In 2006, the company's beloved founder, G.W. Haworth, died at age 95. In 2008, Haworth's new corporate headquarters, a LEED-NC Gold-certified facility, opened as a living lab. In 2009, Haworth became the first company in the industry to achieve zero waste to landfill in all U.S. manufacturing facilities. That same year, Dick Haworth stepped aside and his son, Matthew, then 40, became chairman. The company purchased Italian furniture group, Poltrona Frau, in 2014, gaining a majority stake in several iconic Italian design brands, including Cappellini, Cassina and Poltrona Frau.