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5 SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP Here are some of HON’s strengths when it comes to sustainability: • HON products are among the ﬁrst in the industry to receive Level certiﬁcation, ensuring compliance with the BIFMA (Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer’s Association) e3 sustainability standard. level certiﬁcation is the HON standard, one we have reached for almost 80% of our product volume. • In 2006, HON became the world’s ﬁrst ofﬁce furniture manufacturer to earn product certiﬁcation under the SCS (Scientiﬁc Certiﬁcation Systems) Indoor Advantage program. • Initiate® workstation panels use Nature Core® , a patented, low-emitting ﬁberboard made from a rapidly renewable plant ﬁber. It earned Indoor Advantage Gold—and it’s exclusive to The HNI Corporation. • Many HON products contribute to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credits for Commercial Interiors. • The renovation of our corporate headquarters and showrooms in Muscatine, Iowa, earned LEED-CI Silver certiﬁcation from the U.S. Green Building Council. • HON received GSA’s Evergreen Furniture award for outstanding environmental performance among all ofﬁce furniture suppliers working with the U.S. government. At HON, green isn’t a trend. It’s part of our culture—and always has been. When our founders launched their new company in 1944, they devised an innovative product line out of material others may have considered scrap. Their waste-not philosophy was formalized in 1992, when HON introduced Rapid Continuous Improvement (RCI). HON’s RCI program empowers our members to adopt more efficient production processes and eliminate waste. Today, our legacy of stewardship is reﬂected in one of the office furniture industry’s strongest programs of conservation, waste reduction, and recycling. As a manufacturer, we recognize our role in helping your business meet its sustainability goals. So we make the kinds of products you want—furniture that improves your work environment—while being mindful of the broader environment. For more information, go to honthinksgreen.com. LEAN AND GREEN

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