InterfaceFLOR Launches Cool Co2mmute

New Initiative Challenges Employees to Reduce Carbon Footprint

InterfaceFLOR, the modular flooring arm of Interface Inc, the world’s leading company in sustainability*, has introduced a new company-wide scheme aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of its employees’ journeys to and from work.

Called Cool Co2mmute, the initiative enables employees to calculate the Co2 emissions generated by their individual daily commute and identify the cost of offsetting them through investment in projects designed to prevent carbon from entering the atmosphere.

InterfaceFLOR, which is European market leader in modular flooring and fabrics, has UK and European manufacturing facilities in Halifax, West Yorkshire; Craigavon, Northern Ireland and Scherpenzeel in the Netherlands

An award winning leader in sustainability, Interface has been striving to reduce its impact on the environment since 1994. This global initiative is now called, “Mission Zero,” as the company aims to achieve a zero environmental footprint by 2020.

Ed Blamey, InterfaceFLOR’s European Sustainability Director, explains the significance of Cool Co2mmute:

“Climate change is one of the most serious threats facing global society. We all need to make every effort to reduce our emissions by as much as we can; it is then possible to offset those emissions which cannot be avoided. InterfaceFLOR is actively working to reduce emissions via energy efficiency programmes and increasing the use of renewable energy usage. Cool Co2mmute is the latest example of our commitment and shows that we try our hardest to practice what we preach”

The special Cool Co2mmute website, which is open to all InterfaceFLOR staff, enables employees to identify and offset carbon emissions caused through their work related journeys, whether taken by aeroplane, bus, car or train.

The Cool Co2mmute initiative is run in association with Climate Care, which has nine years' experience of sourcing projects around the world to develop high quality CO2 offset projects with strong sustainable development credentials.

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Date issued: 2 July 07

Notes to Editors:

*The GlobeScan group of environmental experts recently singled out Interface as the world’s leading company in sustainability, rating it ahead of BP, GE, Shell Oil and Toyota. Interface has now set up a new consulting business, InterfaceRAISE, in response to requests from other companies to share its knowledge and expertise in sustainability.

Interface Inc.
Interface is a recognized leader in the commercial interiors market, offering floor coverings and fabrics. The company is committed to the goal of sustainability and doing business in ways that minimize the impact on the environment while enhancing shareholder value.

Interface was founded in 1973 by Chairman, Ray Anderson, considered to be a pioneer from the start - a trailblazer of the modular carpet industry in the United States. The company promotes sustainable business practices - within its global community and in the products it makes. For Interface, sustainability is a belief that is built into the business model, an underlying corporate value, ensuring that business decisions are weighed against their potential impact on economic, natural and social systems. It's a means for associates to deliver superior value to customers and shareholders.

Interface is a global company with manufacturing locations on four continents and offices in more than 100 countries.

Climate Care: http://climatecare.org/interface