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CONNECTING DESIGN, BEAUTY & SUSTAINABILITY:
InterfaceFLOR RELAUNCHS ITS BRAND
Maria Davlantes, Interface

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5. Who is Interface?
• The World’s Largest Manufacturer and Marketer of Carpet Tile 5
• >$1B in Sales
• Unique, Global Manufacturing

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company that, by its
deeds, shows the
entire industrial world
what sustainability is in
all its dimensions—
people, process,
product, place and
profits—and in doing
so, become restorative
through the power of
influence.”
- In 1994, Interface founder Ray C.
Anderson challenged his company to
pursue a bold new vision

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‘Recyclable’ is a promise
‘Recycled’ is a reality

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Recycled and Bio-based Raw Materials
Used in Carpet Manufacturing
(percent of total raw materials used) 100%
44%
4%
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EPDs
Globally
in 2012

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16. Biophilia
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18. Biophilia
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19. Biophilia in the built environment
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21. Biophilia
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22. Biophilia
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23. Milano Design Week
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