Planning EPE
As is traditional in the cabinetry/furniture-making field, environmental and health aspects have been primary
concerns in product development for a long time. This is also reflected in the company's environmental
policy. In planning for environmental performance, the company intends to satisfy the demands of
customers for ecologically sound products. Thus, the business strategy of the company is to expand market
position, especially through the production of solid wood furniture, and by using natural oils and waxes for
ecologically sound surface treatment. In this way, occupational health aspects for staff were improved (i.e.,
the use of and need for auxiliary agents in certain processes). Furthermore, reducing the environmental
impacts of the company's production benefits the company. By increasing the efficient use of resources and
materials, and by decreasing the amount of unnecessary waste, a competitive cost basis for production is
realized. The company's environmental performance criteria are based on their environmental objectives
and targets.