UMAGE Group ApS
Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
November 2025
Furniture
Wholesale/Retail
Austria,
Belgium,
Canada,
China,
Czech Republic,
Denmark,
Finland,
France,
Germany,
Italy,
Netherlands The,
Norway,
Spain,
Sweden,
Switzerland,
United Kingdom,
United States
UMAGE is a Danish word meaning making an effort, and that is what they strive to do every day. Founded in 2008 by CEO Jacob Nannestad Hansen and Chief Creative Developer Søren Ravn Christensen, UMAGE is where Danish design meets affordability, high-quality materials and a genuine care for the environment. At UMAGE, they combine aesthetics, simplicity and functionality with thoughtful craftsmanship and environmental care. The result is furniture and lighting designs with a sustainable edge. The collections are flat-packed to optimise global logistics, making them more accessible while reducing carbon emissions. In a world where every corner of everyday life demands adaptability and flexibility, UMAGE is committed to crafting versatile, multifunctional designs that cater to ever-evolving trends and needs. Their products are thoughtfully crafted to be adaptable to different spaces and lifestyles, with details that enrich both the practical and aesthetic experience. Designed for both private homes and public spaces, UMAGE collections fit seamlessly into everything from small apartments to large-scale projects.
Overall B Impact Score
Governance 8.4
Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Workers 24.6
Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.
Community 19.7
Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.
Environment 23.2
Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Customers 4.2
Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.