Our Path to Zero goals are a commitment to continually reducing our overall environmental footprint toward the ultimate goal of total sustainability.

• We will stop sending manufacturing waste to landfill.
• We will be carbon neutral by 2017.
• We will continue to increase the recycled content in our products.

Zero Waste to Landfill
3form is committed to stop sending waste to the landfill. This is no easy feat in a factory where there are 50+ waste streams to manage and 300+ employees to educate and engage.

Waste Management
Across all departments, our number one goal is waste reduction. After that, our waste hierarchy is tiered with recycling at the top and landfill at the bottom. So far in 2011 we have been able to eliminate sending manufacturing waste to the landfill. Although we’re very proud of this achievement, we know we have work to do to increase our recycling rate.

Getting to Carbon Neutral
We have committed to becoming a carbon neutral facility by 2017. Conservation, increased efficiency, renewable energy, and verifiable offsets will allow us to reach our goal, drastically reducing our contribution to global warming.

3form is proud to be a founding reporter to The Climate Registry, through which we are committed to publicly reporting our greenhouse gas emissions. 2008 is our baseline year with all emissions data verified by a third party.

Conservation & Efficiency
Through greater awareness, policies, procedures, technology, and targeted programs, we strive to reduce our energy use, even as our company and production levels grow.

Renewable Energy
3form is an EPA Green Power Partner for our support of Green-e Energy certified renewable energy projects to offset our electricity use. We make this purchase through Rocky Mountain Power’s Blue Sky Program and their partner 3Degrees.

Carbon Neutral Operations and Travel
3form purchases verified emissions reductions to offset a majority of the emissions from our operations and corporate travel, including each outbound sales person. This purchase is made through Bonneville Environmental Foundation, a nonprofit organization that reinvests in renewable energy infrastructure, watershed restoration, and environmental education.

Carpooling and Alternative Transportation
3form actively encourages employees to carpool, bike, use public transit and get to work in some fashion that reduces single-occupancy vehicles and emissions. Preferred parking spots are reserved for carpool vehicles, showers are available for bikers and walkers, and a monthly raffle rewards employees who participate.

Hybrid Credits
3form offers a financial incentive to outbound sales representatives to purchase a hybrid vehicle that gets at least 40mpg.

Increase the Recycled Content of our Products
We are committed to continually increasing the recycled content in our existing materials and developing new and innovative products that use minimal or no virgin materials. Our product technology, purchasing and material design departments work together to provide high-design products with a lower-impact environmental footprint.

Low-Impact Products

Low-Impact Products
3form continues to innovate and expand its lines of high-design, Low-Impact products. Our mission is to design beautiful materials that demand less from the natural world and are kind to people. Never satisfied, we are continually developing ways to further reduce the impact of our products and the way in which we produce them:

• Our materials contain high levels of recycled content.
• GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality certified: Varia Ecoresin, Chroma, 100 Percent, Alabaster.
• Our products never contain PVC and can be reclaimed at end of use.
• Our materials support artisans and global communities.

Additionally, 3form does extensive human-factor testing and commits substantial resources to improve and create new products that enhance the quality of human life, including:

• Flammability / toxicity testing for safe interior usage
• Insulation performance for thermally efficient buildings
• Safety impact testing for safety and security applications
• Air quality testing for clean air and building quality
• Design with concern for end of use: reusability, recyclability and safety

3form takes responsibility for its products. Our Reclaim program allows for the reuse and recycling of materials removed from installations or panels damaged in production. It is a bi-directional process that prevents panels from entering the landfill and extends their useful life.

• All 3form panels are shipped with labels and instructions for installers.
• Imperfect panels or those damaged during production are trimmed of flaws and resold in smaller standard sizes on our Reclaim website.

• Installers place the label in a discreet location, such that it will only be seen upon dismantling.
• When a project is dismantled, the contractor sees the label and notifies 3form, who then arranges for return shipping back to 3form facilities.

• Panels are inspected and, where possible, refurbished for donation or resale at a discounted price on our website.
• Panels not in condition to be resold will be refurbished, donated, recycled, or disposed of in the most responsible way possible.

Recycling made easy - we’ve made it easy for you to return 3form panels at the end of use and see them efficiently reclaimed and reused in new installations. To reclaim your old panels, simply follow these 3 easy steps.

• Include guidelines for recycling construction waste in your project specifications.
• Affix 3form Reclaim information stickers to panels during installation so they can be properly returned at end-of-use.

• Stack your 3form panels on a pallet slightly larger than the biggest panel you are recycling.
• Place a cardboard or protective plastic layer between each panel.
• Secure the panels to the pallet by either wrapping them with industrial strength plastic wrap or by banding the pallet with steel or poly strapping.

Contact 3form when your pallet of material is ready. We’ll arrange for pick-up of the pallet at your convenience and at no cost to you. You can arrange pick-up by calling 800.726.0126 or via email at reclaim@3-form.com.

3form products and solutions help contribute to LEED* credits in several categories. 3form is proud to be a member of the USGBC and our materials are ideal for LEED-certified commercial buildings. For your convenience, we have provided detailed information on how 3form products and processes can help you achieve LEED certification in your next building project.

(MR Credit 2 - up to 2 points)

• Develop and implement a construction waste management plan.
• Recycle or salvage at least 50% (1 point) or 75% (2 points).

(MR Credit 4 - up to 2 points)

• Develop and implement a construction waste management plan.
• Recycle or salvage at least 50% (1 point) or 75% (2 points).

(MR Credit 5)

• A minimum of 20% of construction material costs must be manufactured within 500 miles of the project site (as the crow flies.)
• “Manufactured” is defined as the final assembly of components into the product that is furnished and installed. This does not include on-site assembly, erection, or installation of finished components.

(IEQ Credit 4.1)

• Adhesives and sealants used INSIDE the building seeking certification must not exceed LEED limits from Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) content.

(IEQ 8.1 & 8.2 - up to 3 points)

• Achieve a minimum Daylight Factor of 2% for at least 75% of all regularly occupied areas.
• Direct line of sight to the outdoors via vision glazing for building occupants in 90% of regularly occupied areas.
• Provide daylight redirection and/or glare reduction devices

As a long-time member of the USGBC, 3form recognizes the importance of the LEED rating system to sustainable design. 3form materials help achieve LEED credits across a number of categories and were selected for use in the USGBC’s headquarters in Washington DC. We are committed to promoting sustainable building practices and education through our national and local Chapter memberships.

3form achieved Climate Registered™ status by successfully measuring our carbon footprint according to The Climate Registry’s best-in-class program, then having it third party verified and voluntarily reporting the data on The Registry’s website.

Environmental management standards to help organizations minimize how their operations negatively impact the environment; comply with applicable laws, regulations, and other environmentally-oriented requirements; and make continual improvements.

Offers a variety of certifications, including one for the use of recycled materials. All claims are certified in accordance with U.S. FTC Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims and ISO 14021 standards.

Third party certification gives assurance that products and building materials designed for use indoors meet strict chemical emissions limits. Includes performance-based standards to define products and processes with low chemical and particle emissions.

A voluntary program of the U.S. EPA that recognizes companies for their procurement of green power. 3form is a Green Power Partner.

The Salt Lake City Environmentally and Economically sustainable (e2) business program is designed to recognize and support the Salt Lake City business community and economy. 3form is an e2 Business.

Through BEF, a nonprofit organization, 3form supports Green-e Climate certified renewable energy projects. These projects avoid greenhouse gas emissions and help us offset the emissions we generate in our operations and business travel. BEF reinvests all net profits into renewable energy infrastructure, watershed restoration and environmental education programs.

Through Blue Sky and their partner 3Degrees, 3form supports Green-e Energy certified renewable energy projects to offset the impact of our electricity use. This support encourages the development of new renewable energy projects, benefits the environment, and helps influence the future of energy production.

Our 7th annual Greenweek – the week each year when, as a company and as individuals, we celebrate and give extra attention to the environment and our environmental performance – was truly inspiring! The week started with us taking a retrospective look at our achievements and renewing our dedication to thinking differently and lowering our impact. This year’s theme – thinkFEELdo – challenged us to not only make solid decisions and do better but to ground our actions in what inspires and motivates us individually. From waste sorting races, to bike-powered smoothies, to So You Think You Can Green performances, 3form staff enjoyed a week of challenges, education, friendly competition and fabulous prizes.

A truly organic, grass roots effort, Greenweek inspires and challenges us.

Can you say re-CYCLE?
Employees certainly did, riding to work for Greenweek in droves.
Additionally, many employees took public transportation or formed carpools.

2011 7th Annual Greenweek
thinkFEELdo

2010 6th Annual Greenweek
Green Means Go!

2009 5th Annual Greenweek
Learn + Act + Share + Inspire + Grow

2008 4th Annual Greenweek
Green is not just a color.

2007 3rd Annual Greenweek
The Path to Zero journey begins.

2006 2nd Annual Greenweek
I love to be green.

2005 1st Annual Greenweek
Save a tree, eat free.