SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES

Key sustainability initiatives for the Corporation are managed and supported by the Sustainable Strategies Team of Interface, Inc. This group is responsible for providing technical and logistical assistance to all business units in the collective efforts to promote and implement sustainability.

Key programs and activities of this group are focused on educating, measuring, and promoting sustainability that would not traditionally be considered basic research. Some examples include social issues, measurement systems, life cycle science, internal and external communication, and Interface's strategy regarding issues that extend beyond our products, such as climate change.

Initiatives include:

  • Development and maintenance of this web site which represents our Interface Sustainability Report - Volume II.

  • Compiling and analyzing company wide sustainability metrics and activities, greenhouse gas emissions, toxic chemical inventories, etc.

  • Management and administration of the QUEST (waste elimination) initiative.

  • Management and administration of the EcoMetrics initiative, which includes the activities that business units can use to become more sustainable, including benchmarking and sharing of best practices for each facility.

  • Management and administration of the SocioMetrics initiative, which is a systematic approach to measuring, understanding and developing ways to positively impact the social aspect of sustainability.

  • Management of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) process for Interface which includes working with all facilities worldwide to prioritize studies according to business value and then using these studies to assist local management in understanding environmental impacts from a holistic viewpoint.

  • Administration of the Environmental Education Grant program which awards up to 30 grants yearly for up to $500 USD each.

  • Publication of Global Voices, a semi-annual global newsletter focused on Mission Zero™ for Interface associates and stakeholders.

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