Ergo is among the first office furniture manufactures to receive certification under BIFMA’s Sustainability Assessment Standard’ program, by adhering to international guidelines for sustainability in its manufacturing procedures.
Developed in response to the increasing demand for proof that manufacturers are living up to their environmental claims, BIFMA’s new Sustainability Standard provides measurable market-based definitions of progressively more sustainable furniture. Demonstrating its leadership and commitment to sustainability, Ergo achieved this benchmark, by earning Silver level certification for its Connect Systems.
Ergo continues to demonstrate a true commitment to environmental sustainability through its material choices, product designs and efficient manufacturing processes.
The major focus areas which were taken up for achievement of compliance towards the BIFMA standard:-
Materials: Improve material efficiency and its life cycle impacts involving
- Incorporating life cycle thinking in design process.
- Improvement in material usage
- Increase recycled content, recyclables, biodegradability.
- Complete diversion of solid waste.
- Improvement of water efficiency.
- Improve durability of product.
Energy and atmosphere: Energy usage and its life cycle impacts involving.
- Reduction in embodied energy of materials
- Improving energy / efficiency performance.
- Reduction in GHG emission.
Human & Ecosystem Health: Chemical content & its impacts involving.
- Tracking & reduction of hazardous chemicals in products,
- process & machinery / equipment.
- Compliance to ISO 14000.
Social Responsibility: Practices related to Health, safety, social accountability.
- Establishing processes to ensure health & safety of personnel.
- Protecting & respecting the rights of human resources.
- Demonstrating good corporate citizenship by engaging in social Community welfare programs
- In an addition to this our products can contribute towards many credits in the LEED certification for Commercial Interiors (LEED – CI), & New Construction (LEED – India NC) categories.
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