This Standard provides a pathway towards sustainability by establishing measurable criteria for multiple levels of achievement and/or performance.
This Standard is applicable to all business and institutional furniture; this includes but is not limited to moveable walls, systems furniture, desking systems, casegoods, tables, seating, and accessories. The Standard is also applicable to materials and components manufactured by suppliers to furniture manufacturers.
This Standard is applicable to business and institutional furniture manufactured in one facility or multiple facilities, one country or multiple countries. It addresses product-based characteristics in the general areas of materials, use of energy, human and ecosystem health, and social responsibility impacts.