Sustainable by Design

In this episode, we talk about the upcoming Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) with Baptiste Carrière-Pradal, co-founder of 2B Policy.

You’ll learn:

✅ What we know and don’t know about what it will mean for furniture products;

✅ What to expect in terms of deadlines

✅ How to prepare (spoiler: you shouldn’t rush to buy a DPP tool).

🔗 Connect with Baptiste on LinkedIn

Sustainable by Design is a podcast produced by Grunda.io

In this sixth episode, we speak with Brondon Tchienkoua, eco-design engineer at BUT.

You’ll learn:

✅ Why BUT decided to create an eco-score

✅ How they use it to foster collaboration with suppliers and internal teams

✅ The key challenges they faced—and how they overcame them

🔗 Connect with Brondon on LinkedIn

Sustainable by Design is a podcast produced by Grunda.io

In this fifth episode, we speak with Sara Gripstrand, Sustainability Manager at Lintex.

You’ll learn:

✅ What an LCA is

✅ How using LCAs transformed Lintex’s approach to sustainability and helped the company drastically reduce its emissions

✅ How Lintex turned these LCAs into EPDs to strengthen their sustainability communication

✅ How LCAs and EPDs contributed to winning new contracts

🔗 Connect with Sara on LinkedIn

Sustainable by Design is a podcast produced by Grunda.io

In this fourth episode of Sustainable by Design, we speak with Katryn Furmston, a PhD student at Nottingham Trent University in the UK and an expert in eco-design.

You’ll learn:

✅ Why some people treasure old furniture—even if it’s scratched and dented

✅ What most designers forget when thinking about a product’s end of life

✅ How materials like wood and metal can carry emotional weight

✅ What it really takes to design for disassembly (hint: it’s more than just using screws)

✅ The regulation that could change how every piece of furniture is made and tracked in Europe

🔗 Connect with Katryn on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrynfurmston

Sustainable by Design is a podcast produced by Grunda.io.

In this third episode of Sustainable by Design, we speak with Caroline Busse, CEO and cofounder of nadar.

Caroline explains where the EUDR comes from and how to prepare for it.

You'll learn:

✅ Where deforestation originates and the role of the furniture industry in driving it

✅ What the EUDR requires from companies and how to get ready

✅ How to reduce the risks of using wood linked to deforestation

🔗 Explore the nadar blog: https://www.nadar.earth/media

🔗 Connect with Caroline on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinebusse/

Sustainable by Design is a podcast produced by Grunda.io.

In this second episode of Sustainable by Design, we speak with John Hubbard, Technical Consultant at FIRA.

John explains how company-wide certifications can help furniture brands become more sustainable and efficient.

You'll learn:

✅ The main certifications available for furniture companies.

✅ How to choose the right certification for your company.

✅ How to leverage these certifications to support your business.

🔗 Explore the FISP directory: https://www.fira.co.uk/directory

🔗 Connect with John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-hubbard-78b1bb24/

Sustainable by Design is a podcast produced by Grunda.io.

In the first episode of Sustainable by Design, we speak with Mikkel Boe Petersen, CSR Coordinator at UMAGE, a Danish design and lighting furniture company.

Mikkel shares how he built an impact reduction roadmap for a company that had sustainability in its DNA but wanted to systematize its sustainability efforts.

You’ll learn:

✅ How B Corp certification helped UMAGE audit its foundations and establish a robust CSR plan

✅ How Mikkel set up a scalable LCA process to measure product impact

✅ The key challenges he faced along the way

🔗 Explore UMAGE’s products: umage.dk/en

🔗 Read about their sustainability efforts: umage.dk/en/pages/csr

Sustainable by Design is a podcast produced by Grunda.io.