Memberships, Alliances and Awards
Memberships and Certifications
- Australia Green Building Council member
- Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer’s Association (BIFMA) member
- Canada Green Building Council member
- Climate Leaders Program member
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency SmartWaySM Transport Partnership program
- U.S. Green Building Council member
- B.A.U.M.—Haworth Germany
- Forest Stewardship Council Certified Facility—Haworth Italy
- Good Environmental Choice Label—Australia (AllWays and Zody)
- GREENGUARD Certified Products
- ISO 14001 Certified Facilities
- ISO 9000 Certified Facilities
- LEED-CI Gold-Level Certified Facilities
- MBDC Cradle to Cradle Gold and GREENGUARD Certifications—Very and Zody
- MBDC Cradle to Cradle Silver Certification—Planes Table Collection and Very
- PEFC Chain-of-Custody Certification—Haworth Italy
- PEFC Sustainable Practices Certification— Haworth Italy
Alliances
We seek to expand our knowledge and solution base through alliances with international partners. This “circle of friends” ensures that we continue to learn and remain progressive in our thinking and in our approach to solutions.
- McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC), sustainable product consultants
- Maharam, Luna, Carnegie and Kvadrat, fabric alliance partners
- Perkins+Will, architects and designers for Haworth’s green-building initiatives
- Eva Maddox, interior designer for Haworth’s greenbuilding initiatives
- Turner Construction Company, for Haworth’s greenbuilding initiatives
2008 Awards
- Best of NeoCon Gold, Files & Storage—NC-B Resonate
- Best of NeoCon Gold, Seating, Stacking—Very
- Best of NeoCon Silver, Conference Seating—Very
- Best of NeoCon Large Showroom, IIDA—Chicago Showroom (third award in five years)
- Deals of the Year Finalist, Sustainability Category, Business Review Western Michigan
- Environmental Design Award, Contract magazine—Washington, DC showroom
- Gold Industrial Design Excellence Award (IDEA)—BRAZO
- Good Design is Good Business Award, BusinessWeek and Architectural Record magazines— One Haworth Center
- People’s Choice Award, Lifecycle Building Challenge, U.S. EPA, AIA—One Haworth CenterRed Dot Award, Design Centre Nordrhein Westfalen—Haworth Planes Collection
- Spotlight Award, PRO AV magazine and PRO AV Online Award—One Haworth Center