Henry Ford Health donates surplus furniture to local non-profits

INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services, Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Physicians Clinics

HEADQUARTERS
Detroit, Michigan

COMPANY SIZE
30,000+

Henry Ford Health has served communities across Michigan for more than a century. So when it came time for the healthcare services company to decommission their Jackson offices, they put community first.

Through a partnership with Green Standards, they donated $22,591 worth of assets — everything from task chairs to soft seating — to local schools, non-profits, and community groups. As a result, more than 27 tons of furniture, fixtures, and equipment were kept out of the landfill.

LANDFILL DIVERSION RATE (27 TONS)

IN-KIND DONATIONS

Green Standards provides free furniture donations to registered non-profits

NON-PROFIT BENEFICIARIES

Green Standards donates office chairs to non-profits and charitable organizations

EMPLOYEES WORTH OF FURNITURE

SQUARE FEET OF OFFICES

METRIC TONS OF CO2e EMISSIONS AVOIDED

Henry Ford Health partners with Green Standards on sustainable decommissioning in Michigan.

Jackson School of The Arts receives furniture donations from Green Standards on behalf of Henry Ford Health

Green Standards donates furniture to Jackson School of The Arts in Michigan.

Jackson School of The Arts receives donated furniture from Henry Ford Health and Green Standards

Green Standards donates furniture to Greater Jackson Habitat for Humanity in Michigan.

We will use these items for adoption files and veterinary medical files. As a nonprofit serving the community and animal population, these are precisely the type of items we would not have funds to purchase.

Arts Academy in the Woods is a small public charter school that received furniture donations from Green Standards in Michigan.

Asset Distribution Results

Resale

Donation

Recycling

Relocation

Landfill

The benefits of sustainable office decommissioning

These donations mean that, instead of buying furniture, community organizations like Jackson School of the Arts can further their mission by offering tuition assistance to students. By keeping these items in use and out of the trash, Henry Ford Health is making a positive difference in the communities they serve.

“We are excited to know that this bold step and our donation are making meaningful impacts in the communities that we serve.”

Green Standards partners with Henry Ford Health in Michigan donating furniture to local schools and non-profits

Chelsea Page

Vice President – Market Operations & Strategy

Henry Ford Health

Beneficiary Spotlight

Jackson School of The Arts

“Thanks to your generous donations, instead of spending money on the types of materials you’re donating today like desks and chairs and whiteboards, we can put that money towards our tuition assistance for our students which allows them to participate in our programming year-round.”

Amanda Loveland
Executive Director
Jackson, Michigan

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Henry Ford Health supports local schools in Jackson

Henry Ford Health has served communities across Michigan for more than a century. So when it came time for the healthcare services company to decommission their Jackson offices, they put community first.

Through a partnership with Green Standards, they donated $22,591 worth of assets — everything from task chairs to soft seating — to local schools, non-profits, and community groups. As a result, more than 27 tons of furniture, fixtures, and equipment were kept out of the landfill.

Asset Distribution Results

The benefits of sustainable office decommissioning

“We are excited to know that this bold step and our donation are making meaningful impacts in the communities that we serve.”

Beneficiary Spotlight

Jackson School of The Arts

“Thanks to your generous donations, instead of spending money on the types of materials you’re donating today like desks and chairs and whiteboards, we can put that money towards our tuition assistance for our students which allows them to participate in our programming year-round.”

Amanda Loveland
Executive Director
Jackson, Michigan

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Henry Ford Health supports local schools in Jackson

Henry Ford Health has served communities across Michigan for more than a century. So when it came time for the healthcare services company to decommission their Jackson offices, they put community first.

Through a partnership with Green Standards, they donated $22,591 worth of assets — everything from task chairs to soft seating — to local schools, non-profits, and community groups. As a result, more than 27 tons of furniture, fixtures, and equipment were kept out of the landfill.

Asset Distribution Results

The benefits of sustainable office decommissioning

“We are excited to know that this bold step and our donation are making meaningful impacts in the communities that we serve.”

Beneficiary Spotlight

Jackson School of The Arts

“Thanks to your generous donations, instead of spending money on the types of materials you’re donating today like desks and chairs and whiteboards, we can put that money towards our tuition assistance for our students which allows them to participate in our programming year-round.”

Amanda Loveland Executive Director Jackson, Michigan

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Amanda Loveland
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Jackson, Michigan