Interface Summary

Brief Description of Company:

Interface is a commercial interiors manufacturing company based in Atlanta, Georgia and a global leader in the manufacture of environmentally responsible floor coverings and fabrics for residential and commercial interiors. Interface offers a diverse selection of products from Bentley Prince Street, Interface FABRIC, InterfaceFLOR (U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific) and FLOR (U.S. based residential modular carpet company). Interface, Inc., has sales in more than 100 countries and manufacturing facilities on four continents. The company recognizes the impacts of global commerce and is committed to giving the marketplace a wide range of choices for specifying earth-friendly and certified environmentally preferable products. Visit Interface's Web site for more information. [1]

Target:

Interface announced its plans to become a carbon neutral enterprise by 2020, a commitment that was announced during a working session of the second annual Clinton Global Initiative in New York. Read more about it here [2].

BELC Company Targets [3]

CEO:

Daniel T. Hendrix

CEO Quote Regarding Climate Change:

“Interface considers mitigating climate change to be of utmost importance in achieving a more sustainable future for everyone. To date, our combined global efforts have reduced our absolute carbon dioxide emissions by over 60% from our 1996 baseline.”

Energy Efficiency Initiatives

Success Stories Summary:

Interface’s improved efficiencies and conservation efforts have reduced the total energy required to manufacture carpet per unit of production by 36 percent since 1996, and total energy required to manufacture a linear yard of fabric is down 19 percent since 1996.
Interface’s Elkin, NC facility was retrofitted with a high efficiency heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, reducing monthly energy consumption by 307,000 Kilowatt hours.

Buildings summary:

Interface’s Shanghai showroom was the first facility in China to earn a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) [4] Gold rating.
Interface registered the first LEED facility in Thailand.
Interface plants and showrooms in Georgia and California are LEED certified.
Interface’s Energy Mirror project, installed in 2002 at Scherpenzeel facility in Holland, tracks energy consumption 24 hours per day, and provides up-to-the-minute data. This has improved conservation and cost savings awareness among employees, eliminated excess ventilation and identified a need for “stand-by” options on electronic office equipment.
Interface’s Elkin, NC facility was retrofitted with a high efficiency heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, reducing monthly energy consumption by 307,000 Kilowatt hours.

Internal Operations summary:

Interface’s improved efficiencies and conservation efforts have reduced the total energy required to manufacture carpet per unit of production by 36 percent since 1996, and total energy required to manufacture a linear yard of fabric is down 19 percent since 1996.

Supply Chain summary:

Interface’s transportation working group is establishing its transportation footprint, including setting a baseline year, developing metrics to monitor performance, and collecting and sharing best practices among business units.
Interface is a member of the Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Transport [5] Partnership.

Interface [6] is a member of the Business Environmental Leadership Council (BELC), the largest U.S.-based association of companies dedicated to business and policy solutions to climate change. Interface is a commercial interiors manufacturing company based in Atlanta, Georgia and a global leader in the manufacture of environmentally responsible floor coverings and fabrics for residential and commercial interiors. Interface offers a diverse selection of products from Bentley Prince Street, Interface FABRIC, InterfaceFLOR (U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific) and FLOR (U.S. based residential modular carpet company). Interface, Inc., has sales in more than 100 countries and manufacturing facilities on four continents.

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