1. Kimball Office SUSTAINABILITY
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Corporate commitment Continuous improvement
and executive support Kimball Office has lived up to his expectation for
continuous improvement and earned a reputation
for operational excellence based on the practice
Thirty seven years ago, Kimball of lean manufacturing. Lean manufacturing is
based upon identifying and eliminating waste,
International President, Thomas L. Habig conserving resources through recycling and reuse,
reducing business costs and risk while improving
expressed the company's commitment environmental results. Resulting benefits to
Kimball Office correlate directly to advantages
to the environment and sustainability enjoyed by our customers including exceeded
expectations, reduced costs, improved process
in a communication to all employees. flow and reduced lead times, lower regulatory
non-compliance risk, improved environmental
He shared that that ‘Many were aware of quality and improved employee morale and
commitment.
the problems of the environment, years
before it became a popular crusade to Corporate strategy
the now conscious public…’ He added, for sustainability
‘and it makes us proud that we were Aligning with the aspirations of our customers,
Kimball Office had developed a holistic strategic
one of those recognized for improvement plan moving forward with enhanced speed. We
are utilizing globally recognized standards while
and took action. We plan to continue…’ concurrently implementing innovative newly
developed programs to enable maximum impact
responding to customers’ evolving expectations
for green building strategies and sustainability.
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2. Kimball Office SUSTAINABILITY
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We view our roadmap Process
Maintain our registration for ISO 14001:2004
towards sustainability Environmental Management System, which
requires continuous improvement in environmental
to be a three-prong areas by identifying Significant Environmental
Aspects at all manufacturing locations. These
strategy including: Aspects will reduce the environmental impact
from our manufacturing processes and promote
sustainable practices.
People •
Ensure sustainability is a clearly stated Kimball
Develop sustainability strategies, implementation
Office value, as communicated by our
plans, and incentives with our vendors and supply
stakeholders and included in employee training
chain partners.
and education across the organization.
SCS Indoor Advantage
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Build facilities and perform renovations meeting
the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED
Green Building Rating Standard™, to enhance the Aspirations and
health of our employees and guests while
conserving energy and eliminating waste. expectations for
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Contribute continued leadership and resources to
the future
Member USGBC industry and government partnerships, such as
Over the years, Kimball Office has been pleased
USGBC, EPA programs and BIFMA, which are
to witness the increased consciousness of the
committed to long-term comprehensive
public and the priority that our customers have
environmental strategies.
placed on sustainability. We aspire to move
forward in lockstep with them, working to
Product develop products that enhance their workplaces
Design new products utilizing DfE, Design for the
with healthy, aesthetically-pleasing products that
Environment Protocol, considering the
attract and retain top talent.
environmental impact of product design in the
LEED® Gold Facilities: development and manufacturing processes.
As our customers build green buildings in
Jasper, IN Showroom •
accordance with the USGBC LEED rating
Maintain the highest level of product performance
systems, we build green buildings for our
attributes for indoor air quality for healthy
employees and showroom visitors. We celebrate
workplaces certified to environmental standards of
recognition for unique accomplishments such as
USGBC LEED and BIFMA Furniture Emissions
our Recycling Center which accounts for diverting
Standard (FES).
eleven million pounds of waste annually from
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landfills. We have learned about conserving fuel
Implement Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
LEED® Silver Facilities: during transportation based on an innovative truck
Certification on materials and chain-of-custody
Chicago, IL Showroom idling program. We quietly celebrate these
processes for our products, helping contribute
achievements but are far from being satisfied.
toward LEED building certification for our
customers.
We plan to continue. We have set our target
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aspirations for the future and acknowledge a
Proactively respond to market drivers for the
long-term quest for action and improvement.
benefits of material conservation, content and use
of recycled materials in the development of all
new products and enhancements.
LEED® Certified Facilities:
New York, NY Showroom
San Francisco, CA Showroom
Jasper, IN R&D Project Rooms
Jasper, IN Corporate Headquarters
The ‘LEED Certification Mark’ is a registered trademark owned
by the U.S. Green Building Council and is used by permission.
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