As part of our continued engagement with DFS on the timber and leather supply chain, we met with Sally Hopson, CEO of Sofology, a subsidiary of DFS, who is also the executive responsible for the Group’s sustainability strategy. She outlined the strategy DFS is developing, which includes building a leadership position on the sourcing of timber and leather, with a key target of 100% FSC timber by 2025 (95% by 2023), and 100% recyclable and recycled packaging by 2020.

In addition to the supply chain effort, the company is also researching modular designs and recyclable materials to enable a more circular product lifecycle. We believe DFS continues to lead the sector in terms of ESG management and are proud of our engagement with the company.