Book Description:
<DIV><DIV><DIV><B><DIV><P style='MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt'><P style='MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt'><I></I></P> </P><P style='MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt'>In 1994, Interface founder and chairman Ray Anderson set an audacious goal for his commercial carpet company: to take nothing <I>from</I> the earth that can t be replaced <I>by</I> the earth. Now, in the most inspiring business book of our time, Anderson leads the way forward and challenges all of industry to share that goal. </P><P style='MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt'> </P><P style='MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt'>The Interface story is a compelling one: In 1994, making carpets was a toxic, petroleum based process, releasing immense amounts of air and water pollution and creating tons of waste. Fifteen years after Anderson s spear in the chest revelation, Interface has:</P><P style='MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt'> </P><P style='MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt'> Cut greenhouse gas emissions by 82 </P><P style='MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt'> Cut fossil fuel consumption by 60 </P><P style='MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt'> Cut waste by 66 </P><P style='MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt'> Cut water use by 75 </P><P style='MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt'> Invented and patented new machines, materials, and manufacturing processes</P><P style='MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt'> Increased sales by 66 , doubled earnings, and raised profit margins</P><P style='MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt'> </P><P style='MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt'>With practical ideas and measurable outcomes that every business can use, Anderson shows that profit and sustainability are not mutually exclusive; businesses can improve their bottom lines and do right by the earth. </P></B><P> </P></DIV>
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