Sustainability and Green Practices

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GREEN PRACTICES THAT PROTECT

THE PLANET AND ENHANCE

GROWTH

Human resources practices

Employees practice eco-friendly commuting, with carpooling, walking, and biking.
Our facilities are equipped with social spaces and a canteen, which reduce employee trips, especially during lunchtime. Usage of LED light bulbs, which deliver 80% energy savings.

Energy-saving and resource management practices

Usage of LED light bulbs, which deliver 80% energy savings.
Usage of clean energy: 40% of our energy comes from the solar panels installed in our facilities, equivalent to planting 30,000 trees.
Using wood waste to heat our facilities, which has been a practice of ours for many years.
Acquisition of new machinery, which is more efficient and eco-friendly.

Product and packaging practices

Sustainable packaging: we use recycled cardboard and can develop plastic-free packaging on request.
Our products incorporate certified fire-retardant foam. We plan on expanding the range of FSC certified Products.

PME leader

SME Leader Certification

NP4427: The standard NP4427 procedure on Human Resources Management System specifies the requirements that cover all the hierarchical levels and activity areas of an organization.

ISO 9001: Sets out the criteria for an efficient and rigorous quality management system.

Policy of quality, environment, safety,
human resources and FSC® / PEFC

ISO 14001 Helps companies minimize the negative impact of their operations on the environment.

PEFC/13-31-182
Purchase of Wood, veneer and Wood based panels 100% *PEFC, x% PEFC, PEFC Controlled Sources, production and sale of Furniture PEFC Certified, using Percentage Method.

FSC® C150447 Armando Ferreira da Silva & Filhos lda. has been granted on CoC FSC ® certification concerning the trading of materials for furniture FSC 100%, FSC Mix by the transfer system. Purchase of FSC 100%, FSC Mix, and FSC Controlled Wood panels materials, veneer and solid wood, production and sale of indoor furniture FSC Mix using the percentage system.