SUSTAINABILITY
At BoConcept, it is our ambition to manufacture products with as little impact on the environment as possible. For more than 70 years, we have created unique furniture that improves new ways in which people live, work and play through Danish creativity and craftsmanship
In 2009, BoConcept joined the UN Global Compact, and the BoConcept CSR policy - which forms the framework of our CSR initiative.
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OUR FABRICS
OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 Certification. This certification ensures that a textile article has been tested by a third party for a wide range of harmful substances. The certified fabric qualities are Bresso, Ravello, Skagen, Tuscany, Frisco, Nani, Bristol and Wellington. Our goal is to have 80% of our fabrics.OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 certified by SS25.
We also offer both Gabriel and Camira on products.
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OUR LEATHERS
The leather hides from NORDIC SPOOR are sourced from Scandinavia and can be traced all the way back to farm level and individual animal level. And all hides sourced by Nordic Spoor are a by-product of the food industry, meaning no animals were killed specifically for their leather. The Nordic origin of our rawhides means that the animals used for SPOOR leather have enjoyed some of the highest standards of animal welfare in the world.
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OUR WOODS
BoConcept products that are FSCTM-certified are certified as either “FSC 100%” or “FSC Mix”. “FSC 100%” . (“FSC Mix” means that the product is made with a mix of materials from FSC-certified forests, recycled sources and/or FSC controlled wood).
By 2025, we strive to have 90% of our woodenbased products FSC-certified.
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OUR EMISSIONS
In 2019/20, BoConcept agreed to meet our SBTi Scope 1 & 2 target of 2.5% yearly emissions reduction by 2030.
We are calculating all of our products´ carbon footprint which refers to the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions emitted during its production, distribution, use, and disposal phases, with the company Målbar´s climate screening tool.
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GREENGUARD GOLD
The Nawabari collection is our first design being GreenGuard Gold certified.
The certification ensures that products have low-emitting chemicals and low impact on indoor air quality.
To achieve the certificate, the design has been tested and certified to meet some of the world’s most rigorous, third-party chemical emissions standards.
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As of 2022/23, we reduced our Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 25% compared to 2019/20 emissions mainly due to the use of electric trucks in our warehouses.
For more information or a product carbon footprint request on a specific product, please email us at riwi@boconcept.co.uk
Some of the information considered in all product carbon footprint calculations include:
- Materials & their sources
- Manufacturing location
- Total transportation & methods
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