Nowy Styl Sustainability Report 2018-2019

> UNGlobal Compact Initiative –We have been a mem- ber of Global Compact since 2012. It is an international platform bringing together companies and institutions which observe UN’s universal policies on human rights, labour standards, environmental protection and cor- ruption preventio. > European Office Furniture Federation (FEMB) – In 2013, Nowy Styl joined the group of FEMB associates, which is an organisation providing reliable business information on the development of the office furni- ture industry and working for the standardisation of the industry in Europe. We are very proud of this dis- tinction because privately-held companies are very rarely accepted into the FEMB ranks. > Polish Confederation Lewiatan – One of the most influential Polish business organisations, member of the Social Dialogue Council. It brings together more than 4,100 companies with a total of more than 1 mil- lion employees. > Executive Club – A business organisation that brings together the managers of the biggest companies in Poland. > Pro Progressio Club – It brings together organisations from the modern business services sector and their immediate and external environment. > Family Business Association – An organisation of family business owners, as well as experts and aca- demics supporting their community. Believing that family businesses are the backbone of European busi- ness, Adam and Jerzy Krzanowski join in that discus- sion by taking part in discussion panels and closed business meetings. > Podkarpacki Business Club – An organisation that brings together entrepreneurs and employers of the Podkarpacie region. Jerzy Krzanowski, Vice-President of the Board is one of its founders. > Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce – A self-reg- ulatory business organisation representing the inter- ests of its Polish and Ukrainian member businesses before the governments and NGOs of both countries. > Polish Business Roundtable – A business associa- tion bringing together owners and key managers of the biggest Polish companies, as well as international companies operating in Poland. > IBA (Industrieverband Büro und Arbeitswelt e.V.) – A German organisation of office furniture manufactur- ers which conducts research and keeps statistics for the industry, promoting its members and represent- ing the industry before standardisation institutions, as well as initiating sectoral projects. > DNB (Deutsches Netzwerk Büro) – An association that supports and promotes healthy and ergonomic office work. > German Design Council – Since autumn 2017, we have been a member of the German Design Council, one of Europe’s leading design development organisations. > Ameublement Français (the National Chamber of French Furniture Industry) > ARSEG (an association of workplace managers) > «möbelschweiz» (Swiss Association of Furniture Companies – Verband Schweizer Möbelhandel und -industrie) > MVONederland (CSR Netherlands) – The MVO Neder- land network of companies is a place where entrepre- neurs and experts develop tools together and share good CSR practices. > VIP (Vereniging van Interieur Professionals) – An or- ganisation of office design and arrangement special- ists. Nowy Styl is one of the main companies behind a document on the development of circular economy signed by the members of the organisation. > BNI (Bond voor Nederlandse Architecten) – A Dutch organisation of interior architects, supporting and pro- moting them in the Netherlands and around the world. > NEN (The Royal Netherlands Standardization Insti- tute) – A non-profit organisation serving the Nether- lands Standardization Committee. Hans Bloemendaal, a Sustainability Manager at Rohde & Grahl, is the chair- man of a Committee preparing a new circular econo- my standard for furniture – NPR 8313. International organisations: Poland: Germany: France: Switzerland: Netherlands: GRI 102-12 GRI 102-13 Both Nowy Styl and our companies operating in the individual national markets are involved in initiatives and organisations that set and help maintain standards for products and business practices. 2.4 Organisations and associations 30 Table of contents