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Climate

Addressing our greenhouse gas emissions is a key component of our Mission Zero® commitment. We are striving to become a carbon neutral company by measuring, reducing and offsetting our carbon emissions (FRONT #2). In addition, we implemented employee programs to help address their emissions and we sell carbon neutral products through our Cool Carpet™ program, one of the first in the world.

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Measuring Emissions

Interface® calculates its global greenhouse gas emissions using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard, allowing us to analyze and report our emissions reductions. We also use life cycle assessment to measure the footprint of our products for our Cool Carpet program. We disclose our annual inventory and progress on this site and through the Climate Disclosure Project.

 

Emissions Reductions

We reduced our manufacturing greenhouse gas emissions per unit of product by 41% from 1996 to 2012 through diverse strategies including process efficiencies, energy efficiencies (such as lighting and equipment replacement), fuel switching, and use of renewable energy.

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Partnership and Collaboration

In order to support emissions measurement and management efforts, Interface is a member of the Carbon Disclosure Project, publicly disclosing the details of its greenhouse gas inventory and climate strategy. Our most recent disclosure can be found here.

We are also members of the Presidential Climate Action Project (PCAP) National Advisory Committee, driving bold, comprehensive and non-partisan policy plans for presidential leadership. The most recent PCAP report can be found here.

In addition, Interface has made a Zero CO2 Emissions commitment as part of the Clinton Global Initiative, committing to achieving net zero CO2 emissions by 2020.

We were early participants in several emissions reporting and reduction initiatives and have actively engaged in various climate-related partnerships including: United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Climate Neutral Network, Chicago Climate Exchange, U.S. EPA Climate Leaders, The Climate Group, Pew Center on Global Climate Change Business Environmental Leadership Council (BELC), and the World Resource Institute’s Climate-Safe Business Network.

 

Leadership

Interface’s progress to reduce its carbon emissions has been recognized around the world.

  • U.S. EPA’s Climate Protection Award 2004 (for Cool Carpet and internal climate programs)
  • U.S. EPA’s Green Power Purchasing Award 2004
  • U.S. EPA’s Climate Wise Special Recognition Award 1997
  • Interface Europe, 2006 Business Commitment to the Environment (BCE) Award
  • Interface Europe, Business in the Community (BITC), Environmental Impact Award 2006
  • Interface Europe, Business in the Community (BITC) ‘Big Tick’ Award for Climate Change
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    Learn about our carbon neutral Cool Carpet products in the Innovations section.

    Learn about our transportation emissions programs in the Transportation section.