Herman Miller, Inc. has once again been recognized as a leader in corporate sustainability and community involvement by both The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), and the state of Michigan's Neighborhood Environmental Partners Program (NEP). This marks the eighth consecutive year Herman Miller has been placed on the DJSI World and the third straight year earning an NEP award.
"These awards are a testament to our employees' great work," said Gabe Wing, Director of Environmental Health and Safety. "Herman Miller is committed to sustainable and responsible business practices in everything we do, whether in our local community or in the larger global footprint of our business."
DJSI World is an international stock portfolio that evaluates the annual performance of the world's largest 2500 companies using economic, environmental, and social criteria, known as the "triple bottom line" of sustainability. Herman Miller joins approximately 300 other companies, which represent the top 10% of leading sustainable companies worldwide. Herman Miller is the only contract office furniture manufacturer selected, and is now joined by U.S. based companies including Sprint Nextel Corp., Kohl's Corp, Xerox Corp, and AFLAC, Inc.
"The DJSI have become the gold standard in recognizing the world's corporate sustainability leaders," said Michael A. Petronella, President, Dow Jones Indexes. "These indexes have become an invaluable market tool for those seeking to support companies that are committed to creating and adopting sustainable business practices."
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) also honored Herman Miller with the NEP award, which recognizes organizations and their community partners that have developed outstanding, ongoing community outreach programs to improve the environment in their neighborhood. The NEP Program offers businesses and citizen groups the opportunity to work together to improve the quality of their neighborhood, allowing for a cleaner and more attractive area in which to live and work.
Herman Miller's community partners include the West Michigan Environmental Action Council, West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum, Habitat for Humanity, and several school districts in West Michigan.
About Herman Miller, Inc.
Herman Miller works for a better world around you—with inventive designs, technologies and related services that improve the human experience wherever people work, heal, learn, and live. Its curiosity, ingenuity, and design excellence create award-winning products and services, resulting in more than $1.6 billion in revenue in fiscal 2011. Innovative business practices and a commitment to social responsibility have also established Herman Miller as a recognized global company. In 2011, Herman Miller again received the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation's top rating in its annual Corporate Equality Index and was also cited by FORTUNE as the "Most Admired" company in the contract furniture industry. Herman Miller trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol MLHR.
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