Corporate Social Responsibility - CSR - Sustainability

Today, corporate social responsibility in business is an intrinsic part of overall performance. As part of HNI Corporation, HON aligns and contributes to our CSR strategy called CORE: Conscious Operations and Responsible Environments. CORE is HNI’s blueprint for the future to promote respect and a place for all members, reduction of our environmental and climate impacts, and creation of more sustainable products.

It all started in 1947 when HON began making card files from pieces of scrap metal generated from its contract business. Today, we closely examine every step in the product life cycle to uncover ways to minimize our footprint. This starts with designing and manufacturing products that incorporate recycled content. But it doesn't stop there.

We take our responsibility to the Earth seriously and are committed to sustainable business practices. Our performance in meeting our environmental goals—including pursuing zero waste to landfill, reducing our energy intensity and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and sourcing 100% renewable electricity - demonstrates our commitment to minimizing our environmental footprint.

We believe that being more inclusive, becoming better stewards of our resources, and building stronger, healthier communities doesn’t have an endpoint and tomorrow should be inclusive, safer, and more responsible than yesterday. Always.

Through HNI’s environmental sustainability strategy, HON works toward a tomorrow that is cleaner, safer, and more responsible than yesterday. We also understand that sustainability does not have an endpoint, and we continually work to lessen our environmental footprint across all systems and processes by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, optimizing energy efficiency, and minimizing manufacturing waste.

HON products are designed to work the way you do. Materials are carefully chosen to reduce environmental impacts and have been third-party certified to verify their sustainable capabilities.

By integrating sustainability, diversity, and respect into every aspect of HNI, HON contributes to creating a new tomorrow for our member owners, partners, customers, and communities. We are taking actions today – like working toward 100% recyclable packaging and designing for environmental and human health – to create a safer, more sustainable, and socially responsible future with the products we design, manufacture, and sell to our customers.

HON and HNI’s success is enabled by the hard work and dedication of our employees, who we refer to as members or member owners. We strive to be a great employer and are committed to being a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment. We extend this commitment from the people behind our products to partners in our supply chain and the communities where we live and work. Through this, we create a culture of inclusion and respect that values safety, sustainability, and human rights.