For Garde Hvalsøe, becoming a Certified B Corporation™ is not the beginning of a new direction, it is the formal recognition of values that have guided the company since it was founded in 1990.
Rooted in Danish cabinetmaking, Garde Hvalsøe has spent more than three decades creating bespoke kitchens and interiors defined by enduring materials, thoughtful construction and close collaboration with architects, interior designers and private clients.
The certification recognises that the same care shapes not only the work itself, but also the way the company is run.
B Corp certification measures companies against verified standards across governance, workers, community, environment and customers. It asks not what a company sells, but how it conducts itself.
For Garde Hvalsøe, it provides an independent way of measuring principles that have long been part of everyday practice. Much of what the certification asks for has always been central to the company. Every project is made in Denmark by cabinetmakers the company knows and works closely with.
Materials are chosen for their ability to age with dignity rather than follow changing trends. Responsibility begins with making furniture that deserves to last—pieces made to become part of a home for generations. In a world of increasing consumption, longevity remains one of the most meaningful forms of responsibility.
“No client asked us to become B Corp certified,” the company said. “We chose to do it because we believe responsibility deserves the same care as craftsmanship. B Corp didn’t change who we are. It gave us an independent way of measuring the values Garde Hvalsøe was built on.”
Birgitta Murga Thomsen, Chief of Brand, People & Business Development, Garde Hvalsøe, added: “As expectations for transparency continue to grow across the design industry, the certification offers clients, collaborators and employees an independently verified framework for understanding how Garde Hvalsøe works and what the company stands for.”
For Garde Hvalsøe, certification is not an endpoint. B Corp certification is renewed every three years, and each assessment identifies new opportunities to improve.
