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Y Earthright: Herman Miller's Sustainability Goals Resource Smart • Zero Waste • Net Zero Water • Net Zero Energy Eco-inspired Design • All products designed for the environment • All products BIFMA level 3 certified • Closed-loop recycling of used product Community Driven • All employees engaged in Earthright • All suppliers committed to be Resource Smart Environmental Product Summary Plex"Lounge Furniture Design Story: Plex Lounge Furniture The most effective workplaces offer a variety of settings to support the many ways people work today. Plex Lounge Furniture is well suited for organizations that want to give people more options for working across the entire office landscape, while also keeping them comfortable and supported. Each element of this modular system can be used alone or combined to create settings where people can focus on individual work, brainstorm with a group, or socialize with colleagues. Herman Miller’s Design Protocol Our commitment to corporate sustainability naturally includes minimizing the environmental impact of each of our products. Our Design for Environment team (DfE) applies environmentally sensitive design standards to both new and existing Herman Miller products. The DfE Design Protocol goes beyond regulatory compliance to thoroughly evaluate new product designs in four key areas: • Material Chemistry and Safety of Inputs— What chemicals are in the materials we specify, and are they the safest available? • Disassembly—Can we take products apart at the end of their useful life, to recycle their materials? • Recyclability—Do the materials contain recycled content, and more importantly, can the materials be recycled at the end of the product’s useful life? • LCA—Have we optimized the product based on the entire life cycle? GREENGUARD Certified Plex Lounge Furniture has achieved GREENGUARD certification. GREENGUARD Certified products are certified to GREENGUARD standards for low chemical emissions into indoor air during product usage. For more information, visit ul.com/gg. Material Content* Plex’s components are constructed from wood, steel, plastic, foam, textile and other materials. Plex’s components are up to 79 percent recyclable based on availability of recycling facilities. • Club Chair—1% recyclable • Plex Left, Right and Armless Chair—7% recyclable • Work Table (Height Adjustable)—79% recyclable Plex’s components are comprised of up to approximately o-percent to 35-percent recycled materials. This figure breaks down as: • Club Chair—o% post-consumer and 0% preconsumer • Plex Left, Right and Armless Chair—2% postconsumer and o% pre-consumer • Work Table (Height Adjustable)—29% postconsumer and 6% pre-consumer

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Y Environmental Product Summary Plex Lounge Furniture Material Content Recycled Content Club Chair Club Chair STEEL 1% PLASTIC 1% MISC 1% Plex Left, Right and Armless Chair POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT 0% PRE-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT 0% Plex Left, Right and Armless Chair Work Table (Height Adjustable) POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT 2% PRE-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT 0% Work Table (Height Adjustable) POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT 29% PRE-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT 6% • Steel components contain approximately 37 percent recycled content and are 100 percent recyclable. • Wood, while not...

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Y Environmental Product Summary Plex Lounge Furniture • No polyvinyl chloride (PVC) used. • Textiles used in Herman Miller products can be made from natural or synthetic fibers. Several textiles are available with 100 percent recycled content. • Foam and textile materials are part of an open-loop system and can be recycled into everything from automotive components to carpet padding at the end of their current life. • Returnable Packaging—Plex's packaging materials include corrugated cardboard and expanded polystyrene foam. These materials are part of a closed-loop recycling system, meaning...

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