Herman Miller Helps Prevent Carbon Emissions Equal to Those From About One Million Homes
Your first reaction to that claim might be, “What? They make furniture.” And you would be right. But we’re committed to reducing our environmental footprint and using renewable energy. In fact, on Earth Day 2010, we announced that we would begin using 100 percent green electrical energy.
But we aren’t alone in preventing those carbon emissions. We are one of 50 organizations, including businesses, cities/municipalities, universities, and nonprofits, recognized by the U.S. EPA as Green Power Partners. That means we’re one of the top purchasers of renewable energy.
According to the EPA, in 2009, the top 50 Green Power Partners used more than 12 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power. This amount was equivalent to having prevented the release of CO2 emissions from the electricity use of more than one million average American homes for one year.
I think it’s safe to say that doubts around the viability of renewable energy are now a thing of the past. And we’re happy to be a part of making that a reality.
After years of working for unsustainable furniture companies, I am making a turn for the better. I started my own Furniture production in attempts to wrestle with the idea of Green production methods and Sustainable Furniture. I love that big companies like Herman Miller are striving to set a good example by capitalizing on their Green Initiative.