The BFM has partnered with leading sustainability and net zero organisation Planet Mark to help its members and the country’s furniture industry meet its net zero goals.
Set up in partnership with the Eden Project, Planet Mark is an official partner of the UN-backed Race to Zero campaign, providing support in setting and reaching eco-targets for businesses. Companies are certified immediately when they sign up with Planet Mark based on their commitment to sustainability progress. To keep Planet Mark, an organisation must reduce their carbon footprint every year, commit to engage their staff and to communicate externally.
‘Our recent research report showed that 75% of the industry see the management of environmental challenges as a key priority. However, most felt the sector lacked a strategy to achieve net zero targets, with only 50% of participants saying they knew what they needed to do to reach those goals. We believe Planet Mark will give members a road map to net zero and empower them to make that journey,’ says Sean Holt, BFM md.