Sustainability
We continually assess our environmental programs and monitor our environmental performance - working on our Green Journey!
Sustainable Achievements
- The King's Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development
- We are a Carbon Neutral Company
- Best Net Zero Initiative Award 2024/25
- Wales Green Business Award 2023/24
Our Goals
- Promotion of Sustainable Design
- To reduce landfill through sustainable re-purposing furniture
- To reduce our impact - look at our own processes
- To support local our communities and charities by donating unwanted furniture
- To increase our Industry importance of reuse, rework and recycling
- To preserve more wildlife
- Make people healthier and happier
- To become a Net Positive company
The King’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development
Our most recent recognition has been for our excellence in Sustainable Development. We have been awarded The King's Awards - the highest honour that can be bestowed upon a British company across every sector.
The King’s Award for Enterprise is of the highest official UK accolades for British businesses, personally approved by His Majesty The King. Only a select group of businesses across the country were chosen to receive this distinguished honour, often compared to a Corporate Knighthood.
With this award, we join a distinguished group of UK businesses recognised for setting new standards in sustainability.
Closing the Loop - BOF's Sustainable Furniture Scheme
Our Closing the Loop, Sustainable Furniture Scheme aims to reduce our client environmental footprints by providing 3 services to re-purpose furniture.
1 Reuse We encourage furniture reuse, using our professional space planning and logistic services we can recreate your workspaces.
2 Remake Our skilled team can reupholster, re-manufacture existing furniture for reuse, providing additional warranty.
3 Donate We gift furniture to charities and
Introducing our Reupholstery Facility
Our experienced upholsterers can revive your furniture, making it look as good as new! Located in Merthyr Tydfil supporting social value aspirations through local employment opportunities Our services aim to reduce our customers environmental footprint by providing options to Rethink|Reuse|Refresh furniture.
Closing the Loop Service can be Specifically tailored to re-purpose your furniture and to help you be more Sustainable. Email closingtheloop@bof.co.uk to enquire.
Social Value
By working with BOF you help us enhance social and economic well-being, support entrepreneurs, generate growth and increase quality of life.
Highlights
- Giving back unwanted furniture to local charities and our communities - holding open days.
- Local engagement and sustainable event support.
- We are an ethically diverse company, 1000s employed in Wales combined with our partners.
- We are fully engaged in delivering Social Value and are active members of several key sustainability forums including NETpositiveTM Futures and Supply Chain Sustainability School.
- We focus on the lived experience of as many people as possible to ensure happier and healthier lives improving overall well-being.
Our aim is to manage Social responsibilities seriously, sustainably and in a socially responsible way.
Gifting Back Days
Alongside our nationwide general furniture donation scheme we also organise on client behalf Welsh based charity and good causes furniture donation Open Days whereby no longer required furniture is offered Free of Charge to these institutions by invitation to a ‘donation open day.’
We have run similar events over many years and have numerous charitable organisation and good causes thank you letters and testimonials for what are very much needed and greatly appreciated Free of Charge contributions.
