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SFC Announces 2020 Ambassadors
August 6,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry 
The Sustainable Furnishings Council (SFC) has named this year’s team of dedicated professionals to its annual SFC Ambassadors program, selected to advance the organization’s mission to promote sustainability, wellness, and social justice in the furnishings space.
The 2020 SFC Ambassadors include: Corey Damen Jenkins, Thom Filicia, Libby Langdon, Breegan Jane, Laura Hodges, John Eason, Jennifer Jones, Anelle Gandelman, and Laurence Carr.
Each of the high-profile designers will serve in a leadership and advocacy role, with the goal to affect positive change among their interior designer peers, clients, and the home industries at large.
SFC Ambassadors make a 12-month commitment to represent the SFC and its ideals through public image, social media platforms, and more. Ambassadors share information the organization provides about the state of sustainability in the home furnishings business, as well as the best practices they implement in their own businesses. The areas of focus vary from firm to firm, but the elements of sustainable design practices include conscientious product sourcing and material selection, re-use and upcycling, and demand for vendor transparency, among others.
Ambassadors incorporate SFC values into their design practices currently and are committed to expanding their knowledge in this area. Several have completed the SFC GREENleaders certification program.
“We are so pleased to be working with each of these illustrious, committed, and articulate designers,” said Susan Inglis, executive director. “This is a good year for turning up the volume on sharing best practices – consumers care, and it is urgent that we each do all that we can to reduce the surprisingly large environmental impact our industry has. These Ambassadors will make the difference, by inspiring as well as by sharing info.”