A Message from our Chairman, President & CEO
“We are proud of our accomplishments but recognize there is always more to do. I am confident our history and commitment to transparency—“say what we do”—and faithful execution—“do what we say”—will drive us to build on our successes and achieve even more as a powerful, positive force always looking for new ways to contribute to our communities.”
HNI Corporation
AWARDS
Newsweek magazine named HNI #6 on list of Top 100 Most Responsible Companies in America.
HNI recognized as #87 among National Top 100 Green Power Partners with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as of April 2023.
Allsteel won 2022 Best of NeoCon Sustainability Award for the O6 task chair
HNI recognized every year since 2018 by the Women's Forum of New York for our Board of Directors diversity (Top F100 and S&P 500 companies with diverse Board representation over 50%)
The Foundation of Corporate Social Responsibility at HNI
HNI defines our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts into three categories: Respecting People, Reducing Impact, and Redefining Tomorrow.
Respecting People
HNI members make our company a success. We strive to be a great employer and are committed to HNI being a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment. We extend this commitment to partners in our supply chain and the communities where we live and work.
Reducing Impacts
We work every day to consume less energy, create less waste, and reduce emissions. We are committed to mitigating climate change through sourcing renewable energy and reducing carbon emissions. We have aligned our emissions targets to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and believe in creating a better, more sustainable, tomorrow.
Redefining Tomorrow
We are focusing on eliminating chemicals of concern and understanding life cycle impacts of our products. We prioritize the use of recycled, renewable, and low-emitting materials that are sourced responsibly and sustainably, and we work to minimize the environmental impacts of our products and packaging.
Respecting People Goals:
- Invest 1% of pre-tax profits, on average, in communities where HNI operates.
- Achieved 100% of Tier 1 suppliers compliant with HNI's new Code of Conduct
Reducing Impacts Goals:
- Source 100% renewable electricity across global operations annually.
- Reduce absolute combined Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 35% by 2025 from a 2018 baseline.
- Reduce Scope 3 GHG emissions by 40% per ton of goods sold by 2035.
- Achieve zero waste to landfill for all manufacturing facilities by 2030.
- Achieve a 50% energy intensity reduction by 2035
Redefining Tomorrow Goals:
- Eliminate non-recyclable foam and move to 100% recyclable foam and move to 100% recyclable packaging by 2025.
- Evaluate 100% of materials and chemical substances in products for human and ecosystem impacts and attempt to minimize those impacts through design for the Environment by 2025.
Our Goals in Action
In order to reach the environmental commitments we strive toward, we’ve made tangible improvements to our facilities. Take a tour of one of HNI’s plants supporting our workplace furnishings business to see how our teams contributed to our CSR goals.
Supporting Members and our
Communities
Our efforts extend beyond our doors and into the communities in which we operate. We believe that investing in our communities gives us the opportunity to live up to our core beliefs and makes us a better corporate citizen. We share our success with the communities where our members live and work.
A Legacy of Giving
The HNI Charitable Foundation began in 1985 with the mission to support the communities where members live and work and to address issues that are important to our members, their families, and the future of our company. Over the last two decades, the foundation has given over $7.2 million in scholarships to HNI members and their families. Since 2019, the HNI Charitable Foundation has donated over $3.6 million to nearly 150 community organizations.
Lending Time and Expertise
HNI collaborates with local communities to offer educational opportunities for students and professionals alike. In 2021, HNI was awarded the Van Meter Education Excellence Award for Automation Training in recognition of our Maintenance Apprenticeship Program registered with the U.S. Department of Labor and the State of Iowa.
Volunteerism at HNI
Individual HNI members give their time and energy to serve local community needs, too. Most recently, members have planted trees in Muscatine, Iowa, distributed food to families in need, raised money for breast cancer awareness, and helped build a home for Habitat for Humanity.
Inclusive Workplace
At HNI, we know that leveraging differences in backgrounds and experiences leads to better outcomes in our work. We continually strengthen our workplace through our core belief of a community of everyone based on fairness, respect, integrity, trust, transparency and collaboration.