InterfaceFLOR, the world’s largest manufacturer of modular carpet, continues to make progress on the company’s efforts to reduce environmental impacts. The worldwide company that acquired Dutch Heuga (of Heuga Keukenette) pushes the envelope on innovation, and to introduce other companies to the business case for sustainability.  The company announced its Ecometrics results for 2008 amid news that Interface has been ranked number one in the Survey of Sustainability Experts, ahead of corporations like BP and General Electric.

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“It is gratifying to be recognized for our efforts on a global scale,” said Dan Hendrix, CEO of Interface. “Mission Zero is about more than just the Interface journey.  It’s about demonstrating and sharing a new business model that aligns people, products, profit and the planet.”

Vision
To be the first company that, by its deeds, shows the entire industrial world what sustainability is in all its dimensions: People, process, product, place and profits — by 2020 — and in doing so we will become restorative through the power of influence.



In Practice
What this means for the consumer? When using carpet tiles, you don't need to change the whole carpet in case of a stain. Dirty tiles are collected through an espacially set up trasnportsystem that will take the building material back to the plant it came from, to return as new carpeting. The production process is powered by regenerative energy sources.

Carpet Tiles so good you can wear them
The pattern on InterfaceFlor tapestry is designed without an obligatory direction of laying the carpet, to reduce loss of material when cutting. So there's only boring patterns? InterfaceFLOR India introduced its latest product range recently across Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi. The designs were so refreshingly different and interesting you could actually wear them! And that is how Interface FLOR India decided to present them to their customers ... through India's traditional garment -the Saree with the designs of the carpets on them.