4.1 FURNITURE FOOTPRINT —

SUSTAINABILITY BEGINS

WITH TRANSPARENCY

The Furniture Footprint is a new form of communication between us and our

customers. It is a sustainability rating system for every single product in our

collection that makes it possible to immediately and interactively record their

sustainability and offers the possibility to learn everything about the materials

Three Pillars of Sustainability

used. In addition to the greatest possible transparency, we thus offer our cus-

tomers the opportunity to make their own responsible and conscious decisions.

Furthermore, product development as well as our value creation is promoted in

terms of sustainability on an ecological, social, and economic level.

Economic

Sustainability

Regionalism

the origin of resources,

prudent business management,

ecological economic structures,

ability for repair,

timeless design

Ecological

Sustainability

Recycling management,

responsible and

environmentally-friendly use

of natural resources,

create something „permanent“ —

longevity

Social

Sustainability

Independence, work environments that

are fair and observe occupational health

standards, equality, respect for human

rights,personal customer and supplier

relations, consistency,

comprehensive transparency

LCA (Life cycle assessment)-Data of Ökobaudat

The Ökobaudat is an information portal for sustainable construction

issued by the Federal Ministry for the Interior, Building and Commu-

nity (BMI) and provides a unified database for ecological balancing

according to DIN 15804.

Data are subject to stringent quality criteria and set the independent bench-

marks of our assessment system. The Life cycle assessment Data provide

precise information about the sourcing of raw materials, the environmental

impact of the material, transport routes, and processes at each stage of the

product lifecycle all the way to its disposal.

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