kelly grainger interface green vision2012
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Keynote presentation given by Kelly Grainger (Interface) at The Greenhouse, Leeds, as part of the Green Vision: sustainable materials event on 12 December 2012.TRANSCRIPT
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Kelly GraingerDecember 2012
Green Vision 2012
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The inventor of carpet tiles
$1 billion USD
3500 employees
6 factories globally
47 showrooms
Who is Interface?
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Sustainability
‘One day people like me will go to jail’
Ray AndersonChairman and founder, Interface
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Our Journey …..
•88% reduction in waste sent to landfill since 1996 per unit of production
• Water intake in manufacturing is down 84% since 1996 per unit of production
• Total energy use down by 47% since 1996 per unit of production
• Non-renewable energy is down by 64% since 1996 per unit of production
• Absolute reduction of Interface GHG emissions by 32% from baseline
• 31% of global energy is from renewable sources
• 44% of total raw materials are recycled or bio-based materials
• 99% of the products sold in Europe were manufactured in Europe
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The 2 paradigm shift
OLD
• Corporate sustainability
• The Beauty contest
• Awards, labels, CSR reports, certifications
• Zero company impacts
NEW• Product sustainability• Embedded• LCA performance• kg co2/m2
• Zero product life cycle impacts
RADICAL
• Systems sustainability
• Services redesign
• Close loop systems radical materials
• Zeroing others by cannibalising
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Embedding sustainability –Truly embedding is in your productEmbedding sustainability –Truly embedding is in your product
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Life Cycle Analysis
First step to zero out product impacts
LCA. Sustainable Innovation Starts with Data.
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Life Cycle Analysis
First step to zero out product impacts
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Sustainability
What can we doto zero out the impact of yarn?
Reduce the amount of yarn used
Use more recycled yarn in the composition
Invent a new yarn
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ReEntry and Closing the Loop
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The 700 question questionnaire
• Do you have an environmental policy?
• Do you sign to the precautionary principle?
• Have you signed to the Global Compact?
• Who is your ISO14001 auditor?
How transformative is this…?
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The 2 paradigm shift
OLD
• Corporate sustainability
• The Beauty contest
• Awards, labels, CSR reports, certifications
• Zero company impacts
NEW• Product sustainability
• Embedded
• LCA performance
• kg co2/m2
• Zero product life cycle impacts
RADICAL
• Systems sustainability• Services redesign• Close loop systems radical materials• Zeroing others by cannibalising
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What’s the point of a recyclable carpet if it’s stuck to the floor with glue?
• TacTiles substituting adhesives
• A smarter more sustainable way to install carpet tiles... without GLUE!
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Kelly Grainger Sustainability UK & Ireland Interface
mobile: +44 7736 658488email: [email protected]
@ kellygrainger
Thank you!
web: www.interface.com
Thank You!