Kelly GraingerDecember 2012

Green Vision 2012

The inventor of carpet tiles

$1 billion USD

3500 employees

6 factories globally

47 showrooms

Who is Interface?

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Sustainability

‘One day people like me will go to jail’

Ray AndersonChairman and founder, Interface

Our Journey …..

•88% reduction in waste sent to landfill since 1996 per unit of production

• Water intake in manufacturing is down 84% since 1996 per unit of production

• Total energy use down by 47% since 1996 per unit of production

• Non-renewable energy is down by 64% since 1996 per unit of production

• Absolute reduction of Interface GHG emissions by 32% from baseline

• 31% of global energy is from renewable sources

• 44% of total raw materials are recycled or bio-based materials

• 99% of the products sold in Europe were manufactured in Europe

The 2 paradigm shift

OLD

• Corporate sustainability

• The Beauty contest

• Awards, labels, CSR reports, certifications

• Zero company impacts

NEW• Product sustainability• Embedded• LCA performance• kg co2/m2

• Zero product life cycle impacts

RADICAL

• Systems sustainability

• Services redesign

• Close loop systems radical materials

• Zeroing others by cannibalising

Embedding sustainability –Truly embedding is in your productEmbedding sustainability –Truly embedding is in your product

Life Cycle Analysis

First step to zero out product impacts

LCA. Sustainable Innovation Starts with Data.

Life Cycle Analysis

First step to zero out product impacts

Sustainability

What can we doto zero out the impact of yarn?

Reduce the amount of yarn used

Use more recycled yarn in the composition

Invent a new yarn

ReEntry and Closing the Loop

The 700 question questionnaire

• Do you have an environmental policy?

• Do you sign to the precautionary principle?

• Have you signed to the Global Compact?

• Who is your ISO14001 auditor?

How transformative is this…?

The 2 paradigm shift

OLD

• Corporate sustainability

• The Beauty contest

• Awards, labels, CSR reports, certifications

• Zero company impacts

NEW• Product sustainability

• Embedded

• LCA performance

• kg co2/m2

• Zero product life cycle impacts

RADICAL

• Systems sustainability• Services redesign• Close loop systems radical materials• Zeroing others by cannibalising

What’s the point of a recyclable carpet if it’s stuck to the floor with glue?

• TacTiles substituting adhesives

• A smarter more sustainable way to install carpet tiles... without GLUE!

Kelly Grainger Sustainability UK & Ireland Interface

mobile: +44 7736 658488email: kelly.grainger@interface.com

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