Committed to a Better Tomorrow
At our core, we’re about people — our dedicated manufacturing community who designs, builds, upholsters, paints, and delivers our products, and our clients who bring them to life in their spaces. Valuing people means creating products with the utmost care and respect for both today’s and tomorrow’s generations.
This commitment drives our focus on material health and transparency. Why? Because we care — not just about people, but also the places they live and work. Together, we’re shaping healthier, more sustainable spaces for all.
Where we’re focusing
We are dedicated to advancing sustainable practices and ensuring transparency in material health. Our investments in the following attributes reinforce our alignment with LEED, WELL, and Living Building Challenge standards, reflecting our unwavering commitment to creating responsible and healthier spaces. Click on the logos below to learn more about each standard.
Red List Free
We assess our products to the 100 parts per million level to verify that no chemicals on the Living Building Challenge Red List are in our products. We are working to optimize and remove Red List Chemicals from our supply chain when present, including formaldehyde in our paper backing and PVC edge banding.
Certified Indoor Air Quality Advantage
Many of our products have Indoor Advantage Gold Certification from SCS Global Services, meeting the most stringent VOC emissions limits globally. In order to meet these requirements, we switched to using water-based clear coatings on our certified products. These products can help support healthy indoor air quality and contribute to LEED and WELL projects. Indoor Advantage Gold Certification is in alignment with CDPH, setting the most stringent VOC emissions requirements globally.
Recycled Content
Using recycled materials has an environmental benefit over virgin materials, and these products can contribute to LEED and WELL projects. The recycled content is primarily found in the steel used in many of our products.
Declare
A Declare label is a transparency document that discloses every ingredient at or above 0.01% by weight in a product, and screens those ingredients against the ILFI Red List. Ingredient disclosure at this level of granularity is challenging from a supply chain perspective, but absolutely necessary to drive progress around material health and transparency. Products with Declare labels contribute to LEED, WELL, and Living Building Challenge, and help support project teams meet human health + transparency goals.
"We're ever-mindful of our footprint and how it affects future generations."
Natalie Hartkopf, CEO & Co-Owner
How we're focusing
Sustainability doesn’t happen in a bubble. Meet the organizations we partner with to amplify our sustainability impact, certify our claims, and accelerate our responsibly made offerings.
Mindful MATERIALS, an industry convener working to reduce the holistic impacts of building materials.
ILFI’s industry-leading programs, including Declare, support a more transparent and Red List Free future.
SCS is an international leader in third-party certification and standards dev, to achieve our IAG certifications.
USBGC supports their transformative mission and helps designers to find responsible materials for projects.
Parallels diverse skillsets make it possible for us to take on any facet of sustainability with confidence.
BIFMA focuses on advancing eco-standards, advocacy, and responsible furniture design practices.
The Climate Pledge is a commitment made across the globe to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.
B Corps follow framework for social and environmental performance, transparency, and integrity.
Need more sustainability support?
Sustainability is about all of us, bringing our best to the challenges at-hand. That’s why we partner with experts that make it possible for Hightower to take on many facets of sustainability with confidence.
Our team is available to help answer your basic or tricky questions and support you through today’s complex landscape of requirements as it pertains to Hightower products. Together, we’re ready to make choosing responsible products the easy choice for your next project.
Red List Free Products
Breck Bench Seat Pad - 14" Width
Starting at: $188
Breck Bench Seat Pad - 41" Width
Starting at: $221
Breck Bench Seat Pad - 54" Width
Starting at: $255
Starting at: $2,211
Breck Lounge Chair - Swivel Base
Starting at: $2,823
Starting at: $1,225
Gimbal Headrest - Highback Lounge Chair
Starting at: $157
Gimbal Lounge Chair, Highback - Rocker Base
Starting at: $3,970
Gimbal Lounge Chair, Highback - Swivel Base
Starting at: $4,485
Gimbal Lounge Chair, Highback - Swivel Base with Auto-Return
Starting at: $4,485
Gimbal Lounge Chair, Lowback - Rocker Base
Starting at: $3,370
Gimbal Lounge Chair, Lowback - Swivel Base
Starting at: $3,885
Gimbal Lounge Chair, Lowback - Swivel Base with Auto-Return
Starting at: $3,885
Starting at: $1,201
Kilo Island - Large Configuration
Starting at: $11,128
Kilo Island - Small Configuration
Starting at: $7,500
Need Tangible Sustainability Details?
Follow the link below to download our current sustainability certificates and a summary sheet that highlights our product certifications.
Follow the link below to download our current sustainability certificates and a summary sheet that highlights our product certifications.
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