Interface Inc.

No individual and no company is truly "sustainable" yet. Sustainability cannot be reached by concentrating on just one or two of the three elements: economic, social and environmental. It takes all three to reach sustainability. That is why so many corporations and individuals are still searching.

Sustainability is not so much about what you "do" as it is reflective of "thinking about what you do before you do it." The heart of sustainability is found by making informed choices on all three fronts, and gaining the knowledge to act in a way that doesn't jeopardize the future.

At Interface:

• We are a leading proponent of sustainable enterprise worldwide

• We have a goal to become sustainable

• We desire to lead others forward on that same path

• We are committed to understanding and achieving sustainability in all of its elements

• We are making progress, but...we are not sustainable

Sustainability is hard work. Becoming a sustainable enterprise is like climbing a mountain that is "higher than Everest." For many companies, the first and most difficult step on that climb is not on the mountain itself, but rather admitting that the mountain exists.

We see the mountain and we're climbing it. We have laid out a path to sustainability in seven ambitious fronts, you might say the seven faces of the mountain.

1. Eliminating waste (anything that does not add value to our customers)

2. Eliminating harmful emissions into the biosphere

3. Using renewable energy sources

4. Creating self-sustaining, closed-loop products and processes

5. Developing alternatives to the physical movement of people and material, using resource-efficient means of transportation

6. Creating a culture that integrates the principles of sustainability into what we do everyday.

7. Creating a new model for business (redesigning it) by pioneering sustainable commerce