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The Knoll 8
1. Protection of the Biosphere
2. Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
3. Waste Reduction and Disposal
4. Conservation
5. Risk Reduction
6. Safe Products and Services
7. Environmental Restoration
8. Informing the Public
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6. Safe Products and Services
We will reduce and, where possible, eliminate the use, manufacture or sale of products and services that cause environmental damage or health or safety hazards. We will inform our customers of the environmental impacts of our product or services in an effort to prevent unsafe use.
We will design and engineer durable products; investigate using recycled materials in the design of our products; and design safety features and ergonomics into our products.
- • In 2010 seven Knoll products earned BIFMA level™ 3 certification. Level™ is a voluntary product standard, developed by the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer’s Association, to support safe, healthy and sustainable workplace environments. Knoll Dividends Horizon® was the first system product in the contract furniture industry to achieve level™ 3. Six additional products: Antenna™ Workspaces and AutoStrada® systems; Calibre®; Generation by Knoll® and MultiGeneration by Knoll™ chairs; and Reff Profiles™ made Knoll the first company to earn level™ 3 in multiple product categories.
- • Knoll continued in 2010 to design and engineer durable products that use recycled materials in their manufacture, have high recyclability, and include ergonomic and safety features.
- • Knoll Environmental Design Guidelines were followed in the design and development of new products in the pipeline. Guideline principles include economy of materials, recycled content,
clean technology, ergonomics, durability and ease of assembly and disassembly. LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) was completed for the MultiGeneration by Knoll™ chair; the Dividends Horizon™, Antenna™ Workspaces
and AutoStrada® systems; and Reff Profiles™.
- • KnollTextiles added six new fabric lines to its collections in 2010. Of these, four contain recycled polyester content of 51%-100%, and one is made with 74% organic cotton. These bring to 83 the total number of Knoll Green Bar designated fabrics, which contain at least 49% recycled content, at least 75% rapidly renewable material (natural fiber), or Eco-Intelligent fiber. All new fabrics are GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality® certified.
- • KnollTextiles continued to offer Crypton Green fabrics that combine post-consumer recycled polyester fibers with an optimized chemistry for reduced environmental and indoor
air quality impact; Terratex fabrics made of 100% recycled content; Ultrasuede textiles made with 80% post-industrial recycled microfiber; and Eco-Intelligent® Polyester fabrics made of fiber that
is a “technical nutrient” designed to be safely recycled into new fabric with no hazardous by-products.
We will provide independent testing to help assure the safety of our products.
- • All Knoll systems and seating, 94% of KnollTextiles fabrics, most KnollStudio furniture and all KnollExtra
accessory products except poster boards are GREENGUARD certified.
- • All Knoll office seating and Template and Calibre® Storage Systems are GREENGUARD for Children and SchoolsSM certified.
- • Knoll performs structural testing of our products using ANSI/BIFMA protocols. Products are tested in our Quality Assurance Laboratory and independently at outside labs certified by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB).
- • All Knoll urethane foam cushioning on seating products meets or exceeds requirements of California Technical Bulletin 117 (CAL 117).
- • Most Knoll seating products include upholstery options that comply with California Technical Bulletin (CAL 133), the most stringent flammability test protocol in the industry.
- • All Knoll systems are listed products with Underwriter’s Laboratories. Listing includes periodic testing of upholstered vertical panels and UL audits of Knoll and component suppliers’ factories four times per calendar year.
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