Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental Sustainability

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced landfill waste by 80%, hazardous waste by 91%, overall emissions by 87%, and water usage by 67% (Herman Miller case study)
• Reduced total carbon intensity emissions by 11% (CDL case study)
• Energy reduction of 20% for corporate office (CDL case study)
• Conserved 163,974 m3 of potable water at work sites (CDL case study)
• Achieved a 14% reduction in paper usage (CDL case study)
• 44% reduction in lighting energy (Morgan Furniture case study)
• Reduction in water consumption by 1000 litres per annum (Morgan Furniture case study)

Social Achievements

• Launched employee well-being program (CDL case study - Let's Work Green program)
• Improved service and product quality (Morgan Furniture case study)

Governance Achievements

• Established Environmental Quality Action Team (Herman Miller case study)
• Implemented ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (CDL and Morgan Furniture case studies)

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• High cost of certification
• Limited supply of FSC-certified wood
• Lack of government endorsement and recognition
• Lack of manpower and expertise in green design
• Difficulty in justifying additional costs of sustainability initiatives
• Understanding materials and supply chain for certifications
• Difficulty in demonstrating that going green is core to company philosophy

Mitigation Strategies

• Collaboration with SGBC to develop new furniture certification
• Government assistance grants (QUEST, EASe, GREET, IES Fund)
• Continuous improvement and education

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Sustainable sourcing of wood (FSC, PEFC)
• Use of recycled materials

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: ISO 14001, ISO 14064-1, ISO 50001, BCA Green Mark, Singapore Green Label, FSC, GREENGUARD, Cradle to Cradle, Level, SCS Indoor Advantage, NSF Sustainability Certified Mark, PEFC, EU Ecolabel, Nordic Ecolabel, Blue Angel, Eco Mark (Japan), Environmental Choice Australia Ecolabel, Environmental Choice New Zealand, Green Mark (Taiwan), Hong Kong Green Label Scheme, Korea Eco-Label

Awards & Recognition

• President's Award for the Environment (CDL)
• Built Environment Leadership Platinum Award (CDL)
• Green Mark Platinum Champion Award (CDL)
• Michigan Green Leader awards (Steelcase)
• Michigan's 101 Best & Brightest Sustainable Companies (Steelcase)
• Green Achievement Award (Steelcase)
• Chichester District Council Green Business of the Year (Morgan Furniture)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Human Capital Development
• Design Development
• Industry Networking & Outreach
• Internationalisation
• Digitalisation

Social Achievements

• Developed 28 WSQ courses, trained 150 participants, trained 46 designers and matched them to employers, trained 3299 matured workers and matched them to employers.
• Launched Youth Furniture Chapter (YFC) to nurture young leaders.
• Chaired the 4th ASEAN Youth Furniture Entrepreneurs Exchange (AYFE) with over 80 participants from seven ASEAN countries.
• Collaborated with IMDA on technology roadmap workshops for retailers.
• Partnered with STAS to address SME subcontracting issues.
• Organized successful events like IFFS/NOOK Asia 2019 and SingaPlural 2019.

Governance Achievements

• Collaborated with government agencies like Enterprise Singapore (ESG) on various initiatives.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Challenging global economy
• Need to strengthen creative thinking and design capability through big data, IoT, and analytics.
• Need to adapt to changes in the business environment.
• Thorny issues faced by SMEs in the subcontracting sector.

Mitigation Strategies

• Collaborations with other trade associations and chambers (TACs).
• Technology Roadmap workshops to help retailers sharpen competitiveness.
• Facilitating the onboarding of about 30 firms to Pytha Solution for digitization.
• Initiatives to leverage growth drivers for sustainable development.
• Rebranding of Singapore Mozaic into an online platform.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Sustainability
• Circular Economy
• Net-zero emissions

Environmental Achievements

• Not disclosed

Social Achievements

• Launched Sustainability Leaders Programme (SLP) and Sustainability Leaders Recognition (SLR)

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Not disclosed

Mitigation Strategies

• Not disclosed

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Sustainability
• Design

Environmental Achievements

• Launched Sustainability Leadership Programme reaching nearly 100 companies.
• Organized Sustainability Summit bringing together industry leaders from Singapore, ASEAN countries and Japan.
• Second Sustainability Business Model Transformation Mission to Tokyo, Japan.

Social Achievements

• SFIC Mentorship Programme guiding members in international expansion.
• Partnership with government and trade agencies for a three-year Jobs Development Partner Programme to help furniture SMEs transform.
• ASEAN Youth Furniture Exchange Programme bringing together 80 nexgen leaders for inter-regional collaborations.

Governance Achievements

• Sustainability Leaders Recognition (SLR) initiative spotlighting businesses integrating sustainability.
• Launched Furniture Sustainability Mark (FSM) and SFIC Sustainability Clinic.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Market saturation
• Brand recognition
• Evolving consumer preferences
• Global economic uncertainty

Mitigation Strategies

• Collaboration and co-opetition
• Internationalisation initiatives (trade fairs, MOUs)
• Design Innovation Programme (DIP)
• Sustainability Leadership Programme (SLP)
• Jobs Development Partner Programme

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities