Environmental Stewardship
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Stand Desk Limited is committed to operating an environmentally friendly business. We exclusively use environmentally friendly materials in our stand desk products. Our packaging is 98% recyclable / biodegradable. We are proud members of ‘1% For the Planet’. Read on to find out more about our environmental practices.
Bamboo Desktops
From sustainable plantations
The vast majority of desks, including adjustable height desks, use pressed-wood products, laminate, veneer or MDF. These are packed with formaldyhyde which is toxic to both humans and the environment.
What’s the perfect natural, beautiful, and sustainable material? Bamboo. It is the fastest growing woody plant on earth. Technically a grass, bamboo has been known to grow 39 inches in just 24 hours. Our bamboo desktops are FSC certified.
Birch Plywood Desktops
From sustainable plantations
Our new range of birch plywood desk tops are manufactured from sustainable plantations in the Balkans. They are bonded using an eco-friendly formaldyhyde-free bonding agent.
Birch takes ⅓ the amount of time to grow compared to other hardwoods, like oak or walnut. This reduces the time, space, and impact on the environment while also conserving old-growth forests.
Planet Friendly Packaging
98% Recyclable / Biodegradable
Stand Desk packaging is made from 98% recyclable / biodegradable materials. Our frame packaging uses multi-baffled cardboard and the components are also bagged in biodegradable bags. We have reduced our foam desk top edge protection to just the corners and the rest of the edge protection is now with reinforced cardboard. The desk tops are protected further with a fully biodegradable corn starch based sleeve.
Solvent Free Paints
Free of volatile organic compounds
Stand Desk frames are powder coated exclusively using solvent-free paints. Solvents threaten animal and plant life, and the sustainability of our environment and also have numerous detrimental effects on human beings. Our frames manufacturer has Australian/New Zealand certified Green Star certification status.
1% For The Planet
Committed to making a difference
Stand Desk is a member of 1% For The Planet. This means every year we give 1% of our revenue to environmental charities. Through this program we currently support six fantastic environmental charities:
- Forest & Bird
- Sustainable Coastlines
- Keep NZ Beautiful
- Enviro Schools
- Our Seas Our Future
- Protect Our Winters
Bamboo Desktops
From sustainable plantations
The vast majority of desks, including adjustable height desks, use pressed-wood products, laminate, veneer or MDF. These are packed with formaldyhyde which is toxic to both humans and the environment.
What’s the perfect natural, beautiful, and sustainable material? Bamboo. It is the fastest growing woody plant on earth. Technically a grass, bamboo has been known to grow 39 inches in just 24 hours. Our bamboo desktops are FSC certified.
Birch Plywood Desktops
From sustainable plantations
Our new range of birch plywood desk tops are manufactured from sustainable plantations in the Balkans. They are bonded using an eco-friendly formaldyhyde bonding agent.
Birch takes ⅓ the amount of time to grow compared to other hardwoods, like oak or walnut. This reduces the time, space, and impact on the environment while also conserving old-growth forests.
Planet Friendly Packaging
98% Recyclable / Biodegradable
Stand Desk packaging is made from 98% recyclable / biodegradable materials. Our frame packaging uses multi-baffled cardboard and the components are also bagged in biodegradable bags. We have reduced our foam desk top edge protection to just the corners and the rest of the edge protection is now with reinforced cardboard. The desk tops are protected further with a fully biodegradable corn starch based sleeve.
Solvent Free Paints
Free of volatile organic compounds
Stand Desk frames are powder coated exclusively using solvent-free paints. Solvents threaten animal and plant life, and the sustainability of our environment and also have numerous detrimental effects on human beings. Our frames manufacturer has Australian certified Green Star certification status.
1% For The Planet
Committed to making a difference
Stand Desk is a member of 1% For The Planet. This means every year we give 1% of our revenue to environmental charities. Through this program we currently support six fantastic environmental charities:
- Forest & Bird
- Sustainable Coastlines
- Keep NZ Beautiful
- Enviro Schools
- Our Seas Our Future
- Protect Our Winters
Forest & Bird
As part of our commitment to the 1% For The Planet organisation we donate 1% of all our revenue to environmental charities. One of the organisations we have chosen to partner with is Forest & Bird.
Forest & Bird is New Zealand’s leading independent conservation organisation — protecting wildlife and wild places, on land and in the sea.
They are the voice for nature in our communities, to our city and district councils, to our regional councils, to central-government, and in our courts. No other organisation does this.
As nature lovers at Stand Desk we are proud to be official supporters of the Forest & Bird and all the fantastic work that they do.
Protect Our Winters
As part of our commitment to the 1% For The Planet organisation we donate 1% of all our revenue to environmental charities. One of the organisations we have chosen to partner with is Protect Our Winters.
Protect Our Winters Aotearoa connects passionate outdoor enthusiasts and everyone who loves and needs winter to generate positive climate outcomes. We focus on educational initiatives and community-based empowerment to protect New Zealand’s’ alpine environment from the damaging effects of climate change for the benefit of all New Zealanders and future generations.
As passionate skiers and snowboarders at Stand Desk we are proud to be official supporters of Protect Our Winters and all the fantastic work that they do.
Our Seas, Our Future
As part of our commitment to the 1% For The Planet organisation we donate 1% of all our revenue to environmental charities. One of the organisations we have chosen to partner with is Our Seas, Our Future.
With nationwide operations, OSOF operates based on a volunteer-driven model, focusing on coastal and marine conservation, environmental education, and community engagement projects.
The idea that gave rise to the OSOF initiative still drives us today; we are all stewards of our marine environment, and how we treat our environment now will shape the world we are living in tomorrow; the health of our seas is intertwined with our future.
As ocean lovers at Stand Desk we are proud to be official supporters of Our Seas, Our Future and all the fantastic work that they do.
Sustainable Coastlines
As part of our commitment to the 1% For The Planet organisation we donate 1% of all our revenue to environmental charities. One of the organisations we have chosen to partner with is Sustainable Coastlines.
Established in April 2009, the Sustainable Coastlines Charitable Trust is a multi award-winning New Zealand charity that exists to connect people to nature and inspire change.
Their long-term vision is for restored mauri for our moana and their mission is to support communities around Aotearoa to prevent litter and restore waterways. The key outcomes we strive for are beautiful beaches, healthy waters and inspired people. With the scale of this vision and these outcomes, we cannot achieve this work alone.
As ocean lovers at Stand Desk we are proud to be official supporters of Sustainable Coastlines and all the fantastic work that they do.
Enviro Schools
As part of our commitment to the 1% For The Planet organisation we donate 1% of all our revenue to environmental charities. One of the organisations we have chosen to partner with is Enviro Schools.
Enviroschools is a nationwide programme supported by Toimata Foundation, founding partner Te Mauri Tau, and a large network of regional partners. Early childhood centres and schools commit to a long-term sustainability journey, where tamariki/students connect with and explore the environment, then plan, design and take action in their local places in collaboration with their communities.
As nature lovers at Stand Desk we are proud to be official supporters of Enviro Schools and all the fantastic work that they do.
Keep New Zealand Beautiful
As part of our commitment to the 1% For The Planet organisation we donate 1% of all our revenue to environmental charities. One of the organisations we have chosen to partner with is Keep New Zealand Beautiful.
Our economy and population has grown, and so has the scale, scope and implications of our waste problem. Today, the three most critical challenges that waste poses to our country is: climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.
We believe, as Aotearoa’s oldest and most iconic environmental not-for-profit organisation, that we have an important role to play in addressing these issues.
As nature lovers at Stand Desk we are proud to be official supporters of Keep New Zealand Beautiful and all the fantastic work that they do.
