
Bringing Furniture to the Circular Economy
68% of Canadian office furniture ends up in landfill, a fact that we are working to change. The Teknion Divert program is a turnkey service that provides the people and expertise to help our customers divert their redundant furniture from landfills by providing them with the option to donate, recycle, or sell it instead. See the video and downloads below for more information on this groundbreaking program.
Teknion Divert | A Future Together | Waste Diversion
Teknion Divert Limits Waste
Teknion's Divert program is an end-of-life furniture decommissioning solution that keeps old furniture out of landfills.
Our People
Our employees and the diversity they bring with them are the defining strength of our company. Their collective insights, perspectives, skills and abilities drive our growth.
Our Process
We still make things, therefore our priority as a manufacturer is to minimize the environmental impact of our activities.
Our Communities
When our local communities thrive, our business and stakeholders also benefit.
Sustainable Product Spotlight
See how the choice of a single mechanism in the Teknion Navigate table has a far-reaching impact on waste and energy use.
Pallet recovery initiative:
An innovative color coding system that ensures pallets picked up from the customer are returned to the correct Teknion facility for re-use, keeping them out landfills.
Supporting Inclusivity In Manufacturing:
Managers at Studio TK. From left to right: Jocelyn Gaines, Manufacturing Lead; Samanta Pendergraph, Quality/Sustainability Lead; Janie McKinney, Production Implementation & Quality Manager; Adilia Amaya, Sewing Lead; and Frances Young, HR Manager.
Doug Hietkamp, sustainability director and resident beekeeper, Teknion
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Workshops for Girls:
Teknion hosted its first Take Our Girls to STEM day for Grade 6-8 students. Modeled on the Take Our Kids to Work day program, Teknion employees are invited to bring their Grade 6-8 daughters to our Head Office to introduce them to STEM programming, and to encourage them to study STEM subjects.
Recycling:
Our facilities bundle their cardboard and plastic production/packaging waste to reduce freight space and provide more opportunities to responsibly recycle waste.