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Edenton, NC - SFC is offering members a not-to-be-missed experience at imm cologne 2016.

Edenton, NC - Building on success established with the 2015 edition of imm cologne, Khoelnmesse is again offering SFC members a customized experience at imm cologne 2016.  SFC member companies are invited to be part of the show as exhibitors, and there is also a package of incentives for SFC members attending as buyers.

Edenton, NC – The Sustainable Furnishings Council joins the rest of the country in welcoming Pope Francis on his first visit to the United States.  In particular we welcome and support his leadership efforts to bring much-needed change to America’s environmental policies and unsustainable consumption practices.

Edenton, NC – LEE Industries, manufacturing superior quality upholstered furniture in North Carolina, has been awarded Gold Exemplary Recognition by the Sustainable Furnishings Council for its deep environmental commitment and exemplary implementation of a range of best practices for sustainability.  The company completed the rigorous process of demonstrating compliance with SFC’s Exemplary Manufacturer Requirements, submitting audited evidence of achievements in operations, in production, and in outreach to attain recognition at the Gold level.  LEE is the only Gold Exemplary upholstery co

SFC is proud to announce that Executive Director Susan Inglis has been selected by the Environmental Protection Agency to serve on the Furniture Panel for review of the Draft Guidelines for Product Environmental Performance Standards and Ecolabels for Voluntary Use in Federal Procurement pilot. 

SFC will host its popular Sustainable Style progressive breakast tour to six member showrooms, beginning with a presentation to answer that most-frequently-asked question, "What are sustainable furnishings, anyway?"  Showrooms on the tour include Cisco Brothers, Feizy, Naturepedic, Home Trends & Design, Peninsula Home, and Jeffan.

SFC is pleased to be celebrating the adoption of a sustainable procurement ordinance in Minneapolis, with a press conference and awards event at SFC member Martin Patrick 3.  The event will celebrate SFC members Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, and Room & Board as well as Pat Shea, City of St. Cloud Public Works Director, and Hon. Cam Gordon, Chairman, Minneapolis Council Environment Committee for their leadership in best practices for sustainability.  

Dwell on Design LA, curated by the editors of Dwell magazine, returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center June 20-22, 2014. With three full days of dynamic exhibitions, unparalleled educational opportunities, cutting-edge technologies, 90 onstage programs, 200 speakers, and more than 2,000 innovative modern furnishings and products, Dwell on Design LA is America’s largest design event. Register at http://www.dwellondesign.com/.

Inaugural educational conference to take place June 13-14 in Washington D.C.; exclusive sessions will teach home furnishings leaders how to be successful in a low-carbon economy

Chapel Hill, NC — Registration is now open for the Sustainable Furnishings Council’s first-of-kind educational conference, SFC NEXT, a national event that will educate businesses about what’s cutting-edge in the arena of sustainability.

The Sustainable Furnishings Council, the leading advocate for the responsible sourcing, manufacturing, marketing and sale of residential furnishings, welcomes five new appointees to its Board of Directors.