Tarkett announces sustainability team expansion

Tarkett recently expanded its sustainability team with the additions of Rachel Palopoli, director of circular economy, Rachel Berkin, sustainability product manager, and Rachelle Roberts, director of design for soft surface. As director of circular economy, Palopoli will oversee the Tarkett take-back program, ReStart, which has collected over 112,000 tons of vinyl, linoleum and carpet globally…

March 1, 2023

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Global creatives support new materials and systems solutions platform

Over 40 global creatives within the design, science, and business industries have united to support PlasticFree, a materials and systems solution platform to combat the scourge of plastic and single-use systems. Hosted on PlasticFree.com, the platform’s Advisory Council includes: Thomas Heatherwick; Sir David Chipperfield; Tom Dixon; Shaway Yeh and Skylar Tibbits of…

January 31, 2023

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Call for submissions: Ro Plastic Prize 2023

Rossana Orlandi and Nicoletta Orlandi Brugnoni launch the 2023 edition of Ro Plastic Prize, the worldwide challenge of RoGUILTLESSPLASTIC. For this fifth edition, the Ro Plastic Prize introduces three new categories. The Ro Plastic Prize 2023 categories include: Art and Collectible Design, Emerging High Technology, and Inspiring Learning Projects. The selected finalist…

January 4, 2023

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Mycelium is finding its way into the world of luxury furnishings

Biotechnology company MycoWorks announced that it has partnered with Ligne Roset, to bring MycoWorks’ flagship Fine Mycelium material, Reishi, into luxury furnishings. MycoWorks’ Fine Mycelium product, Reishi, is a made-to-order, natural material that compares to the finest animal leathers, with lower environmental impact.Fine Mycelium sheets are harvested at their peak and…

December 19, 2022

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Allseating receives recognition for both product and personnel

Allseating has announced that the company has earned LEVEL® 3 certification for all three product categories — seating, tables, and casegoods — across all product lines. Since 2012, the team has implemented new standards to achieve LEVEL® 3 across all product lines. Allseating is proudly the first Canadian-based company to achieve LEVEL®…

November 30, 2022

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Salone del Mobile.Milano releases Sustainable Guidelines for trade fair

Salone del Mobile.Milano has announced new Sustainable Guidelines for its 2023 show. According to a release from the organization, the show will use recycled and recyclable or reusable materials for building the common areas, and choose institutional partners whose strategies are centered around a genuine concern for people and the planet. To further amplify this positive…

November 1, 2022

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Tarkett North America announces a new carbon strategy

Earlier this year, Tarkett announced its Climate Roadmap for 2030, which includes a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent across its entire value chain by 2030—in full alignment with the Paris Climate Agreement objective to limit global warming to 1.5°C. To provide full visibility into these efforts, Tarkett has been evaluated and…

October 12, 2022

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Interface becomes certified as a Carbon Neutral Enterprise

Interface, Inc has announced that it is third-party certified as a Carbon Neutral Enterprise . The company is a Carbon Neutral Enterprise according to the PAS 2060 standard , the international carbon neutrality standard created by the British Standards Institution (BSI). Image © Christopher Payne / Esto To achieve this, Interface…

September 22, 2022

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Division Twelve’s bent metal furniture becomes Carbon Neutral

Division Twelve’s line of bent metal furniture is now officially certified as carbon neutral. To achieve this carbon-neutral status, the furniture company reduced carbon emissions at every stage of their processes – from design and the materials they used in production, distribution, and end-of-life. Throughout the life cycle of each product, there is inevitable carbon…

September 2, 2022

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CAGBC releases a new version of its Zero Carbon Building – Design Standard

The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) introduced the latest version of its Zero Carbon Building – Design Standard, which prioritizes reductions in carbon emissions and embodied carbon. Centennial College-Progress Campus, rendering courtesy of DIALOG “These updates to the ZCB-Design Standard are informed by two years of market and project feedback, as well as changing market expectations…

June 27, 2022