Member

Best Practice Agreement

• We currently design, specify, make, sell, import, source, and/or distribute this percentage of sustainable product.
  50

Designer Best Practices

• We have participated in an educational event on sustainability in home furnishings and interior design, and are committed to sharing this learning with our clients.
  Yes
• We are extremely knowledgeable about the sustainability of each of our major vendors/suppliers.
  Yes
• We regularly ask our suppliers for the latest in sustainable options such as certified wood, rapid renewables, low VOC paints and finishes, bio hybrid foams, and energy efficient appliances.
  Yes
• We raise the issue of sustainability by our own volition with 100% of our clients and prospects.
  Yes
• We emphasize paperless for our clients, including digital planning/sampling.
  Yes
• We responsibly manage our physical textile and carpet samples through minimizing use and recycling post-use.
  Yes
• We included a significant sustainable component in at least 10% of our projects in the past year.
  Yes
• We make only verifiable sustainability claims in adherence with FTC mandates against greenwash and in support of their Environmental Marketing Guides.
  Yes
• We advise our clients of the benefits of other aspects of sustainable practices such as reduced energy consumption.
  Yes
• We reward our vendors with increased business for partnering with us on sustainability issues.
  Yes
• We are planning to take the following actions this year to improve the sustainability of our practices:
  Since taking the course last week, we have already begun discussing with our vendors the Lacey Act amendment section that will phase in in April and how we might work together to insure that all wood products meet stated criteria and how that criteria is really defined . (Interestingly the dozen or so furniture vendors we spoke with this week had no knowledge of the 2008 amendment and their obligations and responsibilities under it so this has become an opportunity to share this knowledge with our vendors as well.) We have also begun talking to our clients specifically about the need to be cognizant of sustainable forestry issues as they may make some purchases on their own.