The Green Issue

With this in mind, we are taking a long look at how we design our products and identifying ways to reduce health and environmental impacts across a product’s lifecycle, so we can move toward a more resource-efficient, closed-loop system. This means:

• Sourcing materials in a sustainable way
• Implementing alternative ways to make and ship our products
• Examining existing technology to identify ways to reduce steps in a workflow
• Looking at how we can take back, refurbish, and recycle products and packaging
• Seeking partnerships with suppliers and customers that advance sustainability beyond our own doors
• Educating our colleagues and customers about new products and protocols that can replace toxic or wasteful ones

We have rigorously evaluated products to ensure they meet at least one of the following four criteria: is less hazardous; is made with less material or reduces the need to use other materials; contains content from renewable resources; and is efficient in the use of energy. For us, these have developed into our pillars of sustainability: