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The same renowned high-performance task chair now available to consumers with tangible impacts to mitigate climate change
HONG KONG, Sept. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Steelcase Store APAC (NYSE: SCS) announced today it now offers CarbonNeutral® product certification on its Steelcase Series 1 task chair, helping consumers make more informed choices that align with their values.
Recognizing the effect manufacturing has on the planet, Steelcase has partnered with Climate Impact Partners, a global organization delivering high-quality climate solutions, to identify high impact, verified, environmentally sustainable carbon offset projects. When purchased with CarbonNeutral® product certification, these projects offset any emissions not eliminated during the full life cycle of the Steelcase Series 1 chair, including sourcing, manufacturing, delivery and end of use.
"A key goal of ours is to create products with the smallest carbon footprint possible. Then, we finance projects that make up for the carbon we have not yet been able to eliminate through the product's entire lifecycle," said Mary Ellen Mika, director of sustainability for Steelcase. "That's why Steelcase believes it's important to extend that same resource to its customers, so they too can support initiatives including rail system electrification in India, grassland restoration in China, global renewable energy development, and more."
This announcement builds on the company's longstanding commitment to sustainability. The company recently announced its commitment to a net-zero future, reducing its carbon emissions over 90%* throughout its entire value chain by 2050 – through its products, operations and transportation. Steelcase also released an industry-first net-zero transition plan, "Power of Possibility: A Net-Zero Future Needs Us All." This plan outlines how the company is taking bold and decisive action on its path to net zero. Steelcase aims to transform its entire business, reducing carbon emissions from its supply chain, from internal production operations and the ways products are delivered. Steelcase also is using this moment as a call to action to accelerate its impact by engaging employees, dealers, suppliers, customers and peers to achieve a net-zero future.
Earlier this year, Steelcase was awarded a Gold rating from EcoVadis, the world's largest and most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, for the third consecutive year for its industry-leading commitments to the wellbeing of people and the planet. The company earned 100% on the EcoVadis environmental scorecard and continues to be ranked in the top 3% of all companies reviewed.