About this project
Organisation
Relieve Group
Strategic Agendas
Organisations
Ambitions
Every year in Europe, around 10.7 million tons of furniture end up in landfills. In most cases, each discarded chair, table, or cabinet is simply replaced by a new one. At Relieve Furniture, they believe this can be done better.
This linear logic comes with significant climate costs. The production of all that new furniture generates between 3.3 and 5.7 million tons of CO2 emissions. That is comparable to the annual emissions of a country like Portugal.
Digital platform
What one company discards may still be perfectly usable for another. Relieve Furniture has built a digital, AI-driven platform where companies that are moving or redesigning their spaces can easily offer surplus furniture. Schools, NGOs, start-ups, and other organisations can then find high-quality, affordable materials often almost as good as new.
CO₂ savings per item of furniture
Behind the scenes, Relieve Furniture manages the entire chain: from inventory and logistics to matching and impact reporting. Their platform even calculates how much CO₂ emissions are avoided per reused furniture item.
Meanwhile, thousands of pieces of furniture have already found a new destination. Importantly, organisations can use the platform to furnish their workplaces sustainably without compromising on quality or budget. In this way, Relieve Furniture helps organisations turn their sustainability goals into concrete action.
