{"id":16643,"date":"2021-05-12T10:06:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T10:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boss2.startlingideas.com\/unkategorisiert\/focus-sustanability"},"modified":"2021-12-13T10:38:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T10:38:42","slug":"focus-sustanability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ihg.bossdesign.com\/de\/journal-de\/lifestyle-de\/focus-sustanability","title":{"rendered":"Nachhaltigkeitsprogramm 2008 &#8211; 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16643\" class=\"elementor elementor-16643 elementor-2127\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a0f7cc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a0f7cc0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50eaf961\" data-id=\"50eaf961\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-449eb7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"449eb7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14172027\/Sustainability-Boss-Design-2-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11654\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14172027\/Sustainability-Boss-Design-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14172027\/Sustainability-Boss-Design-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14172027\/Sustainability-Boss-Design-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14172027\/Sustainability-Boss-Design-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14172027\/Sustainability-Boss-Design-2-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14172027\/Sustainability-Boss-Design-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3012b2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3012b2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">AN INTERVIEW WITH BOSS DESIGN\u2019S VIRGINIA SEAWARD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35f48ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"35f48ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14172310\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-Gini-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-11657\" alt=\"\" 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https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14172310\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-Gini-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14172310\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-Gini.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13aeed14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13aeed14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Development of Boss Design\u2019s Strategy<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sustainability Legacy 2008 &#8211; 2021<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">___<\/p>\n<h5>As the US rejoins the Paris agreement and Scotland prepares to host the UN\u2019s Climate Change Conference, it\u2019s clear that climate change and sustainability are once again rising up the global agenda. When Boss Design\u2019s Head of Operations, Virginia Seaward, began looking at sustainable approaches, however, the term was still in its infancy. Here, Virginia outlines what sustainability means to her, how it evolved at Boss Design and how she sees it shaping the future of the business.<\/h5>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Sustainability is a buzzword that features on almost every corporate agenda these days but years ago there was a distinct lack of awareness. It was something that interested me personally but only became part of my job when a major client asked us to get rid of some old office stock we were storing for them. In those days that wasn\u2019t unusual and landfill was usually the answer. But there was a sea change underway and I couldn\u2019t help but feel there had to be a better way. Enter Waste to Wonder, a fledgling charity whose mission was (and still is), to help companies ethically clear office spaces and pass redundant furniture and equipment on to those who need it. I made a phone call and kick-started a long and rewarding collaboration that continues to thrive to this day. It&#8217;s incredibly satisfying to see products that we build to last a lifetime given a whole new lease of life and over the years, we\u2019ve worked together to divert some 1620 tonnes of equipment from landfills and equipped over 750 schools in 18 countries with office equipment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">But it was when Waste to Wonder asked us if we wanted to fill a container bound for Africa, that we really saw the impact the work can have. It was both sobering and humbling to see how one man\u2019s rubbish really is another man\u2019s treasure &#8211; but it was also striking to see the effect it had on our own staff here in the UK. Everyone wanted to be involved and everyday staff were bringing in all sorts of things that could make up the consignment alongside the office chairs, tables and equipment we were collecting. We were inundated with volunteers and there was a tangible sense of pride in being part of something so positive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4668 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162838\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-5-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162838\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162838\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-5-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162838\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162838\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162838\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-5-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162838\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-5.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the goodwill and well-being increased, so too did job satisfaction and productivity. It was clear that something profound had taken place and that if we wanted to harness these sorts of benefits in the long term, we needed our ethical approach to permeate all aspects of the business and not just our products. Unusually for the manufacturing sector at the time, we started looking at ways to incorporate more sustainable approaches into our workforce as well as our products and processes.<\/p>\n<p>We set up a meeting with representatives from every corner of the business \u2013 from cleaners and engineers to office staff and the management team. We gathered in a local hotel and, in what has now become known as our staff environmental suggestion scheme, invited everyone to suggest ways they could build sustainability into their jobs. The response was phenomenal. It meant different things to different people but the passion and enthusiasm were collective. Everyone contributed and we left that meeting with a framework for our very first three-year Boss Design sustainability plan. We had suggestions on almost every aspect of the business and almost immediately started to implement those changes. From reviewing the products we used for cleaning and in the factories to reduce toxicity and waste to reducing our heat, energy and light consumption. We introduced policies to make all our plastic bag packaging 100% biodegradable and recycle 100% of our factory plastic waste. Where previously excess fabric and leather would have made their way to landfill, we began to develop a now well-established network of local charities, schools and arts organisations who could make use of our surplus fabrics. Any that is still leftover is stored and logged for use at a later date.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1259\" src=\"https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17130734\/Holding-chair-259x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17130734\/Holding-chair-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17130734\/Holding-chair-600x695.jpg 600w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17130734\/Holding-chair-884x1024.jpg 884w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17130734\/Holding-chair-768x889.jpg 768w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17130734\/Holding-chair.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4663\" src=\"https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162826\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-10-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162826\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-10-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162826\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-10-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162826\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-10-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162826\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-10-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162826\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-10-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162826\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-10-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162826\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-10-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162826\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-10.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another suggestion prompted our popular school walks and talks initiative. This programme welcomes groups of local school children and teachers to visit our flagship factory in Dudley and see for themselves what we do. It\u2019s a brilliant way of reaching out and connecting with the local community and talking to them about our sustainable and ethical approaches. Encouraging the next generation of skilled manufacturers, designers and craftsmen and women is critical for the future of our business and people are always surprised by the sorts of career opportunities available to them on their doorstep. On the back of that first meeting, we also started to look at how we could invest in our people, extending our Continuous Professional Development and training opportunities, as well as always ensuring the highest safety standards and creating safe and welcoming places to work.<\/p>\n<p>We were early adopters of a company-wide sustainability and wellness strategy and owe much of its success to the fact that it grew organically from the bottom up rather than being imposed from the top down. Everyone got involved, took ownership and could see their ideas making a difference. Very quickly, Boss became known for its expertise and pioneering approaches and in those early days, we were often asked for advice by clients who weren\u2019t really sure what terms like \u2018carbon neutral\u2019 meant or how to go about creating a meaningful strategy for corporate social responsibility.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4666\" src=\"https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162833\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-7-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162833\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162833\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-7-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162833\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162833\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-7-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162833\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-7-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162833\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-7-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162833\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-7-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162833\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-7.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4665\" src=\"https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162831\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-8-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162831\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162831\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-8-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162831\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-8-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162831\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-8-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162831\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162831\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-8-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162831\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-8-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12162831\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-8.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2011\" src=\"https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17130903\/Detail-experience-292x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17130903\/Detail-experience-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17130903\/Detail-experience-600x617.jpg 600w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17130903\/Detail-experience-996x1024.jpg 996w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17130903\/Detail-experience-768x789.jpg 768w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17130903\/Detail-experience-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17130903\/Detail-experience.jpg 1430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fast forward to 2021 and while there\u2019s more awareness, there\u2019s little sign of the Boss sustainability agenda slowing down.<\/p>\n<p>Reduce, reuse and recycle have become our watchwords. We aim to reduce as much as we can: reducing waste but also reducing the need to replace by developing premium, sustainable products built to last a lifetime. We also try to use as many components and materials that can be replaced or reused at the end of a product\u2019s life cycle and when that isn\u2019t possible, we recycle. Our Dudley HQ is proud of its zero-landfill status and these days, we even use a percentage of our waste to generate electricity that powers our own production line.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve won numerous awards and industry recognition for our approaches and are extremely proud of our transparency and track record as a responsible UK manufacturer. Over a decade ago we were among the first manufacturers to introduce product data sheets that show at a glance what materials and components are used in a product\u2019s manufacture, as well as its recycling profile.<\/p>\n<p>These are now a standard across the industry. Our Sustainability and Wellness Manifesto has become a way of life and is aligned with the ambitions of WELL V2 the UN sustainability goals. Sustainability and ethical practices are built into every stage of a products\u2019 lifespan from conception and design through to production and on into delivery and end of life. Our products are built to stand the test of time with ethically sourced materials and using the very latest in innovative manufacturing techniques to dramatically reduce and in some cases eliminate emissions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4951 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14173449\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-HighPoint-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14173449\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-HighPoint-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14173449\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-HighPoint-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14173449\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-HighPoint-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14173449\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-HighPoint-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14173449\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-HighPoint-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14173449\/Brand-Story-Boss-Design-HighPoint.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since 2005, all of our factories have been powered by renewable energy and we continue to be uncompromising about working with suppliers who meet and share our sustainability values and strict compliance regulations. In 2016, Boss invested in an 80-acre forest in North Carolina, USA, meaning we are currently sequestering 200 tonnes of CO2 annually which is equivalent to around a quarter of our current global CO2 output. We\u2019re also about to invest in a \u2018Miyawaki\u2019 forest scheme \u2013 where brownfield sites are densely planted using native seedlings to create a complex ecosystem that improves biodiversity and absorbs CO2. And by 2025 we aim for all our sites globally to be zero waste to landfill and to be a truly Carbon Neutral manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s remarkable to think how far we\u2019ve come as a business in such a relatively short space of time &#8211; but it&#8217;s a testament to the open-minded \u2018can do\u2019 attitudes found in every corner of Boss Design that we\u2019ve managed to achieve so much. Looking ahead and global pandemics withstanding, climate change and making our world more sustainable are set to be the dominant challenges of our times. They are challenges that affect us all and that none of us can afford to ignore. When we set out on this journey, we knew these things were important but we were naive as to how much they would occupy us in the not so distant future. Back then ambitions to become a carbon-neutral manufacturer felt unachievable.<\/p>\n<p>Now, anything less is inconceivable.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p>Boss Design, May 2021<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Development of Boss Design\u2019s Sustainability Strategy 2008 &#8211; 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[161],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle-de"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nachhaltigkeitsprogramm 2008 - 2021 - Boss Design x IHG<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"de_DE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nachhaltigkeitsprogramm 2008 - 2021 - Boss Design x IHG\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Development of Boss Design\u2019s Sustainability Strategy 2008 - 2021.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ihg.bossdesign.com\/de\/journal-de\/lifestyle-de\/focus-sustanability\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Boss Design x IHG\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-05-12T10:06:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-12-13T10:38:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/boss-design-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/14172027\/Sustainability-Boss-Design-2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dan Akers\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Verfasst von\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dan Akers\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Gesch\u00e4tzte Lesezeit\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"8\u00a0Minuten\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ihg.bossdesign.com\\\/de\\\/journal-de\\\/lifestyle-de\\\/focus-sustanability#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ihg.bossdesign.com\\\/de\\\/journal-de\\\/lifestyle-de\\\/focus-sustanability\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dan Akers\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ihg.bossdesign.com\\\/de#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/81473d055712ba80997093dfc9838046\"},\"headline\":\"Nachhaltigkeitsprogramm 2008 &#8211; 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