Our GREEN Mission Statement

To develop an awareness of the impact that our business has on the environment and to continue to strive to conduct our business using practices that support conservation and environmental stewardship.

Customers are becoming more environmentally aware. Not only do consumers want to buy from companies that use eco-friendly manufacturing processes that support the preservation of our environment, they want products that are healthier for family and friends, once inside their homes.

Key Focus Areas and a Plan for:

  1. •Energy Conservation

  2. •Water Conservation

  3. •Recycling and Solid/Hazardous Waste Minimization.

  4. •Support for our partners in the industry who strive to use sustainable business practices.

  5. •Involvement in and support for Community programs that educate and develop practices regarding community responsibility for the environment.

  6. •Development of attainable numerical and social goals in order to access achievement toward sustainability practices.

Currently in place:

  1. •Cardboard recycling program – recycle cardboard to help eliminate waste going to landfill.

  2. •Glass bottle recycling – recycle used “coke” bottles to help eliminate waste going to landfill.

  3. •Re-use of foam wrapping materials.

  4. •Increased effort to buy domestic products – decrease in fuel usage for oversees transportation.

Ideas to develop:

  1. •Eliminate plastic drinking cups and use glass mugs

  2. •Use eco-friendly cleaning products

  3. •Develop and train associates in program to educate them and their customers on selecting and purchasing eco-friendly products.

  4. •Use us eco-friendly products in construction, eg. Paints, glues, woods, etc.

BEST HOME FURNISHING
Best Home Furnishings is committed to conducting business in an environmentally responsible manner. The company and its employees will support the development of new technologies and techniques that further this goal. We will strive to reduce, reuse, and recycle manufacturing by-products and employ other creative solutions to conserve natural resources. Finally, we will apply our company's core value of continuous improvement to assure we are always searching for more environmentally responsible ways to conduct our business.

THE CUSTOM SHOPPE
The Custom Shoppe has long embraced the principles of conservation and continues to make advances in becoming more green as well.  Read more...

LANE
Lane’s EnviroSmart initiative is an effort to make the world a better place by providing comfortable and stylish furniture that includes components that are made in part with plant-based ingredients. All of our domestically manufactured upholstered furniture contains seat foam that is made in part with a renewable-based hybrid material. This technology reduces the dependency on fossil fuels, including foreign crude oil, while supporting the American farmer. Make a responsible choice without sacrificing style, comfort or quality, and all at an affordable price.

NORWALK
Read more about Norwalk’s Green Journey

ROWE    
Visit the Eco-Row Web Site...

VANGUARD
Download Vanguard the Planet brochure

ECHO-CHOICE Partners

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