ISO 14000
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ISO 14000.
- ISO 14000 is an important mark of commitment to environmentally responsible practices.
- Knoll North America facilities are ISO 14001–certified: Grand Rapids, Muskegon, East Greenville and Toronto.
A family of international generic management system standards concerned with
environmental management, set by the International Organization for
Standardization(ISO), a federation of national standards bodies from more
than 140 countries. ISO 14001 is primarily concerned with what an
organization does to control and improve the impact of its activities on the
environment. ISO offers standards for products, services, systems,
processes and materials, and offers standards and guides for conformity
assessment activities to ascertain whether or not requirements are being
met. ISO itself does not perform certification and registration. However,
its standards and guides harmonize conformity assessments performed by third
party certifiers worldwide.
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ISO 14001 Environmental Policy
It is the policy of Knoll to manufacture affordable, well designed office furnishings in the most environmentally responsible way.
ISO 14001 Environmental Policy Goals
- Be proactive and responsible for environmental issues at our facilities and communities
- Establish and maintain environmental objectives and targets and review those objectives and targets regularly to ensure their continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness.
- Manage all of our activities in a manner that meets or exceeds compliance with all applicable legislation, regulations and with other requirements to which Knoll subscribes.
- Protect and enhance the environment through continual improvement and prevention of pollution.
- Develop a prevention of pollution program using techniques such as: reducing waste at point of generation, reusing waste if possible, including the purchasing of recycled materials when feasible and by utilizing on-site and off-site recycling.
- Manage and minimize potential liability exposure in environmental affairs.
- Develop team players who share a positive global view with the skills and willingness to perform all necessary tasks and who assume responsibility for their actions regarding environmental matters.
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