Modus
D&S Audit Score.
Location of manufacturing: UK
Modus proceeds with a mission to produce the best furniture that enhances today, without compromising tomorrow. For twenty years the brand has collaborated with talented established and emerging designers to manufacture all upholstery and joinery from start to finish in South Somerset, United Kingdom.
The design is made to withstand the test of time, with a combination of digital technology and exquisite hand finishing.
What makes this manufacturer special?
FSC timber
Cradle to Cradle
Low VOC
Made Locally
Recycled Material
Sustainable Sourced Materials
Governance
Set a target to reduce emissions by 1% CO2e / £100,000 turnover. Looking at developing a new system to manage distribution schedules that involves efficient route planning. Will be working with Carbon Footprint to reduce emissions and offset using gold standard schemes where we cannot reduce to zero.
Materials
All products are designed for ease of disassembly so that replacement parts may be offered to extend life in use. At end of life all products can be fully disassembled except for moulded foam shells.
Production
83% of all production and HQ and 100% of showroom runs on green energy a pellet boiler for heat.
Phasing out foam edging replacing with paper pulp edge protection and trialling renewable alternatives to plastic sheet.
People
5% of the value of all sales are donated to Movement On The Ground, a foundation that responds to the humanitarian crises
affecting the men, women and children forced from their homes by climate change, poverty and war.
