Drew Schramm of Herman Miller

Setting social responsibility goals before it was in fashion, Herman Miller has had a long legacy and continued vision to create with a sustainable supply chain. Interviewed at Fortune Brainstorm: Green with On Paper host Maureen Kedes, Drew Schramm, Sr. VP Global Supply & Quality for Herman Miller discusses strategy, design and the importance of transparency in managing our environmental footprints.

“We’ve worked so hard at Herman Miller to make sure that we are doing absolutely the right thing for the environment and doing it in a very upfront way,” says Schramm.

Drew Schramm is Senior Vice President, Global Supply and Logistics for Herman Miller, Inc., an international provider of interior furnishings, systems, technologies, and related services based in Zeeland, Michigan, with more than $2 billion in annual revenues. At Herman Miller since 1998, Mr. Schramm has led a reengineering of the global supply management and logistics functions. This work has included extensive integration of key suppliers and the use of lean principles to reduce waste between Herman Miller and its customers. Additionally, Mr. Schramm is an advocate for Herman Miller’s Design for Environment protocol, leading development of a sustainable supply base, and is a member of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) sustainability and social responsibility committee. Previously, he served Praxair Industrial Gases, Abbott Laboratories, and Avon Cosmetics in supply management and operational roles.

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A graduate of the Ivy League's Columbia University, Maureen Kedes spent several years as a freelance public relations and advertising writer, and as spokesperson for several major corporations including: Toshiba, Yamaha, Sharp Electronics, Con Agra Foods, and Oxford University Press. Ms. Kedes also worked as a Test Marketing Director at CBS Television and also recently served as Sr. VP of Public Relations at Fortune Broadcasting in West Hollywood.