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Events

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Date	Title	Category
07/1961	Acrylic Paints Introduced Steelcase begins to use acrylic paints on products, a first within the industry. A water-based paint, acrylic is more environmentally friendly than the oil-based paints previously used on our lines. View	Sustainability
1971	Fabric Cutting Technology Better for the Environment A new fabric-cutting press is added, eliminating much of the hand-cutting for upholstery fabric. This new technology helps speed production, offers greater uniformity and less waste. View	Sustainability
1976	Lighting Evaluation Laboratory Opens The first Lighting Evaluation Laboratory is established by Steelcase in Grand Rapids to find ways to cut office energy costs. View	Sustainability
1983	National Environmental Award Our engineers pioneer a high solids paint process that earns the Company a National Environmental Industry Award for Excellence in Air Pollution Control, jointly from the President's Council on Environmental... View	Sustainability
1989	Environmental Excellence Award The State of Michigan presents us with a Resource Stewardship Award for Environmental Excellence for being the first company in Michigan to restore a prairie ecosystem surrounding the Steelcase Corporate... View	Sustainability
1991	First to Filter Effluent from Paint Tanks Steelcase Strafor becomes the first company in Europe with a new unique system of filtration of effluent from the paint tanks. View	Sustainability
1991	Details® “Wastebasket” Introduced A fire-retardant wastebasket composed of 100% recycled content is developed by Details® and called "Wastebasket." It is made of high-impact polystyrene derived from post-consumer waste. The unique product... View	Sustainability
1999	Awarded for Waste Reduction Our plant in Tustin, California (pictured) is recognized by the Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP), an annual program sponsored by the California Integrated Waste Management Board. The Tustin facility's... View	Sustainability
2000	DesignTex® Technology Wins Awards DesignTex®, a Steelcase Design Partnership® company, wins awards for Climatex Lifecycle “environmentally intelligent” fabrics, including one for best example of sustainable design in product design... View	Sustainability
10/2001	First U.S. LEED-Certified Manufacturing Plant Opens Our wood facility in Caledonia, MI opens and becomes the world's first manufacturing plant to receive LEED Certification for Environmental Excellence by the U.S. Green Building Council. Silver certification... View	Sustainability
2003	Eliminating VOC Emissions Steelcase reaches a key environmental milestone by eliminating the emission of almost all volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from its metal finishing operations based in Michigan. This is the result of... View	Sustainability
2006	Steelcase UK Partners with Green-Works Steelcase UK forms a partnership with Green-Works, a not-for-profit social enterprise which provides redundant office furniture for re-use by schools, charities and community organizations. By re-distributing... View	Sustainability
2006	Pledge to Reduce Environmental Footprint Steelcase pledges to reduce our global environmental footprint by 25% by 2012, which means keeping careful watch on greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption, energy use and waste. Since the goal reset... View	Sustainability
2007	Cradle to Cradle Product Certifications Awarded Pathways® Privacy Wall is the first ever certified movable wall system to receive Cradle to Cradle product certification. The Montage® freestanding system, Siento® and Move™ seating, 100 and 500 Series... View	Sustainability
2008	Energy Credits Purchased Steelcase purchases renewable energy credits from the Wege Wind Farm in Texas. The Farm includes eight giant wind turbines that generate enough energy to power 2,925 homes for a year. Over five years we... View	Sustainability
2009	Steelcase Ranked Second for Efforts Against Climate Change Steelcase is ranked as a top Michigan-based company in the home and office furnishings industry for combating climate change by Climate Counts, a New Hampshire-based non-profit organization dedicated to... View	Sustainability
06/2010	EcoCradle Packaging Steelcase begins using Ecovative Design's EcoCradle packaging, made with agricultural byproducts like seed hulls and mushroom roots, EcoCradle requires very little energy to produce and it provides the... View	Sustainability
04/28/2011	NanoSphere Finish Added to Designtex® Finishes After four years of development, DesignTex® is the first company in the U.S. contract market to add NanoSphere to its repertoire of textile finishes. NanoSphere features a natural self-cleaning benefit... View	Sustainability
04/2012	Steelcase Inc. Recognized For Sustainability Leadership In Michigan Steelcase Inc. is recognized by two organizations for its sustainability efforts – Michigan Green Leader awards and Michigan’s 101 Best & Brightest Sustainable Companies. View	Sustainability
03/13/2014	Growing a renewable energy future Steelcase is the first major company in the commercial furniture industry to purchase non-emitting renewable energy certificates (RECs) equivalent to 100% of its global electricity consumption. Our... View	Sustainability