Stanley plant certified for environmental management
By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, April 14, 2002
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Case goods major Stanley Furniture's plant here is the first to receive certification for implementing the American Furniture Manufacturers Assn.'s new environmental management system.
The plant served as a pilot for the program, called Enhancing Furniture's Environmental Culture, or EFEC.
The AFMA program, developed in 1999, is designed to challenge U.S. manufacturers to strengthen their commitment to the environment.
It requires certified plants to move beyond simple compliance with environmental laws by developing proactive environmental systems.
"The EFEC program provides us an opportunity to showcase our industry's environmental commitment," said Bill Perdue, AFMA's director of environmental and technical affairs. "Stanley is to be commended for their effort and willingness to embrace environmental stewardship."
Stanley decided EFEC was "the right thing to do" both from a corporate and industry point of view, said Dave Maddox, Stanley's director of environmental engineering. "We need to tell the world we're a proactive rather than a reactive industry when it comes to the environment."
The program includes developing a written corporate policy, creating employee awareness and education programs, measuring progress and performance, and creating corrective plans once problems or deficiencies are identified.
"Implementing EFEC required us to formalize many procedures and programs we already had in place," Maddox said.
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