Teknion

Teknion is actively pursuing sustainable development throughout the organization. This proactive environmental strategy is helping us build a more agile, responsive and more human company. -David Feldberg, President and CEO

Sustainable development provides the opportunity to achieve significant results in three key areas – the environment, society and business. In support of this goal, Teknion has implemented continuous improvement metrics that reinforce their programs and their results. Each year they formally update their environmental charter and approve it through their executive committee, a process that establishes goals and objectives for the entire business, and at team and individual levels.

Teknion’s commitment to sustainability practices is reflected in their design, manufacturing and daily operations. These initiatives drive their growth and innovation, strengthen client relationships, are good for business and, of course, the environment. They are committed to continually learning from and evaluating their results to achieve their goal of total sustainability.

As part of their ongoing commitment to sustainability, they will continue to set high standards, and challenge the status quo, while always integrating more environmentally sustainable materials and manufacturing processes into their products and systems.

In June 2003, after extensive independent testing of all major product lines, Teknion became the first office furniture manufacturer to receive GREENGUARD Certification for indoor air quality.

Design for the Environment (DfE) is bringing about behavioral change across Teknion by helping shape more sustainable patterns of production and consumption of resources, and focusing their efforts on how they can better design for assembly and disassembly.

Recently Teknion received FSC Chain-of-Custody certification from the Forestry Stewardship Council for its Toronto-based facilities.

In November 2003, ten months after setting the objective, Teknion manufacturing facilities and administrative offices were recognized with an ISO 14001 certification – a first in their industry.