Category rating — not an assessment of any specific brand
This rating covers a typical, mass-market
floor coverings product based on publicly available data.
It does not name or assess any specific manufacturer or product.
Individual products may perform better or worse.
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Category baseline
2.9 HIP
Below Standard
Category ceiling: 6.4 HIP
Regenerative Index
-7.0
Depleting
Category ceiling RI: -2.0
What this score means
The score shown is the current market baseline for floor coverings — what the HIP methodology can confirm from
publicly available specification data alone, before any manufacturer evidence is reviewed. The category ceiling
shown in small text below the score is what the methodology rewards when materials, supply chain, repairability,
and end-of-life pathways are fully evidenced. Manufacturers close that gap by applying for verified assessment.
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The current market baseline for this category is 2.9 HIP.
The category ceiling — what the methodology rewards when materials, supply chain, repairability, and end-of-life
pathways are fully evidenced — is 6.4 HIP.
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Score Breakdown
Material Scarcity Index
20% weight
3.5
The product relies on commodity plastics (polypropylene, polyester, nylon) and jute, which are generally abundant, but the inclusion of synthetic latex introduces a potential supply risk as natural rubber derivatives often face concentration issues. With zero recycled content and missing data on extraction origins, a conservative score is applied due to the lack of supply diversity verification and absence of circularity credits.
Supply Chain Risk
18% weight
3.5
The product is a carpet assembled in Turkey, a moderate-risk jurisdiction, with primary materials likely including synthetic polymers (petrochemicals) and potentially natural fibers or backing materials. Due to the lack of submitted due diligence standards, audit verification, or alternative supplier data, the assessment assumes a single primary supplier with no documented diversification, resulting in a high-risk classification.
Recyclability & Circularity
18% weight
1.0
The product is a carpet, which is typically a composite material with no practical recycling stream for the full assembly in standard infrastructure. Assuming a glued construction and no take-back scheme, less than 20% of the material (if any backing or fibers are separated) enters a practical recycling stream, placing it in the non-recyclable category.
Repairability
13% weight
1.0
The carpet is assumed to be glued and has no spare parts available, fitting the unrepairable category typical of sealed consumer goods. Without screws, a service manual, or a parts programme, the product is designed for replacement rather than repair.
Social & Environmental Impact
8% weight
3.5
The product is manufactured in China, a moderate-to-high risk jurisdiction, with no submitted third-party audits or environmental certifications. While assembly occurs in Turkey, the lack of verified supply chain data and absence of RBA audits or ISO 14001 certification limits the score to the elevated risk baseline.
Product Longevity
8% weight
9.0
The carpet demonstrates exceptional longevity with a 10-year warranty and a stated 15-year design life, exceeding the 10-year threshold for the highest tier. Although IP rating and modular design data were not submitted, the explicit commitment to a 15-year lifespan and a decade-long warranty indicates a product designed to outlast market norms.
Regenerative Index
15% weight · scale −10 to +10
-7.0
The product is classified as Depleting because it relies on virgin mined materials with zero recycled content and no take-back scheme, fitting the criteria for conventional manufactured goods. It does not qualify for the Extractive band minimum of -3 because the required 50% recycled content and verified take-back are absent. Consequently, the score defaults to the Depleting floor of -7.
MSI 20% · SCR 18% · RC 18% · R 13% · SEI 8% · PL 8% · RI 15% = 100%
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publicly available specification data, before any manufacturer-supplied evidence is reviewed. Most categories sit
in the 2–4 range at the pre-verification baseline. This is the methodology working as designed: it makes the gap
between current market practice and demonstrable resilience legible to consumers, manufacturers, and procurement
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Consumer Summary
This carpet has an overall HIP Score of 2.9 out of 10, indicating limited sustainability performance. Its Regenerative Index is -7.0, which means the product is depleting resources rather than helping to restore them. While it is built to last for many years, it relies entirely on new materials and cannot be recycled or repaired once it wears out.
What This Means For You
When shopping for floor coverings, look for products that offer a longer lifespan and include a warranty to ensure durability. Prioritize items made with recycled content or those designed to be easily repaired, as these help reduce the demand for new raw materials. Avoid products that are glued together or sealed, as these are typically impossible to recycle at the end of their life.
Data Transparency
This is a category rating based on publicly available data. The following data fields were not submitted by a manufacturer and have been estimated conservatively using open reference data and LLM training knowledge:
material_percentagescountry_of_primary_extractionprimary_sourcing_countriestier1_supplier_countdue_diligence_standardalternative_supplier_existsdisassembly_typerecyclable_streams_pctrecycling_label_complianttakeback_schemedesign_for_disassemblyfastener_typespare_parts_availablespare_parts_years_committedservice_manual_publicifixit_scoreecodesign_in_scopemanufacturing_countriesenvironmental_certificationsthird_party_certificationrba_audit_completedmodern_slavery_statementilo_compliance_claimedip_ratingmodular_designsoftware_support_yearsprimary_material_originrecycled_content_pcttakeback_schemeregenerative_certificationsclosed_loop_programmeend_of_life_programmematerial_origin_certifiedregenerative_practicesthird_party_certification
A verified rating uses manufacturer-submitted data and produces a more accurate, product-specific score.
Material Watch Points
- Synthetic latex — potential supply concentration risk
- Zero recycled content
- No due-diligence programme documented
- Single primary supplier assumed (no alternative)
- Sourcing countries not submitted; Turkey assumed as primary assembly origin
About This Rating
Produced under Resourcehip Methodology v1.3 (CC BY-NC 4.0). Assessed: 2026-04-26. Next scheduled review: 2027-04-26.
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Data Sources
This rating draws on the following public sources:
USGS Mineral Resources Program (public domain) · EU Critical Raw Materials List 2023 (CC BY 4.0) · World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · LLM training knowledge (for assumed fields — no manufacturer submission)
All sources are public domain or published under open data licences.
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About this rating:
HIP scores are based on publicly available data at the assessment date.
They are estimates of material resilience — not guarantees of product performance, safety, or future supply conditions.
Resourcehip accepts no liability for decisions made in reliance on these ratings.
Scope:
This is a category rating for Carpets and does not assess any specific brand or manufacturer.
Individual products may perform better or worse than this baseline.
Produced under Resourcehip Scoring Methodology 1.3.
AI disclosure:
This rating was produced using an AI scoring pipeline (local, no cloud — no data shared externally) and reviewed and approved by a human assessor before publication.
Scoring model: qwen3.5:35b.
The model's training data influences the findings — see the methodology for caveats.
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Assessed: 2026-04-26 · Next review: 2027-04-26 · Methodology 1.3
