Q Collection Junior™'s goal is to be a resource and partner with you in
making your home a safe and healthy environment for your children. And since
we're aware that many parents often don't know where to look, or even what questions
to ask, we felt it important to provide this resource for you.
Below are the areas that we think are important considerations when bringing
a new furniture or bedding product into your home. We also explain specifically
how our materials are different from others.
While your and your children's health is important, we are equally focused on
creating products that are "Planet Safe". To that end, we use either
certified
wood or wood that is
locally
sourced from responsibly managed, sustainable forests. Our goal is to source
85% of our wood within 100 miles of our production facilities and 100% within
500 miles. Certification ensures that our wood is grown from tree farms that
employ superior forestry management practices. Buying local from
responsibly
managed forests ensures that we are minimizing our environmental footprint.
The source of most of the wood on the market today is unknown and, unfortunately,
can originate from some of the world's most threatened ecosystems such as old-growth
forests in the Pacific Northwest or Amazon rain forests. The United States is
by far the largest importer of virgin timber from the Amazon River region. Rest
assured that no wood used in our products comes from any of these threatened
ecosystems.
| Concern |
Q Collection Junior Solution |
| Destructive forestry practices |
All our wood is FSC
certified and/or locally
sourced and responsibly harvested |
| Use of virgin material |
Non-solid wood is made from 100% recycled content |
| Transportation and production footprint |
our wood is all locally
sourced; our organic
cotton bedding is carbon
neutral and all furniture is 100% hand made in the USA |
| Production waste |
Minimal or no waste from production, excess wood is used as fuel to heat
facilities |
| Excess packaging & shipping materials |
We aim to use the most sustainable materials available. We have completely
eliminated the use of plastics with
one of our vendors. |
Other examples of Q Collection Junior's commitment
- Furniture hardware: all of our furniture door and drawer pulls are made
from nuts from the Tagua tree from the rainforest in Central and South America.
This "Elephant Approved" material resembles ivory, yet it comes from a tree
instead of an animal. Better still, the Tagua nut is harvested like a coconut,
so the tree itself is not harmed. In addition, use of these nuts creates sustainable
jobs, perpetuates an artisan skill, and promotes a healthy community development.
- Q Collection Junior is a member of 1%
For The Planet. 1% of our sales are directed to environmental non-profits
focused on children's environmental health issues. To learn more about the
organizations we support, please visit our giving
back page.
- We are a founding member of The
Sustainable Furniture Council (SFC) and have Forest
Stewardship Council chain-of-custody certification.
