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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 Meridian® Storage The mark of responsible forestry Design Story: Versatile and Durable, Year after Year The Meridian family of storage products—including stackable lateral files, stackable storage cabinets, storage towers, storage cases and bookcases, pedestals, and vertical files—are known far and wide for their design and durability. Most of these products are modular in nature, reconfigurable, and come in a variety of sizes, colors, heights, file modules, drawer pulls, and veneers. This makes it possible to adapt them to changing storage, space, and aesthetic requirements. All Meridian products are made principally of steel, with some plastic pieces. Virtually each product in the line can be broken down for recycling after many years of faithful service. The steel industry reports that today’s steel generally contains a recycled content of roughly 33 percent. 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? level® Certification Meridian Storage is level 2 certified and level 3 certified with exclusions*. The level conformance mark ensures a comprehensive, independent, and impartial assessment of the environmental and social impacts of a product. For more information, go to www.levelcertified.org. FSC® Certification Herman Miller has Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) chain of custody certification and offers certain standard laminate and veneer worksurfaces and storage products with wood fronts and tops, with exceptions, as FSC-certified products. For a detailed list of these products and exceptions, please visit HermanMiller.com/certified-wood. GREENGUARD Certified Meridian Storage has achieved GREENGUARD and GREENGUARD Gold Certifications. 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** Meridian components are constructed of steel and other materials.

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Y Environmental Product Summary Meridian Storage Material Content Recycled Content POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT 30% PRE-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT PRE-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT 24% Meridian Storage components are up to 98 percent recyclable based on the availability of recycling facilities. • Lateral—97% recyclable • Pedestal—97% recyclable • Tower—98% recyclable POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT 30% PRE-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT Meridian Storage components are comprised of approximately 29-percent to 36-percent recycled materials. This figure breaks down as: •...

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Y Environmental Product Summary Meridian Storage these materials to the recycling stream. • Returnable/Recyclable Packaging—The majority of Meridian products are blanket-wrapped. Other packaging materials include corrugated cardboard, honeycomb, and polyethylene stretch wrap. These materials are part of a closed-loop recycling system, meaning they can be recycled repeatedly. -Whenever possible, shipments between Herman Miller and its suppliers include the use of pallets and other returnable packaging to minimize waste. -On large North American orders, disposable packaging can be replaced...

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