The Seven Fronts

In leading Interface Inc. forward Ray Anderson (Chairman and CEO) has often likened achieving sustainability to climbing a mountain higher than Mt. Everest. With this in mind, we have laid out a path designed to achieve sustainability on seven ambitious fronts.

1. Eliminate Waste: Eliminating all forms of waste in every area of business;
   


2. Benign Emissions: Eliminating toxic substances from products, vehicles and facilities;
   


3. Renewable Electricity: Operating facilities with renewable electricity sources – solar, wind, landfill gas, biomass, geothermal, tidal and low impact/small scale hydroelectric or non-petroleum-based hydrogen;
   


4. Closing the Loop: Redesigning processes and products to close the technical loop using recovered and bio-based materials;
   


5. Resource-Efficient Transportation: Transporting people and products efficiently to reduce waste and emissions;
   


6. Sensitizing Stakeholders: Creating a culture that integrates sustainability principles and improves people’s lives and livelihoods;
   


7. Redesign Commerce: Creating a new business model that demonstrates and supports the value of sustainability-based commerce;