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Earthright: Herman Miller's Sustainability Goals Resource Smart • Zero Waste • Net Zero Water • Net Zero Energy Eco-inspired Design • All products designed for the environment • All products BIFMA level 3 certified • Closed-loop recycling of used product Community Driven • All employees engaged in Earthright • All suppliers committed to be Resource Smart Environmental Product Summary Locale" Design Story: Simple, Responsive, Comprehensive With an understanding of what is needed to create an open office plan that is truly open, Sam Hecht and Kim Colin of Industrial Facility created Locale—an elegant solution that recognizes collaboration as a necessity of good business. During the design process for Locale, Hecht and Colin drew on their own office for inspiration—a highly efficient space that accommodates different work styles and behaves like an energetic international neighborhood. The design was also informed by the idea of a thriving English high street, which serves the community and the broader city by simply arranging a variety of local activities and services in close proximity. Herman Miller’s Design Protocol Our commitment to corporate sustainability naturally includes minimizing the environmental impact of each of our products. Our Design for Environment team (DfE) applies environmentally sensitive design standards to both new and existing Herman Miller products. The DfE Design Protocol goes beyond regulatory compliance to thoroughly evaluate new product designs in four key areas: • Material Chemistry and Safety of Inputs— What chemicals are in the materials we specify, and are they the safest available? • Disassembly—Can we take products apart at the end of their useful life, to recycle their materials? • Recyclability—Do the materials contain recycled content, and more importantly, can the materials be recycled at the end of the product’s useful life? • LCA—Have we optimized the product based on the entire life cycle? GREENGUARD Certified Locale has achieved GREENGUARD certification. GREENGUARD Certified products are certified to GREENGUARD standards for low chemical emissions into indoor air during product usage. For more information, visit ul.com/gg. Material Content* Locale components are constructed from wood, steel, aluminum, plastic, and other materials. Locale components are up to 32 percent recyclable based on availability of recycling facilities. • Locale Hive—32% recyclable • Locale Storage—14% recyclable Locale components are comprised of approximately 61-percent to 78-percent recycled materials. This figure breaks down as: • Locale Hive—10% post-consumer and 51% pre-consumer • Locale Storage—4% post-consumer and 74% pre-consumer

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Y Environmental Product Summary Locale Materials Recycled Content POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT 10% PRE-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT 51% POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT 4% PRE-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT 74% • Steel components contain approximately 37 percent recycled content and are 100 percent recyclable. • cycled back to the natural environment through processes such as composting. The wood content in our work surfaces, tables, and storage unit substrates is made primarily of sawdust generated by other upstream wood process operations. Additionally, wood waste from our operations is burned in...

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Y Environmental Product Summary Locale Product Performance • Designed for minimal material use, reduced energy requirements, easy reconfiguration, and durability. • Backed by Herman Miller’s 12-year, 24/7 warranty. Corporate Sustainability Policy For more information on Herman Miller’s Corporate Sustainability Policy and other environmental efforts, please visit HermanMiller.com/environment. Supplier Support At Herman Miller, we are committed to working closely with our suppliers to reduce our collective impact on the environment. We not only encourage our suppliers to minimize their...

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