The Path Chair Is Humanscale’s Latest Carbon-Negative Product

Having already rolled out 25 items whose production actually helps remove carbon from the atmosphere, Humanscale is now launching its most sustainable task chair yet.

By: Kelly Beamon

When it comes to newly made furniture, nothing is more sustainable than an item made from recovered waste. Centering that raw ingredient (nearly 22 pounds of recycled content per chair) is one important way that the Path chair directly counteracts its carbon footprint. Here are others.

 01 LIVING PRODUCT CHALLENGE CERTIFICATION

Viewed as the most advanced sustainability standard for materials, this designation signals that the chair satisfies a stringent list of 20 imperatives, which the International Living Future Institute requires to label a product “truly regenerative.”

02 CLIMATE-POSITIVE IMPACT

For every Path chair manufactured, 6 kilograms (roughly 15 pounds) of CO2 are prevented from entering the atmosphere, owing to the product’s composition and manufacturing processes.

03 PLASTIC-WASTE DIVERSION

Each chair is made with nearly ten pounds of recycled plastic, which makes up almost half of its total recycled content.

04 MARINE-FRIENDLY INGREDIENTS

Like the company’s Smart Ocean and Liberty Ocean chairs, ingredients include reclaimed fishing nets (a.k.a. ghost gear), which can be a major hazard to marine ecosystems.

05 TOXIN-FREE

The chair’s chemistry features an impressive zero items from the Living Building Challenge Red List of worst-in-class chemicals and materials. 

06 ZERO-WASTE COMPONENTS

Both the chair’s optional FormSense Eco Knit upholstery and all of its aluminum parts are made from 100 percent recycled materials. 

07 NET-POSITIVE MANUFACTURING

Rather than consume excessive energy, Path manufacturing operations manage to generate 23 kilowatt-hours per chair.