To us, an inch of solid action is better than a mile of lofty intention 

There’s a lot of green washing out there – companies that hide behind statements that show what they intend to do, rather than evidence what they have done. It was quite easy for us to create our first ESG report, because it captured all the things that we have been doing for years – it just hadn’t occurred to us to shout it from the rooftops. 

From the beginning, The Senator Group has been underpinned by doing the right thing by the environment, our people and the communities we serve, and this remains true to the values we live by today. Our ESG Strategy is compartmentalised into three areas: Designing with Intent, Reducing our Impacts and Building Better Lives.

This structure steers us in reviewing the environmental and social impact of our products and operations and is supported by our strong governance structure. 

Our commitment to FISP, EcoVadis and SBTi 

We are founding members of the Furniture Industry Sustainability Programme (FISP), and we have also committed to EcoVadis - an internationally recognised third party verification that provides reliable sustainability ratings and insights. 

The EcoVadis sustainability assessment evaluates how well a company has integrated sustainability and corporate social responsibility principles into their business by rating performance in the areas of environment, labour and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. 

We are also expanding our carbon reduction commitments to set SBTi (Science Based Targets initiative) approved targets for our global group. These are corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets aligned with the scale of reductions required to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. These targets will guide how much and how quickly we need to reduce emissions to play our part in combating the climate crisis. 

We assess our environmental impact annually through the international disclosure system, CDP. Reporting through CDP demonstrates our commitment to transparency and accountability in our approach to environmental sustainability.