Herman Miller Setu Lounge Chair and Ottoman - Environmental Product Summary - Manual

Our sustainability goals by the year 2020:
• Zero carbon footprint
• Zero landfill
• Zero hazardous waste generation
• Zero air emissions (VOCs)
• Zero process water use
• 100 percent renewable electrical energy use via renewable
energy credits and a power purchase agreement
• Company buildings constructed to a minimum LEED Silver certification
• 100 percent of sales from DfE approved products
Environmental Product Summary
Setu
™
Chair
Design Story: Next Generation
Multipurpose Seating
The Setu family of chairs was created for how we work
and live now. Designed in partnership with Herman
Miller by Studio 7.5 from Berlin, Germany, Setu sets
new standards of simplicity, adaptability, comfort, and
dematerialization for multipurpose seating.
The core of Setu is the Kinematic Spine ™ , a combination
of two simple polypropylene materials that are
precisely engineered to achieve instant comfort, for
nearly everybody. You are fully supported the moment
you sit down, and the spine bends and flexes to your
every move. With no tilt mechanism and only one
adjustment (height), chair components are minimized.
The chair is dematerialized, lightweight, and easy to use.
Herman Miller’s Design Protocol
Our commitment to corporate sustainability naturally
includes minimizing the environmental impact of each
of our products. Our Design for Environment team (DfE)
applies environmentally sensitive design standards to
both new and existing Herman Miller products.
The DfE Design Protocol goes beyond regulatory
compliance to thoroughly evaluate new product
designs in four key areas:
• Material Chemistry and Safety of Inputs—
What chemicals are in the materials we specify, and
are they the safest available?
• Disassembly—Can we take products apart at the
end of their useful life, to recycle their materials?
• Recyclability—Do the materials contain recycled
content, and more importantly, can the materials be
recycled at the end of the product’s useful life?
• LCA—Have we optimized the product based on the
entire life cycle?
level ® Certification
Setu is level 3 certified. The level conformance mark
ensures a comprehensive, independent, and impartial
assessment of the environmental and social impacts
of a product.
Global GreenTag CertTM GreenRate Certified
Setu is Global GreenTag CertTM GreenRate Level A
certified. Global GreenTag CertTM is an Australian
Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
approved National Certification Mark, an ISO compliant
ecolabel and Green Building Councils of Australia
and New Zealand recognized third party certifier.
GreenTag GreenRate certification enables products
to be allocated Level A, B or C in the Green Building
Council of Australia (GBCA) and New Zealand GBC’s
Green Star
TM tools and certify both VOC and
formaldehyde (composite wood) credits.
Cradle to Cradle Certified
CM
The Setu chair is Cradle to Cradle Certified CM Silver.
This means that Setu has been evaluated for its
material health, and is designed for material reuse in
a closed loop system, such as recycling or composting.
It is assembled using 100% renewable energy.
Material Content
The Setu chair’s components are constructed from
aluminum, plastic, and steel.
The Setu multipurpose chair is up to 96 percent
recyclable at the end of its useful life. The Setu lounge
chair is up to 93 percent recyclable at the end of its
useful life. The Setu ottoman is up to 96 percent
recyclable at the end of its useful life. The Setu 4-star
base is up to 96 percent recyclable at the end of its
useful life. The Setu stool is up to 98 percent recyclable
at the end of its useful life.
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® Y and Z are among the registered trademarks of Herman Miller, Inc.
TM Setu, Kinematic Spine, and Lyris are among the trademarks of Herman Miller, Inc.
Cradle to Cradle Certified CM is a certification mark licensed by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.
® level is a trademark of BIFMA International.
Global GreenTag CertTM is an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) approved
National Certification Mark.
® GREENGUARD is a registered trademark of the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute.
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