Becoming a more sustainable business starts with having the means to assess and manage our environmental impact. This year, we’re focused on putting the right systems in place to track our impact across our product, our operations, our people.

While we’re only at the start of this journey, we’re inspired by our design partners and the communities within and around our team who are committed to that progress.

Our Product

As we build systems to reduce our own environmental footprint, we’re focusing on products with design partners who have a high bar for sustainability—both as a channel for impact and a source of inspiration.

Our Operations

Studio TK’s facilities now use Optiledge recycled pallets for outgoing shipments to customers—which allows us to utilize 97% less space than traditional wood pallets.

We’ve been using ISO 14001:2015 to track and reduce our carbon footprint since 2016. Many of our products are Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified, and go through Environmental Product Declarations (EPD).

Our People

At Studio TK, we donate unused materials to local charities and nonprofits, so we can divert waste from landfill while supporting the communities where we work and live.

In North Carolina, our leftover fabric goes to the Scrap Exchange, a local waste diversion collective and charity that offers materials to local artists and schools.

MODUS IS ONE OF THOSE PARTNERS, SETTING A GOLD STANDARD

Product Design

Modus’s products are crafted using the fewest resources possible, and designed for repair, refurbishment, and disassembly—from removable covers to their a remanufacturing program, ReWork.

Supply Chain

Modus chooses renewable materials wherever they can, avoiding single-use plastics, and opting for high recycled content and long-established ecycling streams.

In addition to being SEAQUAL INITIATIVE licensees, they use timber from sustainably managed woodland (all FSC-certified), and one by one, are phasing out harmful ingredients, solvents, and VOCs.

Manufacturing Operations

Modus’ HQ, showroom, and all production facilities are powered by 100% renewable energy, 39% of which is generated by solar panels on their factory roof. They’re a Carbon Neutral Plus Organization—net zero across scope 1 and 2 emissions and all travel-related scope 3 emissions.

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