February 16, 2022
Beyond Zero – What’s Next?
Since the UN Climate Change Conference in November (COP26) the climate conversation has intensified, with the discussion focusing on how to translate pledges and promises into measurable action
February 16, 2022
Since the UN Climate Change Conference in November (COP26) the climate conversation has intensified, with the discussion focusing on how to translate pledges and promises into measurable action
February 2, 2022
Interface is now certified as a Carbon Neutral Enterprise according to the PAS 2060 standard, the leading international standard on carbon neutrality created by the British Standards Institution (BSI). In the last Sustainability Unravelled blog series, we explored what it takes to become a carbon neutral company. Key to that journey has been a wholesale…
January 5, 2022
Interface is now a Carbon Neutral Enterprise. In other words: we’re a carbon neutral company making carbon neutral products. As our CEO, Laurel Hurd, puts it: “Now everything we do, every aspect of our business, is carbon neutral. We have worked tirelessly to radically decarbonise, tapping into our culture of innovation and design, resulting in…
December 13, 2021
How will the construction sector, which currently accounts for almost 40 per cent of global CO2 emissions, contribute to the latest environmental targets? An online seminar hosted by Interface considered this important question and how different stake holders within the industry can adopt and drive change.
November 24, 2021
Here at Interface, we are passionate about our commitment to creating a climate fit for life and our mission to reverse global warming. We realize that some of the terms related to our goals use technical or niche language that we don’t use every day, so we’d like to provide a deeper dive into what some of our latest initiatives really mean.
November 5, 2021
At COP26 I’m seeing a trend for stubborn optimism amongst the delegates. To me, stubborn optimism requires balancing reality, hope and conviction. The science is clear on the increase in greenhouse gas emissions (including carbon) and that temperatures are rising – businesses, governments and society have to respond
October 27, 2021
COP26 will be the first time that governments will discuss their progress and are likely to find themselves challenged and asked to increase their level of ambition. In many ways – it is a report card for the planet – where governments will be assessed on attainment and effort.
October 15, 2021
The report highlights that, “it is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, oceans and land”, and continues to explain that unless there are drastic cuts in carbon emissions in the short-term, the world will fail to limit temperature increases to below both the 2◦C and 1.5◦C targets outlined as part of the Paris Agreement in 2015
October 6, 2021
It took a global pandemic and the sudden shutdown of our economy to push back by three weeks the increasingly infamous “Earth Overshoot Day in 2020”. The true aim of Earth Overshoot Day is to quantify our impact with a view to changing our behaviours as businesses and individuals – in time to protect the planet for future generations.
September 20, 2021
As of September 2021, all the carpet tiles manufactured at Interface’s European factories now feature our new CQuest™Bio backing a standard – extending the sustainability benefits across all our European manufactured carpet tiles.