Ray Anderson
Chairman and CEO of Interface, Inc.
Interface carpeting was used in the DEP Southcentral Regional Office Building (SCROB).

Clips: How to Reverse a Global Problem The History of Interface Economics and the Earth’s Limited Resource Sustainability and the “Next Industrial Revolution” Taking a Leadership Role in Sustainability Interface Carpet Tiles and Other Products The Vision of Interface The First “Front” of Sustainability: Removing Waste The Second “Front” of Sustainability: Removing Emissions The Third “Front” of Sustainability: Renewable Energy The Fifth “Front” of Sustainability: Resource-Efficient Transportation The Sixth “Front” of Sustainability: Sensitivity of People The Seventh “Front” of Sustainability: Reinventing Commerce Leasing Materials and Cost Comparisons Doing Well by Doing Good The Prince Street Story The Environmental Commitment and Company Morale The Benefits of Building Green Return to Green Building Interviews

After graduating from Georgia Institute of Technology in industrial engineering, Ray Anderson guided his company, Interface, Inc., to become one of the world’s largest makers of interior furnishings. In 1994, he then revolutionized the carpet and flooring industry by embarking on a mission to make Interface a sustainable corporation, leading a worldwide war on waste and pioneering the processes of sustainable development. Named one of America’s “100 Best Companies To Work For” in l997 and l998 by FORTUNE magazine, Interface has diversified and globalized its businesses with sales in 110 countries and manufacturing facilities on four continents. In addition to carpet tiles and broadloom carpet marketed under several brands, Interface also manufactures and markets specialty fabrics, architectural products such as raised access flooring, and a variety of chemicals used in commercial office installations. While Interface is noted within the industry for its commitment to high quality design and innovation, the company is fast gaining a reputation as a corporation carrying the banner for the environment. Although the company has not yet attained its goal of complete sustainability, it is investing in developing processes and technologies to reach it. Harnessing solar energy and providing raw materials by harvesting and recycling carpet and other petrochemical products, Interface continues to eliminate waste and harmful emissions from its operations. Mr. Anderson was named co-chairman of the President’s Council on Sustainable Development in l997, and received the inaugural Millennium Award from Global Green, presented by Mikhail Gorbachev in September l996. He was also recognized in l996 as the Ernest & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the Southeast Region and as the Georgia Conservancy’s Conservationist of the Year in l997.