New report demonstrates measurable progress
toward building community and belonging for people and reducing
environmental impact with ambitious climate goals.
GRAND
RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 20,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Steelcase, a global design and
thought leader in the world of work, announces the release of its
2023 Impact Report, Our Work Toward Better Futures. The
report highlights the company's recent accomplishments that improve
the wellbeing of people and the planet.
Steelcase has long been a leader in doing better for the world.
With aggressive climate reduction goals, the company was the first
in the industry to become carbon neutral in 2020, the first to set
science-based targets to reduce emissions from its operations by
50%, the first to partner with suppliers to establish their own
emissions reduction targets and the first, and only, to offer
products with CarbonNeutral® certification.
Better Futures for People
The new report details how the company is building community and
belonging for people with its work toward equitable access to
opportunity in the workplace and the world, focused on three
significant areas of impact – helping communities thrive, fostering
inclusion and acting with integrity. Progress includes:
- Activating community partnerships in 37 Steelcase locations
around the world and partnering with 169 organizations on more than
278 projects to address the root causes of inequalities around the
world.
- Contributing more than $8.6M in
charitable giving, including employee donations to United Way,
employee matching gifts, and grants from the Steelcase
Foundation.
- Volunteering more than 39,632 hours since 2021, on the way to a
goal of 100,000 hours by 2030.
- Growing employee participation in DEI learning experiences by
43.7% and offering more than 200 DEI learning experiences.
- Building the inclusive design practice by collaborating
alongside global advocates and community to share best practices
and develop inclusive design strategies.
"Our goal is to help people do their best work by creating
places that work better. But making products in the 21st century
compels us to ask, 'How can we design better futures for the
wellbeing of people and the planet?'" said Kim Dabbs, Steelcase vice president of ESG and
social innovation. "Our 2023 Impact Report represents all the hard
work being done throughout our organization and I'm grateful and
proud of our teams that work tirelessly every day to create better
futures for people and the planet."
Better Futures for the Planet
As a leading manufacturer, Steelcase is doing better for the planet
by recognizing its role in climate change and actively reducing its
environmental impact. The company's leadership can be seen in its
progress on three significant areas of impact – reducing its carbon
footprint, designing for circularity and choosing and using
materials responsibly. Progress includes:
- Achieving a 24% reduction toward the 2030 Science Based Targets
initiative-approved goal of reducing emissions by half since 2019.
Adding solar panels, expanding LED lighting and reducing use of
natural gas helped Steelcase achieve this reduction.
- Partnering with 12 suppliers to set their own science-based
emissions reduction targets, an area of focus that leads the
industry in its ambitious effort to enlist suppliers to also reduce
their emissions.
- Introducing the industry's first, and only, products with
CarbonNeutral® certification, helping customers offset
carbon emissions for the entire lifecycle of a product.
- Diverting 6,642 tons of furniture from the landfill since 2021
with its end-of-use partners.
- Piloting new ways to package, ship and deliver products,
averaging 40% recycled content in all Steelcase brand product
packaging, and working on phasing out single use plastics in
packing and increasing recycled content.
- Leading the industry in the number of BIFMA LEVEL® 3
certified products, a rigorous sustainability standard.
- Offering the most products in the Origin sustainability
library.
"There is always more to do, and we're committed to making
progress every day. That's why our goals are grounded in science,
and we are focused on actions that help mitigate the worst effects
of climate change," said Dabbs.
Steelcase has been recognized by many for its leadership in
improving the wellbeing of people and the planet. The organization
received an EcoVadis Gold rating and was named a Best Employer for
Women by Forbes, a Best Employer for New Grads by Forbes, one of
America's 50 Most Community-Minded Companies by Points of Light,
one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune, a Best Place
to Work for LGBTQ Equality by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation
and one of the 2024 Best Companies to Work For by the U.S. News and
World Report.
Learn more about Steelcase and its work to create better futures
for people and the planet at
Steelcase.com/People-Planet.
About Steelcase
Established in 1912, Steelcase is a global design and thought
leader in the world of work. We help people do their best work by
creating places that work better. Along with more than 35 creative
and technology partner brands, we design and manufacture innovative
furnishings and solutions for the many places where work happens —
including learning, health and work from home. Our solutions come
to life through our community of expert Steelcase dealers in
approximately 770 locations, as well as our online Steelcase store
and other retail partners. Founded in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1912, Steelcase is a
publicly traded company with fiscal year 2023 revenue of
$3.2 billion. With our 12,000 global
employees and dealer community, we come together for people and the
planet — using our business to help the world work
better.
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