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Manufacturing partners are encouraged to maximise the use of recycled material in both steel and chipboard and all wood must be FSC-certified, indicating that it comes from forests managed to the highest environmental and social standards.

Task's seating suppliers share our commitment to sustainability and are complaint with leading environmental accreditation schemes, including The Furniture Industry Sustainability Programme (FISP) and Forest Stewardship Certification (FSC).

For businesses that have their own carbon reduction programmes, Task even offers a selection of carbon neutral chairs.

Desk surfaces are made from FSC-certified board that can be re-used at end of life, ground up and composted or incinerated and converted into energy.

Plastic has been virtually eradicated from our products and any plastic parts that are used are designed for easy separation at the recycling stage.

Manufacturing and the supply chain

Manufacturing is outsourced to specialist steel and board suppliers offering the economic and

environmental benefits of economies of scale. This is reflected in the carbon footprint of our products and in their strength and durability.

Our supply chain is carefully vetted for its environmental performance.

Intro

Task Systems is committed to reducing the environmental impact of our activities at every stage of a product's lifecycle from its design and manufacture to its delivery and installation and disposal at end of life.

As an ISO 14001 accredited company we have an environmental management system in place and a culture of continuous improvement to drive further performance enhancements. This includes an ambitious programme to reduce carbon emissions by 20% over the next five years.

Design

Task desking and storage products are created in-house by a team of talented furniture designers. The design stage is fundamental to a product's overall environmental impact and decisions made at this stage will influence up to 70% of a product's total carbon footprint.

Because we design all of our products ourselves, we have complete control over every aspect of the product lifecycle, from the materials used, to ease of assembly and recycling at end of life. This allows us to minimise our use of resources and gain maximum value from those that we do consume.

Materials are carefully chosen for their sustainability. Frames are made from steel, which is long-lasting, has a high recycled content and is 100% recyclable.

The product lifecycle