Here’s what else we’ve achieved so far

Carbon offsetting

• Voluntarily measured and reported carbon footprint since 2008
• Reduced carbon footprint by 51% in 2017
• 85% of all products sold in 2017 met one or more Living On criteria
• World's first Herman Miller dealer to carbon offset the freight for all products imported into Australia
• Indroduction of an ISO certified 14001 Environmental Management System and an ISO Certified 9001 Quality Management System
• We've expanded our carbon inventiry to now include tracking for:
  –Taxi/Uber use for business
  –Delivery of local product from warehouses to customers

Awards

• Finalist in 2010 Premier’s Sustainability Awards, Victoria
• Winner in 2013 City of Yarra Sustainability Awards, Business
• Winner in 2013 Keep Australia Beautiful Awards, Business

Living On at work

• Where video conferencing, conference calls and Skype can’t be used, we purchase carbon offsets for all passenger flights
• Introduction of Prius hybrid cars for the Living Edge fleet, with plans to expand into additional hybrid or electric cars
• Introduction of a robust waste and recycling program covering paper, cardboard, plastics and organic waste

For our people

• Subscribe to pre-paid public transport so that staff can travel more sustainably to visit clients
• Showers for those who cycle, run or walk to work or exercise during lunchtime
• Living Without Waste – banning single use plastic, e.g. plastic bags, straws and coffee cups
• Wellness initiatives such as lunch time meditation

Our targets for 2020 and beyond

Protecting the environment

• 100% of electricity to come from either green power or the purchase of renewable energy credits
• Cut SCOPE 1 and 2 emissions to 50 tonnes p.a. before purchasing carbon credits
• Continue efforts to reduce emissions per employee,p.a
• Continue buying carbon credits to remain carbon neutral
• Expand on current hybrid fleet;make entire company fleet hybrid of electric
• Subscribe to Go-Get, e-bikes and pre-paid public transport
• 100% of all products to meet one or more LivingOn criteria by 2020
• Expand our operational boundary to include:
  - Reticulated water and wastewater, hotel accommodation, recycled waste, telecommunications and IT expenditure, packaging materials and food and catering
• Living Without Waste (our name for War on Waste)-our commitment to zero waste wherever possible

Promoting health and wellness

• At least one Living Edge office / showroom to be WELL certified by 2020
• 100% of all contract clients to have access to the new health and wellness program via the website or showroom presentations
• Over 50% of all products to meet WELL by 2023 (Currently 40% of products do)
• Every office to have supplied at least one WELL certified project by 2020
• Introduce Living Edge staff health and wellness program by FYE 2019
• Key seating products from all suppliers certified to meet relevant industry programs.