Net Impact Nov 2014 by Sangob Auloong, Interface Thailand

1. “ What is common to the greatest number has the least care bestowed upon it “
- Aristotle

2. THE WORLD’S LEADING MODULAR CARPET COMPANY

3. INTERFACE INC.
Business
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Commercial Carpet
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40 -Year history
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Size: $ 1.2 Billion
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Where: Global
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Footprint:
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6 Manufacturing
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37 Offices

4. INTERFACE ( A Global Company)
Asia- Pacific
15%
Europe
23%
Americas
62%

5. MARKET SEGMENTATION
HOSPITALITY
EDUCATION
CORPORATE
HEALTHCARE
GOVERNMENT

6. Induction Product 2009
PERFORMANCE
SUSTAINABILITY
S E R V I C E
DESIGN

7. Induction Product 2009
DAVID OAKEY – WORLD REKNOWN DESIGNER

9. “One day people
like me will go
to jail”
Ray Anderson 1994

11. Interface .,Inc 1973
1994
Interface’s vision
2020 Our Mission
HOW THE JOURNEY BEGAN

12. The Interface Vision
IMAGE HERE
Interface‘s 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.”

13. IMAGE HERE

14. What is
Mission Zero?

15. Mission Zero raises the difficult questions:
Q
Q
Q
Can we eliminate our impact while delivering more to our customers?
Can a corporation do well and do good at the same time?
Can an industry based on petrochemicals really achieve zero impact?

16. Our roots: the invention of modular floor design
Design Freedom
Glue-free, fast and flexible installation that minimises disruption
Minimal installation waste
The ability to change at low cost
Flexibility to reconfigure and create zones
Easy handling, storage and transport
Convenient uplift to enable reuse or recycling
Easy maintenance
Wellbeing

17. Applying ‘zeroism’ everywhere
For Our
Customers
For Our
Products
For Our
Factories
For Our
Value Chain
Zero:
Unwanted Noise,
Greenwash, Landfill, Carbon, Hassle, VOCs.
Zero:
Virgin Yarn, Installation Waste, Virgin Backing, Toxic Chemicals, Secrets.
Zero:
Carbon, Fresh Water Usage, Waste, Accidents at Work.
Zero:
Petrochemicals, Unfairness, Transport Impacts, Risks.

18. The Interface Model Seven Fronts of Mt. Sustainability
IMAGE HERE
1.Eliminate waste
2.Eliminate harmful emissions
3.Use renewable energy
4.Closing the loop
5.Resource efficient transportation
6.Sensitizing Stakeholders
7.Redesign Commerce

19. Towards zero installation waste using Random Design
Normal carpet tile
3 - 4%
Average wastage
Broadloom 12%
Random carpet tile
1 - 2%
FRONT 1 : Eliminate Waste

20. F1
Entropy – inspired by nature
Each tile is slightly different in pattern & color
Typical i2 installation waste: 1.5%
Typical broadloom installation waste: 8-12%
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Reduced installation waste

Reduced manufacturing waste

No attic stock, no storage space needed

21. Sample Return Program
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2005: over 55,000 samples were returned
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2006: 90,163 samples returned SIMs
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In 2006, 8,000 SIM prints sent
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Conserving > 2,000 gal of oil
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Keeping 20,000 lbs carpet out of landfill
1 Carpet sample=1 Qt oil
F1

22. Zero
Carbon emissions
Fresh water use
Waste Generation
Accidents at work
Zero water in our manufacturing process
F1

23. Water savings
•
Exited energy intensive printing process in 1998
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Water intake per square meter is down 87% since 1996
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Today no wastewater leaves manufacturing area
•
No environmental permits are needed
˜
Big cost savings!
1 Carpet sample=1 Qt oil
50 gallons/sq yd
0.9 gallons/sq yd
versus
F1

24. Ultrasonic machine reduces cutting waste radically
Carpet
Die cut
Tiles
6 cuts + waste
Carpet
Ultra Sonic cut
Tiles
1 cut + waste
‘window waste’ with ultra sonic cutting
‘window waste’ with die cutting
F1

25. Towards zero landfill
F1

26. Front 2 : Eliminate harmful emissions

27. F2
COOL CARPETTM
Greenhouse Gas free Carpet

28. Towards zero carbon with Cool Carpet®
Uses recognised standards
Verified by independent third party
Covers the full life cycle
F2

29. The Cool Fuel™ program offsets CO2 from company car fuel purchases
Cool Co2mmute offsets GHG emissions from employee commuting
EPA SmartWay Transport Charter Partner, to reduce emissions from ground freight
F2

30. Towards zero VOCs and better air quality
Emissions requirements from different national legislations and European standards (μg/m after 3 days)
German regulation
(AgBB, building
products)
French regulation
(AFSSET, building
productions)
GEV EMICODE EC1 (for adhesives)
Blue Angel RAL
UZ 113 (for adhesives)
Gut (for carpet,
standard used by
Interface)
μg/m3 After 3 days
μg/m3 After 28 days
F2

31. Zero
Carbon emissions
Fresh water use
Waste Generation
Accidents at work
Our factory feeds on bio-gas from fish and chocolate waste
Scherpenzeel down to Zero
Front 3 : Use renewable energy

32. Zero
Carbon emissions
Fresh water use
Waste Generation
Accidents at work
Insulating pipes and equipment to avoid thermal loss
Scherpenzeel down to Zero
F4
F3

33. Zero
Carbon emissions
Fresh water use
Waste Generation
Accidents at work
Periodically finding leakages of compressed air
F3

34. Front 4 : Closing the loop
ReEntry Program
Interface has diverted more than 103 million lbs of carpet since 1994

35. Transportation
End of Life/ Use
Landfill
Recycling
Use & Maintenance
Product
Manufacturing
Raw material
extraction
Measurement of Global Warming Impact: Where do impacts occur with Carpet? (Closing the Loop)
71%
10%
9%
7%
3%
Greenhouse gas emissions
F4

36. 1
2
3
1.
Carpet shipped back to LaGrange, Georgia
2.
Full carpet tile is ground up, fiber and backing
3.
Agglomerator converts material to pellets
ReEntry Program
F4

37. 4
4
5
6
ReEntry Program
4.
“Cool Blue Food” sprinkled onto conveyor belt
5.
Pellets heated until they ‘ooze’
6.
Backing cured and face fiber added
F4

38. Transforming our supply chain towards Mission Zero
Front 5 : Resource efficient transportation

39. Towards zero transport impacts through our local manufacturing
Establish local manufacturing sites
F5

40. Shifting to lower-carbon modes of transport with railway and barges
F5

41. Improving transport efficiency
On average our trucks are now 85-90% full
F5

42. Front 6 : Sensitizing Stakeholders
“Together We Can Reuse It”

43. F6 GREEN APPLE DAY

44. F6 Wild Life Conservation

45. F6 Community projects

46. F6 Community projects

47. F6 Mission Zero Week

48. Front 7 : Redesign Commerce
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT COMPARISON OF GRIDSET "GREEN GLUE" vs TACTILES050100APEPFAETPGWPHTPMAETPODPPOCPRADTETPEEGreen GlueTactiles
TACTILES
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Creates a “Floating Floor”
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Install over existing floors
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Tiles adhere to one another, not the floor

90% Lower Environmental Footprint

Eliminates installation waste

49. 110g
5g
Adhesive per m2
TacTilesTM, per m2
Most emissions from a flooring installation come from the glue
F7

50. Zero disruption during installation
Renovisions lifts the furniture and reduces disruption
F7

51. Zero hassle maintenance
F7

52. F7
LEED BUILDING
Interface was involved in LEED's development and several of our showrooms and manufacturing facilities have achieved high LEED accreditation. Our Thailand plant is the first LEED Certified building in the country

53. INTERFACE LEED SITES
Shanghai Showroom – LEED Gold
Atlanta Showroom – LEED Platinum
Ray C Anderson Plant, West Point – LEED Certified
InterfaceFLOR Thailand – LEED Certified
F7

54. Three ways to reduce the biggest impact of a carpet tile:
1 Use less yarn
2 Use recycled yarn
3 Invent a new yarn
F7

55. Use less yarn
Microtuft:
Around 50% less yarn
F7

56. Today: We have more than 400 colours with 100% recycled nylon
90’s: the inventors of nylon told us it was impossible to recycle nylon
Use recycled yarn
F7

57. Net Works
Net-Works is the first step in creating a truly restorative loop in carpet tile production, cleaning up oceans and beaches while also creating financial opportunities for some of the poorest people in the world
F7

58. Fotosfera is our first product using bio- based nylon yarn
63%
bio-based yarn
Invent a new yarn
F7

59. Towards zero unfairness
F7

60. Biomimicry – Design inspiration from nature
Nature has 3.8 billion years of design
experience
F7

61. Sustainability Metrics

62. EcoMetrics
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Recycle content
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Energy
We measure our progress to Mission Zero along three paths...
PROCESS
PRODUCT
CULTURE
LCA and
Natural Capital
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Emissions
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Waste
SocioMetrics
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Engagement
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Safety
Sustainability Metrics: Measuring our Progress toward Mission Zero
“ What Gets Measured, Gets Done “ - Ray Anderson

63. Product
Impacts
70% of Carbon Impacts Occur in the Raw Materials and
Production Stage (Cradle-to-Gate)
Average Carbon Impacts by Life Cycle Stage
(2013 global weighted average of products sold)
8.56 kg CO2/m2

64. Product
Impacts
Average Cradle-to-Gate Carbon Impacts
8.56 kg CO2/m2
75% of Cradle-to-Gate Carbon Impacts are from
Yarn and Backing
(2013 global weighted average of products sold)

65. 2013 EcoMetrics Highlights
ENERGY USE per unit of production since 1996
RENEWABLE ENERGY of total energy use
GHG EMISSIONS per unit of production since 1996
RECYCLED and BIOBASED MATERIALS of total raw materials use
WASTE TO LANDFILL per unit of production since 1996
WATER INTAKE per unit of production since 1996
39%
35%
71%
49%
83%
94%

66. 2013 Renewable Electricity
1.
Scherpenzeel Green from Grid + Solar
2.
Craigavon Green from Grid
3.
LaGrange – Kyle 1&2 RECs + Solar
4.
LaGrange– Kyle 3 (ReEntry) RECs
5.
West Point RECs Two facilities have on-site solar photovoltaic arrays which produced 17 MWh of electricity and saved 9 tonnes of GHG emissions in 2012
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LaGrange - 9 MWh (0.01% of electricity usage) saved 6 tonnes of GHG emissions

Scherpenzeel - 8 MWh (0.03% of electricity usage) saved 3 tonnes of GHG emissions
Energy
5 out of 7 manufacturing facilities use 100% renewable electricity:

67. Happy and Productive
Culture
“ Sustainability is in our DNA “
Mission Zero Champions or Ambassadors
Engagement – QUEST, Q12, 360.
Less is more, C.I., Innovation
Safety, Health and Well being.
Zero Waste
Renewable
Accountable