Dubai: Steelcase Inc. has celebrated its global sustainability performance with the release of its 2017 Corporate Sustainability Report. The report provides a synthesis of qualitative reporting and quantifiable measurement of the company’s progress, with customers, dealers, suppliers and community partners. This year, the company made continued progress on its environmental 2020 goals, set a record for employee volunteerism and received recognition for its leadership and innovation in circular economy principles.

“Being a sustainable, community-minded organisation is central to who we are,” said Jim Keane, president and chief executive officer of Steelcase. “We continue to improve upon our sustainability goals, and I applaud our employees at every level of the organisation who passionately drive these efforts for meaningful change on a global scale.”

Steelcase remained focused on reducing its global environmental footprint by 25 per cent by the year 2020. Since the 2010 baseline, Steelcase has reduced VOC emissions by 79 per cent; Water use by 8 per cent; Waste output by 45 per cent; A New Record for Volunteering.