La-Z-Boy points to receiving a High Score Wood Furniture Scorecard among its sustainability successes for the past year.

MONROE, Mich. -- La-Z-Boy Inc. released its inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report highlighting the residential furniture manufacturer’s progress toward its goals to achieve sustainable products, a healthy planet, and a values-based culture. Melinda Whittington, president and CEO of La-Z Boy, said, “For nearly 100 years, La-Z-Boy Incorporated has delivered quality and comfort to families around the world. As we build the La-Z-Boy of tomorrow, our goal is to make the world a better place through the transformational power of comfort. This means we embrace curiosity for sustainable design, operate with compassion for a sustainable planet, and empower courage for a sustainable culture, leveraging our core values.” La-Z-Boy’s reported “notable progress” across the three key pillars of its “Deliver Sustainable Comfort” initiative. They include:

In addition to its namesake, La-Z-Boy’s brands include England, La-Z-Boy, American Drew, Hammary, Kincaid, and the company's international wholesale and manufacturing businesses. The company-owned retail segment includes 161 of the 348 La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries stores, plus Joybird an e-commerce retailer and manufacturer of upholstered furniture.

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Rich Christianson is the owner of Richson Media LLC, a Chicago-based communications firm focused on the industrial woodworking sector. Rich is the former long-time editorial director and associate publisher of Woodworking Network. During his nearly 35-year career, Rich has toured more than 250 woodworking operations throughout North America, Europe and Asia and has written extensively on woodworking technology, design and supply trends. He has also directed and promoted dozens of woodworking trade shows, conferences and seminars including the Cabinets & Closets Conference & Expo and the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference & Expo, Canada’s largest woodworking show.

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