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Dear customer & business partner,
As a result of our Danish heritage and global responsibility, we have a major responsibility
to the environment. The first lecture on ecology was in fact given by Danish Professor
Eugen Warming at the University of Copenhagen around 1895.
Today, Denmark is a leader in environmentally friendly technologies, whether it be energy,
reuse etc., and Tvilum-Scanbirk also aims to be such a leader.
We develop furniture for private and commercial purposes all over the world. And as one
of Europe’s biggest furniture manufacturers, we have a responsibility to ensure the
sustainability of our operations and to constantly improve our ‘green footprint’.
We have a strong focus on the environmental impact of our operations and always strive
to reduce this impact. We meet all relevant requirements and standards and are constantly
striving to improve on and surpass them wherever possible.
As part of Masco Corporation, we have an excellent foundation on which to create and
document improvements.
This page will hopefully give you an overview of what we are doing for the environment
and the direction we are heading. This is not a goal in itself, but rather a journey on
which we have set out, and we want to improve continually – which is something we
hope you will appreciate.
Kind regards,
Lau Frandsen
CEO
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Based on surplus timber
Chipboard mainly comes from offcuts and wood chippings from sawmills, timber from thinned
forests and waste timber from furniture production.
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Wood from controlled sources
The chipboard we use in our production processes is carefully selected and nothing comes
from sensitive areas. In all newly launched series produced after 1 August 2008, we use only
PEFC-certified wood, enabling us to trace its origin. We are working with our suppliers to
establish traceability for the rest, and our goal is thus only to use PEFC-certified wood after
1 January 2009.
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Certified production
Our production is certified in accordance with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the
Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) standards.
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CE-marked chipboard
 All Tvilum-Scanbirk chipboard is CE-marked. In all productions after 1 August 2008,
we have succeeded in reducing emissions by 50% in compliance with the statutory
E1 standard, which means that we are much closer to the natural content of the
wood.
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 Indoor climate
Our Jubee and Mixi children’s furniture ranges were the first furniture ranges
to be certified in accordance with the Danish Indoor Climate label. More have
followed since, and from 2008 all our new ranges will be certified before they
are put into production.
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PVC-free products - always
We do not use PVC in our products.
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Solvent-free varnish
We use UV varnish which contains no organic solvents.
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Recycled packaging
98% of our packaging consists of recycled materials, which can also be reused.
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Efficient transport
All our furniture is self-assembly, which is more energy-efficient to transport than
preassembled furniture. All chipboard from foreign producers is delivered by rail.
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Strict requirements for suppliers
All Tvilum-Scanbirk suppliers must comply with our Code of Conduct to verify that they do not
use dangerous materials, live up to their social responsibility etc. Our suppliers are audited in
accordance with this Code of Conduct.
We strive to minimise the environmental impact of our operations.
Waste will be reduced wherever possible, e.g. by optimising cutting profiles in chipboard.
All surplus wood from production is reused in new chipboard or used for heating our offices
and factories.
Taking care of the environment is everyone’s responsibility, and here at Tvilum-Scanbirk we are
striving to improve at every level.
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 Key points concerning the green logo
• Chipboard will come from controlled sources
• Only CE-marked chipboard with ½ E1
• 100% PVC-free
• 98% recycled packaging
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