SFC Announces Events for Fall High Point Market

September 30, 2019  by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry   

October 19, 8am - 9am, Suites at Market Square, Top Floor Seminar Room.

SFC welcomes one and all to enjoy a light breakfast and discuss The State of Sustainability in Home Furnishings. SFC will also present updates on various initiatives, including the Wood Furniture Scorecard, “What’s it made of?”, and others. 

October 19, 4pm - 5pm, Cisco’s Mill Village showroom, 1014 Mill Avenue.

SFC will celebrate furniture companies working to protect forests from deforestation around the world with the release of the 2019 Wood Furniture Scorecard and an informative discussion of the results, featuring the top scoring company: Cisco Brothers. Also attending will be representatives of other Top Scoring companies, and representatives from the ENGO's that made it possible: the National Wildlife Federation and the Forest Stewardship Council.  Speakers include Cisco Pinedo of Cisco Brothers; Jason Grant, consultant to National Wildlife Federation; and Roger Taylor, US South Regional Manager for Forest Stewardship Council.  SFC Executive Director Susan Inglis will moderate. 

October 21, 10:30am - 11:30am, High Point Tile & Marble Building, 108-110 S. Elm Street.

SFC and Zoes Bios Creative co-host a discussion with Dr. Susanna Paisley on Biodiversity in Design. Dr. Paisley is a Conservation Biologist and also the founder of her own wallpaper and textile company, Newton Paisley. She established the company not only to provide us with beautiful surfaces, but also to tell the stories of neglected and endangered species. Learn why that matters, and how working with SFC can enhance your choices in products and projects. 

SFC’s Guide to Green at High Point Market, a map listing SFC Member companies, will be available at all information booths and at the door of each building.