Blogs & News

Katie Furmston, Head of Design & Research, interviews Olivia Aspinall. Listen here: Tell us about your early career? I studied Textile Design …

Katie, our Head of Design recently interviewed her colleague and fellow NTU student Beth. Can you tell me a bit about you …

Are your clients demanding a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Certificate for your products? Do you need to clarify your product’s carbon footprint …

Created using the award-winning Carbon Efficiency platform we are happy to share that we are launching our ecolabel at Clerkenwell Design Week! …

Sustainable Design Forum: we won an award! We are thrilled to announce that Design Conformity won the Innovation category at the Sustainable …

What is carbon efficiency? Carbon Efficiency is an essential value in determining the environmental impact of a product, its carbon footprint, as …

Be-Ethical, represented by Caroline, focuses on helping businesses become more ethically responsible within the ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) and CSR (Corporate Social …

This blog explains all you need to know about signing up and taking the Design Conformity Design Course. Who is the course …

The Tale of Two Letters Design Conformity was established on April 1st, 2017, by Adam Hamilton-Fletcher and Mark Holloway. Adam had previously …

In this interview, Katie, Head of Design & Research at Design Conformity, and Joanna Privett, Membership Engagement Manager from the British Furniture …

An interview by Katie Furmston, Head of Design & Research at Design Conformity, speaking to Evannah Jayne, the founder of Terran Industries, …

Join us as we talk all things sustainability, with our strategic partner Richard from CSRa, and Adam from Design Conformity. Hosted by …

All the furniture’s a stage, And all the products merely players; They all have their exits and their entrances; And one product …

The furniture industry is one of the least talked about when it comes to sustainability, but it is arguably one of the …

A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a comprehensive methodology that adopts a “cradle-to-grave” approach to evaluate the environmental impact of a product …

An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) not only provides a transparent view of a product’s environmental impact but also serves as a comparative …

In this blog, we discuss the differences between Scope 1, 2, and 3 and provide information on reporting greenhouse gas emissions – …

Sustainability in Furniture Design Furniture is a major contributor to environmental impacts, from the extraction of raw materials to the disposal of …

Background Over the last two years, we’ve conducted independent LCA (Life Cycle Assessment), or sustainability design assessments on over 500 retail fixtures …

In June 2023, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) released two new standards: IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) S1 and IFRS S2. …

On 26 June 2023, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) formally released the International Financial Reporting Standards S1 and S2. S1 relates …

This week, we are thrilled to announce that Design Conformity has certified over 1,000 commercial furniture designs! This is a significant milestone …

‘Sustainability’ is a subject that has pushed it’s way to the forefront of many business decisions over the past decade. Once a …