Steelcase's Strategy for Product Materials Chemistry

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1 Green Science Policy Institute: Beyond the Flame Retardant Dilemma: What s Next? workshop Steelcase's Strategy for Product Materials Chemistry Clinton S. Boyd, PhD Principal Scientist Green Chemistry & February 11, 2016 University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California USA

2 Global leader in the office furniture industry offering a comprehensive portfolio of workplace products, furnishings and services Seating Furniture Storage Tables Technology Worktools & Accessories 2

3 Influencers Regulations Customer Needs Disclosures Cost Labels Materials Innovation & Exploration Product Development Product Environmental Profiles Certifications Performance Toolbox LCA Supply Chain Design for Environment Life Cycle Assessment Material Chemistry End of Life Management EPD Supplier Engagement Green Chemistry 3

4 Platforms Platforms Materials Chemistry Life Cycle Assessment Reuse, Recycle

5 Product Hierarchy: Material Chemistry begins with Homogeneous Materials Homogeneous material Part and/or assembly Product Target Material(s): Product-specific Supplier-specific Strategic Materials

6 Goal of Material Chemistry: Chemical Data Set for Homogeneous Materials Target Material Chemical Data Set Chemical Signature Scope: All constituents vs. COC Initial vs. Final Intentional Residual Impurities Identity: CAS Registry Number(s) Chemical Class Functional Class Concern Rating chemical identity Amount: Concentration, % w/w Range Threshold Presence / Absence amount 0 100

7 Establishing a Strategy for Data Gathering, Assessment and Verification Drivers Regulations Certifications Internal Mandates Marketing Claims Customer Requests Bid Proposals Emerging Issues One or more, set goals and strategy for material selection, data set requirements and data gathering approach As a whole, set framework for prioritizing chemicals of concern Prioritization of Chemicals "List of Lists" Reportable Substances List(s) Priority Chemicals- and Materials-of-Concern Informs scope of chemicals to be identified Target Material(s) Data Gathering Chemical Data Set(s)

8 Data Gathering, Assessment and Verification What Disclosures* o Full Material Disclosures o List-based Disclosures Declarations* o Chemical-specific declarations o Category-based declarations Certifications Engineering drawings & specifications Safety Data Sheets Technical Data Sheets Mill certificates Analytical Testing o XRF o Indoor Air Quality o Other Material databases & literature Subject Matter Expertise *With or without non-disclosure agreements (NDA) * NDAs may be 2-way or multiparty

9 Progress ~ 1800 materials assessed Certification of Steelcase products: 56 products Cradle to Cradle Certified TM 158 products certified to BIFMA level BIFMA level: third-party certification program of the ANSI/BIFMA e3 Furniture Standard, the multi-attribute, sustainability standard for the furniture industry

10 Chemical Reduction Strategy Alignment Desirability Feasibility Viability Performance Regulatory Non-alignment Desirability Feasibility Viability Performance Regulatory

11 Case Study: Flame Retardants Performance: Flammability No halogenated flame retardants (HFR) to be used in standard upholstered seating + Regulations CAL TB SB Regulations UL 94 E84 Others No HFR / FR to be used in products No flame retardants (FR) to be used in standard upholstered seating - Regulations CAL TB 133 No FR to be used in seating

12 Thank you. Clinton S. Boyd, PhD Principal Scientist- Green Chemistry & Global Initiatives Steelcase, Inc