NowyStyl_Raport CSR_2020-2021_EN

Another example of a chair from Nowy Styl’s range is a 2021 model, the Souly . The MV mesh used for its backrest is made of 80% recycled polyester. Its seat, headrest and lumbar support can be easily removed and replaced by the user at any time. All of the chair’s components are easy to separate, sort and dispose of. An additional advantage More and more of our product lines have a Type III Environmental Declaration, the so-called EPD . It is an independently tested and registered document, which provides transparent and comparable information on the environmental impact of products at various stages of their manufacture and throughout their life cycle. EPDs operate in accordance with the ISO 14025 and ISO 14040 standards. Our products’ environmental impact analysis in the EPD covers a number of indicators, such as CO 2 emis- sions throughout the various product life cycles (e.g. at the that is difficult to achieve in the furniture industry is that Souly’s packaging is very compact and not too heavy, so it can be shipped to its destination by courier without a pallet. Also, we have designed its packaging to use as little plastic as possible. stage of sourcing rawmaterials, transport to our production locations or production of the final product itself). EPDs are increasingly becoming a requirement for commercial projects we take part in as Nowy Styl, as they make it possible to submit bids as part of what is known as ‘green public procurement’. Type III environmental declarations for our products have been approved by Instytut Tech- niki Budowlanej (Building Research Institute) in Warsaw, which is a member of the European Platform of institutions authorised to issue documents such as the ECO Platform. Souly chair examples 35