What happens to office furniture orphaned by hybrid work?

To furnish its new office in downtown Toronto, it seemed logical for sustainability rating company EcoVadis Canada to look for remanufactured, preowned furniture rather than buying new.

“We’re in the sustainability business and our staff agreed they don’t want to see all new furniture when there is a more sustainable alternative,” says Richard Eyram, chief customer officer in the fast-growing Toronto office of Paris-based EcoVadis, whose 165 employees currently work in shared office space or from home.