July 2011 - It’s a story that Interface founder and chairman Ray Anderson tells with pride. A consulting client was meeting at the company’s LaGrange, Georgia, manufacturing facility, becoming versed—fairly uncooperatively—on the ins and outs of Interface's legendary approach to eliminating its environmental impact. Visitors to Interface's plant are invited to talk with anyone they cross paths with, and during a break she stopped a forklift operator and asked him what he did there. “I come to work every day to save the planet,” he gushed. Asked what he meant, he described to the stunned manager how his role in the company helped reduce waste and save raw materials, and ultimately made the planet better for his children. Then he said, “I don't want to be rude, but if I don't get this roll of carpet to that next machine right now, our efficiency numbers are going to go way off.” And off he went.
Employee engagement is one area that leaders in greening their manufacturing consistently identify as important. So are scrutinizing the production process for significant areas of impact, tracking progress, and looking for innovation throughout the process.
July 2011 - It’s a story that Interface founder and chairman Ray Anderson tells with pride. A consulting client was meeting at the company’s LaGrange, Georgia, manufacturing facility, becoming versed—fairly uncooperatively—on the ins and outs of Interface's legendary approach to eliminating its environmental impact. Visitors to Interface's plant are invited to talk with anyone they cross paths with, and during a break she stopped a forklift operator and asked him what he did there. “I come to work every day to save the planet,” he gushed. Asked what he meant, he described to the stunned manager how his role in the company helped reduce waste and save raw materials, and ultimately made the planet better for his children. Then he said, “I don't want to be rude, but if I don't get this roll of carpet to that next machine right now, our efficiency numbers are going to go way off.” And off he went.
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