Social Responsibility
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Diversity
For over 50 years, Schacht has been a value-driven enterprise striving to be inclusive and respectful of others. We have always felt that our diversity has been our strength.
At time of writing, our 46 current employees include
- 20 persons of color (including Latino/a, Hmong, and Asian American).
- Employees’ ages range from 20 to 80.
- Workers practice a variety of religions; identify as LGBTQ; deal with mental and physical challenges.
- Our workforce includes 26 women and 20 men. Half of our managers are women and 2 of our managers are persons of color.
We work hard to be sure that we are inclusive, safe, and welcoming to all.
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Sustainability
It has always made sense to us to find ways to conserve, both because it saves money and because it reduces our environmental impact.
- Through a program from the city of Boulder, all our waste is separated into three bins: compost, recycling, trash.
- Every Friday we put our scrap wood outside that is given away for free. Small downfall can be used for kindling; larger pieces are often saved for local woodturners.
- We have lowered our energy use by changing all lighting to LED, switching our energy to on-demand, and cooling much of the factory with energy-efficient evaporative cooling.
- Our wood is sustainably raised in forests in northern Michigan and Canada.
- The oil we use for finishing our wood is hand rubbed (not sprayed) and is free of ozone-damaging drying agents.