Sustainability

Our pledge to the environment is through furniture that spans generations. When you purchase Stressless® furniture, you choose quality that will serve you through a lifetime. We continuously thrive to improve the efficiency – any measure that enhances quality and reduces energy, time and wastage, is a step closer to creating superior furniture that endures.

Environmental and social responsibilities

Our certifications and memberships

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Our Factories

Across four of our factories in Norway and one in the US, we are ISO 14001:2015 Environment Management certified! This means that we are managing the immediate and long-term environmental impacts of our products and processes.
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FSC and PEFC

Our policy is to only source FSC or PEFC certified wood, ensuring that all the wood used in our production is from sustainable sources. FSC shows that there is a focus on responsible forest management, protecting fragile ecosystems, respecting native cultures and more. PEFC certification confirms that the product is from sustainably managed forests and controlled sources.
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The LWG

The Leather Working Group is an international organization made up of stakeholders across the leather supply chain, working to promote environmental best practices within leather manufacturing and related industries. We are committed to supporting sustainable leather manufacturing around the globe and that is why we are proud members of the LWG.
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UN Global Compact

This is a voluntary scheme in which members commit to implementing ten principles in the areas of employees' rights, human rights, combating corruption, and sustainable production that protects the environment.

Products that last

Every piece of furniture from Stressless® is a quality product that will accompany you throughout your life. We carefully choose our raw materials to give our furniture a long life. Choosing a high-quality products extends their service life while reducing their environmental impact. This means that design is also important. With a focus on timeless furniture design, we create icons that last.

Our production

We have many initiatives in place, such as reusing surplus materials, leftovers and utilizing a closed loop system for cleaning steel.