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The FSC-Certified Director Chair
FSC is the Forest Stewardship Council whose sole purpose is to ensure that the products they certify are made in a way that utilizes environmentally friendly forest management practices.
Telescope has always been a “Green” company, partially for ethical reasons; protecting this awesome resource we are responsible for, and partially for economic reasons. For 30 years, Telescope has been utilizing the waste from our wood operations to heat our manufacturing facility. |
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We manufacture in the North East, and it gets quite cold during the winter. The last time we ran our oil-fired furnaces, we used 800,000 gallons of fuel oil per year. Our manufacturing plant is substantially larger than it was 30 years ago, but conservatively, Telescope has avoided using 24 million gallons of fuel oil, or over ½ million barrels of oil. Change doesn’t happen by law or magic. It takes hard work. Telescope is proud to do its part to help the environment and even more proud that we found an economic reason to support our actions.
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While the “Green Movement ” has gained momentum recently, for Telescope it’s been the only way we’ve known how to operate. From carefully managing our 10,000 acre timberland for continuous growth and sustained yield, to utilizing recycled materials in all stages of manufacturing and recycling virtually all of its waste, Telescope “was green before green was popular.” As consumers and retailers become conscious of environmentally friendly products, Telescope is once again a leader by just doing what we’ve always done.
Telescope has always exercised the best forest management practices with its wood products. Our lands are managed directly by people who spend their leisure time hiking in the woods and enjoying this magnificent resource. To this end, Telescope is proud to announce the introduction of our FSC-Certified Director Chair Collection. Even though our historical forest management practices closely mirror those promoted by the Forest Stewardship Council, we understand the advantage of an impartial 3rd party that can help consumers understand the commitment that we have to our environment. |
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