Dale Ewing & John Friedman on Office Furniture Sustainability - Building a Circular Economy

In this episode, Bard MBA in Sustainability student Deanna Diaz interviews Dale Ewing, Founder & CEO of Installnet, and John Friedman, sustainability expert and author, about transforming the office furniture industry. They discuss how 9 million tons of furniture end up in landfills annually and share Installnet's Ecoserv program for sustainable decommissioning. The conversation explores the limitations of current environmental impact models, the need for better metrics, and the business case for sustainability despite political headwinds. Dale and John emphasize that furniture reuse creates both environmental benefits and social impact through community donations, highlighting that "what gets measured inaccurately gets mismanaged.”

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Dale Ewing & John Friedman on Office Furniture Sustainability - Building a Circular Economy is an episode from The Impact Report by Bard MBA in Sustainability.

This episode is 38:40 long.

This episode was published on May 8, 2025.

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