Accolades, Sustainable Practices Take Center Stage in Kimball Office CSR Report

JASPER, Ind., Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of becoming one of the first contract office furniture manufacturers to obtain American National Standards Institute/Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (ANSI/BIFMA) level® 2 or 3 certification for 100 percent of its manufactured products, Kimball® Office is pleased to release the company's second annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report.

Throughout 2010, Kimball Office, a brand unit of Kimball® International, participated in scores of fundraising and volunteer activities, filed dozens of new patents, improved manufacturing practices, and was recognized by multiple state and national organizations for environmental achievements.

"For more than 40 years, strong corporate citizenship and environmental awareness have been at the core of Kimball Office's daily business practices," said Jeff Fenwick, Vice President and General Manger at Kimball Office. "As a team, we commit to improving quality of life through increasingly sustainable and certified products, neighborhood projects, community events, and growing corporate relationships."

The CSR report is based on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, highlights include:

• 95 percent of seating products are Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) Indoor Advantage™ Gold certified
• Post Falls, Idaho manufacturing facility implemented new process and reduced water usage by nearly 620,000 gallons
• Average recycling efficiency rate for all manufacturing facilities was more than 89 percent
• Recycled nearly 625,000 pounds of cardboard
• Recognized by the State of Idaho as a Pollution Prevention Champion
• Received the Indiana Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence
• Granted Indiana Department of Environmental Management Environmental Stewardship Program Membership for Salem and Jasper, Ind. manufacturing facilities
• Ranked in the top 25th percentile of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay transportation program
• Presented with GREEN GOOD DESIGN Award for Fluent™ desking and San Francisco showroom
• Achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) certification for Atlanta, GA showroom
• As of 2010, 100 percent of packaging is recyclable
• Planted more than 1,600 trees for 40 Trees in 40 Cities initiative
• Since 1990, planted more than 375,000 seedlings as part of Trees for Tomorrow program
• Salem, Ind. facility celebrated more than 3,000,000 hours worked without a lost time injury

To learn more about Kimball Office's corporate initiatives and sustainability story, visit, www.kimballoffice.com.

About Kimball Office

Kimball® Office has been transforming workspaces for over 40 years, with an ever-widening breadth of relevant, sustainable office furniture solutions. As one of America's most respected environmentally-conscious contract office furniture manufacturers, they provide architects, designers, facility managers, and employers with open plan system solutions, both modern and classic desking, and a range of seating options. The company is a brand unit of Kimball International Inc., (NASDAQ: KBALB), a $1.2 billion publicly traded company headquartered in Jasper, Ind. Learn how Kimball Office is changing workspaces by visiting www.kimballoffice.com.

About Kimball International

Recognized with a reputation for excellence, Kimball International is committed to a high performance culture that values personal and organizational commitment to quality, reliability, value, speed, and ethical behavior. Kimball employees know they are part of a corporate culture that builds success for Customers while enabling employees to share in the Company's success through personal, professional and financial growth.

Kimball International, Inc. (NASDAQ: KBALB) provides a variety of products from its two business segments: the Electronic Manufacturing Services segment and the Furniture segment. The Electronic Manufacturing Services segment provides engineering and manufacturing services, which utilize common production and support capabilities to a variety of industries globally. The Furniture segment provides furniture for the office and hospitality industries, sold under the Company's family of brand names. To learn more about Kimball International, Inc., visit www.kimball.com.

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