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What is the Carbon Footprint of a Piece of Furniture? A Primer for Action

18 May18 May 2023
Online

Education design platform Mebl | Transforming Furniture hosts an online discussion on the carbon footprint created by furniture.

Head of sustainability at Dodds & Shute Lucy Arndt and sustainability manager at Modus Lucy Crane address how to measure carbon footprints.

The discussion explores what stages in the design process create the most emissions, such as sourcing or creating materials, packaging products, and transporting and disposing of them.

The talk targets designers, manufacturers and retailers, offering advice on how to build a more circular future.

The talk is produced by Mebl | Transforming Furniture and co-sponsored by the Sustainable Furnishings Council, IIDA NY Sustainability Circle, New York School of Interior Design.

What is the Carbon Footprint of a Piece of Furniture? A Primer for Action takes place on 18 May 2023 at 12 PM New York time online.