Yesterday Triple Pundit featured our valued client, The Taylor Companies (Taylor), in an article that highlighted the introduction of their new Sustainability Facts label. Taylor is the oldest company of its kind not only in Ohio but in the United States. Established in 1816, Taylor combines traditional furniture-making processes with new technology and an emphasis on sustainable business practices.
Taylor has received local, regional and national recognition for these practices by Business Week, NPR and Crain’s Cleveland Business. Taylor was the first Ohio business to be Certified Green Plus by the Institute for Sustainable Development, and the only furniture manufacturing business in the nation.
The Sustainability Facts label is the only attribute of its kind in the industry. The company has been using Bioflex hybrid foam in its chair seating since 2007, and locally sources its lumber, mechanisms, chair bases, springs, foam and webbing from within a 500 mile radius of its headquarters in Bedford, Ohio.
Other highlights of the company:
- HQs are built on a remediated brownfield
- 90% of waste is diverted from landfill
- 59% improvement in energy efficiency
- First furniture manufacturer to join The Climate Registry in April 2010
- Scraps of leather are upcycled to make purses and wallets
- About 38 tons of sawdust a year is sucked out of the factory and goes to a horse farm for bedding
- Heat is also recycled back into the factory
To read the full story please click here.
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