Dealers benefit when manufacturers make responsible choices. Over the past decade, we’ve taken steps to assess our impact, set targets for improvement, and report our progress. Every step from product design to material choice and long-term planning is another chance to improve our sustainability. Every sustainable decision we make strengthens the solutions you offer your customers. We're in this together.
We team with experts to continually track our waste, water, and energy use and hold regular management meetings to set and review goals for improvement. Our progress is ongoing. We have ambitious goals to reduce absolute emissions and our use of restricted Annex B chemicals by 2030 and 2035. Our long-term strategy is to reach net-zero carbon neutrality by 2050.
Sustainability is one of our most important design criteria. Starting at the concept phase, every product is designed to minimize resources, harmful emissions, and waste. We consider the amount of embodied carbon when selecting each material used in our products. In support of a circular economy, we also design products for easy recyclability and disassembly after use. To help close the loop, we ship all products with instructions for recycling and end-of-life.
Our facility hosts a rooftop solar field that generates clean power back to the grid. We also test for air leaks and use a building management system to reduce energy use. While these steps may seem small, tackling these low-hanging opportunities has added up to significant reductions in energy use throughout our facilities.
We have intentionally aligned with global material health standards, earning the highest certifications and offering biodegradable, recycled, and sustainable options. We review evolving industry restrictions on a regular basis and reassess the chemicals we use to align with the latest standards. By choosing materials that have been certified by third-party organizations, we can offer choices that customers trust. We are also happy to use biodegradable plastic, recycled ocean plastic, and FSC-certified wood upon request.
Our products are designed to be taken apart and recycled at the end of their life cycle. We’ve also partnered with a take-back program to re-purpose used products. One of the most powerful ways to divert waste from the landfill is to design products in a way that makes it easy for them to be reused or recycled after use. When products are still in working condition, we can also extend their useful life through turnkey partnerships. These non-profit partnerships collect and redistribute used furniture to other organizations in need, supporting their community while also reducing waste.