MillerKnoll Makes Sustainable Product Sourcing Easier

As part of MillerKnoll, Herman Miller and Knoll recently joined forces to make sustainable product sourcing simple through a combined online platform, ecomedes, where customers can now easily access environmental product information from the collective of brands.

This public resource helps customers buy or specify environmentally preferable products by supplying product-level data and automating product performance calculations that can help contribute to sustainability goals.

“In a world of multiple building standards, product certifications, and environmental acronyms, sustainable product sourcing can be overwhelming,” said Scott Charon, Senior Sustainability Manager at MillerKnoll. “ecomedes makes this effortless. It’s now easy to search for a full online portfolio of products across our collective of brands and get the information you need at the click of a button.”

Through ecomedes, designers, architects, and customers can swiftly sort by brand, category, or popular standards and certifications like LEED through the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) or WELL through the International WELL Building Institute. Users can also sort by ecolabels like BIFMA Level, Declare, or SCS Indoor Advantage, and access Environmental Product Disclosures (EPDs). In a single click, users can generate a full project evaluation based on products’ contributions to environmental goals and third-party standards.

“As MillerKnoll, this move to a combined platform is in line with our shared commitment to sustainability – both in how we operate our company to make a positive environmental impact and how we help our customers achieve their goals,” said Gabe Wing, Director of Sustainability at MillerKnoll.

The ecomedes platform currently includes a selection of products from brands like Herman Miller, Knoll, Geiger, HAY, and naughtone. It will grow to include more products and other brands globally across the MillerKnoll collective.