenRate™ certificates:

Product Health Declaration™ PHD

The Global GreenTag™ Product Health Declaration™ PHD is the first of its kind in the world – a rating tool recognised and compliant Material Health transparency tool that recognises progressive manufacturers who fully disclose the ingredients of their products and then goes on to rate the healthiness of the product in use.

We have achieved Platinum Health for the following products, please click on the links to view the certificates:

NEW James Hardie New Zealand EPD

We are pleased to announce the launch of the first EPD for James Hardie New Zealand.

An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is an independently verified and registered document that communicates transparent and comparable data and other relevant environmental information about the life-cycle environmental impact of our products

Key features of our EPD include:

  • 97% of our product volume is covered
  • It covers the full product lifecycle from cradle to grave for a complete picture
  • It uses material and manufacturing inputs from the 2021 calendar year
  • Re-carbonation - this is a natural process in cement-based products in which cement reacts with the air and reabsorbs carbon dioxide (CO2) during the use phase of the product.
  • The EPD complies with ISO 14025 and EN 15804:2012+A2:2019
James Hardie NZ EPD

VOC Emission Test Certificates

Villaboard Lining and Hardie Groove Lining
Hardie Glaze Lining
Secura Interior Flooring
Look Book Cover 2023

The Look Book

DESIGN INSPIRATION

The Look Book is full of inspiration for home exteriors, interiors, and outdoor areas, covering a wide range of building designs. From classic to modern masterpieces, it's brimming with ways to make your dream home come to life. So download a copy, and be inspired!

NEED SUPPORT?

For immediate general and technical assistance you can call 0800 808 868
Talk to one of our CustomerLink or Technical Team Consultants

CHOOSE YOUR STYLE

Traditional

STYLE
Traditional design gives you that simple classic look, more formal than other design styles, traditional homes feature timeless finishes.

Modern

STYLE
Modern home designs offer clean lines, simple proportions, open layouts, mixed cladding and interesting roof lines.

Horizontal

INSTALLATION TYPE
Clean, horizontal lines establish a look of simplicity and capture a timeless classic charm

Vertical

INSTALLATION TYPE
Vertical lines are a great way to achieve a modern architectural style and make a bold statement

Textured

SURFACE
A wood-grain type finish or board and batten can bring a interest to your outdoor space

Smooth

SURFACE
A smooth finish helps create a clean distinctive design look

EasyLap Panel

Panel
Use EasyLap panels to create a clean look and finish with a textured paint for that rendered look

Linea Weatherboard

Weatherboard
Create the look of a classic weatherboard with deep shadow lines in 150mm width. Add the finishing touches around doors, windows and corners with Axent Trim painted in a contrasting colour

HardieFlex Sheet

Panel
The traditional look of board and batten gives texture and depth to your design. Use EasyLap Panel or HardieFlex Sheet to achieve this classic look

Axon Panel

Panel
Axon Panel 133mm in a smooth finish provides the narrow board look of a traditional design but with a unique vertical look

Linea Weatherboard

Weatherboard
To achieve a look of texture use weatherboards in the wider 180mm profile of Linea Weatherboard for that modern touch

Linea Oblique Weatherboard

Weatherboard
For a modern twist on a classic profile use Linea Oblique Weatherboard. The 300mm profile used horizontally creates a look that's confident and contemporary

Axon Panel

Panel
Be bold with a dramatic full wrap that creates a pristine look. Axon 133mm grained painted black created a dramatic modern look

Stria Cladding

Panel
The wider format of Stria Cladding makes your home look distinctive and modern

Where

TO BUY OUR PRODUCTS

get

THE JAMES HARDIE PRODUCT GUIDE

See

INSPIRATIONAL IMAGES OF OUR PRODUCTS

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  • 50, Lochridge Drive, Kinloch, 3300, Waikato
  • 136 Highland Crescent, Te Awamutu
  • 145 Kaniere Road, Kaniere, Hokitika
  • 19 Clydesdale Drive, Holmes Hill, Oamaru
  • 52, Summersfield Boulevard, Appleby, 7081, Tasman
  • 74 Pelorus Avenue, Poraiti, Napier
  • 163 Brookside Road, Rolleston
  • 37 Meadowstone Street, Gleniti, Timaru
  • 21 Skibbereen Drive, Halswell, Christchurch
  • 80, Benashet Drive, Lincoln, 7672, Canterbury
  • 32 Nikau Drive, Redwoodtown, Blenheim
  • 19 Finstock Way, Springston
  • 16 Camberley Road, Richmond
  • 153 Brougham Street, Westport
  • 119 Carters Road, Amberley
  • 72 Hitchen Road, Pōkeno
  • 27 Finstock Way, Springston
  • 7 Oakbridge Boulevard, Marshland, Christchurch
  • 13 Oakbridge Boulevard, Marshland, Christchurch
  • 5 Bannister Street, Jacks Point
  • 46 Arbuckle Road, Frimley, Hastings
  • 9 Montiicola Drive, Papamoa Beach, Papamoa
  • 1, Flounder Drive, Ōmokoroa
  • 134 Campbell Road, One Tree Hill, Auckland
  • 62, Maurice Kelly Road, Wainui
  • 108 Fairway Drive, Morrinsville
  • 274, Te Rapa Road, Beerescourt, Hamilton, 3200, Waikato
  • 37, Okaia Drive, Kinloch, 3377, Waikato
  • 7, Tūhua Close, Wharewaka, Taupō, 3378, Waikato
  • 2, Walsh Road, 2110, Auckland
  • Rotorua Grove, Aotea, Porirua, 5024, Wellington
  • 2, Buddle Road, Paerata, 2676, Auckland
  • 11, Highland Drive, Acacia Bay, Taupō, 3385, Waikato
  • 714, Te Kowhai Road, Te Kowhai, 3288, Waikato
  • 501, Webb Drive, Chartwell, Hamilton, Waikato
  • Kahukaka Road, One Tree Point, 0118, Northland
  • Pampas Drive, 0992, Auckland
  • 29, Kimbrae Drive, Hamilton, 3210, Waikato
  • 50, Hitchens Road, Pokeno, 2402, Waikato
  • Jonah Lomu Drive, Paerata, 2676, Auckland
  • Flaxfield Lane, Beachlands, 2571, Auckland
  • 1, Manutewhau Road, Massey, 0614, Auckland
  • 10, Ripeka Lane, Whenuapai, 0618, Auckland
  • 12, Harriet Johnston Drive, Pokeno, 2472, Waikato
  • Podgora Avenue, Kumeu, 0891, Auckland
  • Kapia Road, Massey, 0614, Auckland
  • Walter Lawry Road, Paerata, 2676, Auckland
  • Jonah Lomu Drive, Paerata, 2676, Auckland
  • 17, Brown Street, Inglewood, 4330, Taranaki
  • 109, Wairau Drive, Tikipunga, Whangarei, 0112, Northland
  • 60, Stace Hopper Drive, Whangarei, 0118, Northland
  • 1, Kukuwai Avenue, Red Beach, 0932, Auckland
  • 25, Jonah Lomu Drive, Pukekohe, 2676, Auckland
  • 190 Matua Road, Huapai
50, Lochridge Drive, Kinloch, 3300, Waikato