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Commmercial furniture
Humanscale: Scaling Eco-Design & EPD’s with CarbonBright
Humanscale, the global leader in high-performance ergonomic products for wherever work happens, has partnered with CarbonBright to build a more scalable and data-driven approach to measuring and improving product environmental impact. As the only major commercial furniture brand in the US certified as a B Corporation, Humanscale is committed to advancing verified social responsibility and environmental performance.
Requirements - At A Glance
Drive informed product eco-design and procurement decisions with component-level sustainability data.
Accelerate EPD generation across commercial product SKUs to meet customer demands.
Meet industry certification requirements while advancing sustainability goals.
industry:
Commercial Furniture
GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT:
Global
PRODUCT LINE:
Ergonomic Office Solutions
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Summary
The Challenge
Humanscale needed an efficient way to generate product-level EPDs for customers who increasingly require verified environmental data. They also sought component-level insights to guide eco-design and a scalable approach to meeting sustainability certifications such as BIFMA Level and the Living Product Challenge (LPC).
Yet, traditional approaches limited progress:
Yet, traditional approaches limited progress:
Manual, resource-intensive workflows limited throughput across multiple product lines.
Complex, multi-component product assemblies that increased modeling and procurement complexity.
Complex PCR requirements and stringent verification standards that make LCA/EPD development at scale challenging.
The Solution
To streamline certification and advance its sustainability goals, Humanscale partnered with CarbonBright to modernize and scale its Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) process.
Through CarbonBright’s AI-powered platform, Humanscale is able to:
Through CarbonBright’s AI-powered platform, Humanscale is able to:
Scale cradle-to-grave LCAs and EPD generation across SKU’s, reducing manual effort and turnaround time.
Generate audit-ready reports aligned with LPC, BIFMA Level, and multiple Product Category Rules (PCRs).
Identify environmental hotspots at the component level, enabling more informed sourcing decisions and lower-impact product designs.
The Impact
The partnership is helping Humanscale lay the foundation for a more scalable, efficient, and data-driven product sustainability workflow.
Key outcomes include:
Key outcomes include:
Alignment with the latest BIFMA PCR requirements, ensuring consistency with evolving industry standards.
A scalable framework for generating EPDs by product category, supporting broader portfolio coverage.
The ability to meet strategic customer requests for EPDs, improving responsiveness and market readiness.
Component-level sustainability insights that begin to inform material, sourcing, and eco-design decisions.
About Humanscale
Humanscale is the only major commercial furniture brand in the US certified as a B Corporation, reflecting its leadership in social and environmental responsibility. The company designs with simplicity and sustainability in mind, using fewer parts, recycled materials, and transparent supply chain data. Over 50% of its revenue comes from climate positive products certified under the Living Product Challenge (LPC). Circular initiatives like the Re-Freshed take back program, upcycling Ocean Plastics, and TRUE Zero Waste facilities meaningfully lower product life-cycle impacts.
Industry Overview
The commercial furniture industry is evolving rapidly as sustainability becomes a core expectation rather than a differentiator. Regulatory requirements, ESG disclosure mandates, and green building standards are pushing many manufacturers to improve transparency, but Humanscale has long been ahead of this curve. With its commitment to EPDs, third-party certifications, and verified impact data, Humanscale continues to set the industry standard for credible, data-driven sustainability.
CarbonBright Solution
CarbonBright provides an AI-powered LCA platform that automates cradle-to-grave environmental analysis for complex, multi-component products. The platform enables organizations to:
Conduct fast, accurate LCAs and generate EPDs aligned with leading standards and PCR requirements.
Identify environmental hotspots across materials, components, suppliers, and manufacturing processes.
Model alternative materials, suppliers, and designs to support eco-design and lower product impacts.
Streamline compliance workflows for certifications such as LPC, BIFMA Level, and ISO-based reporting.
Centralize product, material, and supplier sustainability data to support procurement, reporting, and portfolio-wide decisions.
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