The Next Generation of Sourcing Sustainable Furniture
BIFMA LEVEL is a 3rd party certification program to the ANSI/BIFMA e3 Furniture Sustainability Standard. Register for this incredibly informative webinar and learn about BIFMA’s update to the Standard, creating some major improvements for vetting sustainable furniture products. The LEVEL 2025 version will include:
- A new LEVEL 4 conformance tier that takes a future-minded approach requiring furniture manufacturers to implement major changes in how they address pressing issues related to carbon, circularity, and more.
- A new approach to achievement tiers that permit better specifier and buyer evaluations across various products.
- Simplification within the standard that focuses manufacturer’s efforts on sustainable results and outcomes.
The LEVEL product registry has been an important tool for the market to make informed furniture decisions since 2010. The registry has grown to include over 5500 product lines that achieve LEVEL 1, 2, or 3 certificating criteria that includes environmental, health & well being, and social attributes.
Presenter:
Steve Kooy, Health and Sustainability Director, BIFMA
Kooy leads BIFMA’s Health and Sustainability programs including standard setting, advocacy, and outreach. Kooy has more than 15 years of experience as a sustainability professional in the furniture industry. Prior to joining BIFMA, Kooy worked in sales and business development for Intertek — a third-party auditor, certifier, and test lab. In this role, he worked with global furniture clients to properly test and certify products to electrical, mechanical, and environmental standards.
