GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.,
Dec. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- West Mich.-based Comfort Research, a global leader of
alternative seating solutions, has been named among the 2016
National and Michigan's Best and
Brightest Sustainable Companies®. Awarded by the National
Association of Business Resources, the honor recognizes Comfort
Research for its leadership and innovation in green and sustainable
practices.
"Since its inception, Comfort Research has strived to find a
greener, more sustainable way to do business," said Chip George, co- founder and CEO of Comfort
Research. "Much of the credit for this honor lies with our
inventive staff and the ideas they've brought forward to change the
way we operate. Thanks to them, we're already landfill free and our
2016 goal has been to progress toward zero waste."
At the heart of Comfort Research's problem-solving culture, and
the catalyst for many of its sustainability efforts, is the
company's FAB Award (Finding A Better Way), which empowers team
members to bring new ideas to the forefront. Creative concepts
range from identifying new ways to fill bean bag chairs to
repurposing shipping crates to even painting a wall pink because it
cheers up the team. One employee is recognized every quarter with
$2,500 for being FAB and improving
the workplace, and the annual FAB Award winner receives
$10,000.
"We've simply put our money where our mouth is as it relates to
creative thinking, and many of the ideas that have come to fruition
happen to have a positive impact on sustainable practices," said
George.
As of 2016, Comfort Research's sustainability efforts include
the reduction of 397,916 lbs. of waste that would have otherwise
ended up in landfills. Since the beginning of the company's Green
Program, 2,182,950 kWh of clean renewable energy has been produced
through incinerating unrecyclable waste – enough to power over 200
average U.S. homes for a full year.
About Comfort Research
Comfort Research is a product design and manufacturing company,
based in the heart of West Michigan. The company creates
seating products for both indoors and outdoors, and the unique
pool/lake product market. Their comfortable products are filled
with expanded polystyrene (EPS) beans, recycled shredded foam, or
molded with its patented Comfort Lite Core, bringing their
customers the most revolutionizing, affordable furniture. Virtually
sold to every mass retailer with a significant presence on the web,
Comfort Research's promise to customers is big and FAT –
FUNctional, Affordable and Trendy. Multimedia
here.
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