Continuous Improvement ISO 14000 

The environmental counterpart to ISO 9000 quality management systems is ISO 14000. This is an international standard for the implementation and operation of an Environmental Management System (EMS). Like ISO 9000, it requires a commitment to continuous improvement through a cycle of environmental initiatives. This programme mandates that Global achieves the specific objectives that it sets for itself. 

• Environmental Policy
• Planning
• Implementation and Operation
• Checking and Correcting
• Management Review
• Continual Improvement

Recycling Waste 

From chair bases and seat pans to pencil trays, Global manufactures a wide variety of plastic and wood products using recycled materials. This recycled material comes from our very own recycling facility, RT Technologies. 

Since 1989, RT Technologies has been a unique recycling facility. By utilizing a patented process of mixing together plastic waste and wood scraps from various Global plants, we have been able to divert 7.3 metric tonnes of plastic and wood waste per day from landfill sites and recycle them into usable office furniture. 

Our track record is impressive … Global currently recycles close to 95% of the waste materials it generates each year. This means that less than 5% of the total waste generated by Global ends up in landfill! And we are committed to reducing that amount by at least another 5% in the upcoming year. 

But there's still work to be done … In addition to waste diversion and reduction plans already in place, we are also developing new uses for our fabric scraps. 

We won't rest until we are recycling 100% of our waste! It is possible.