20 years later, Interface looks back on Ray Anderson's legacy

To understand what a green leader achieved, let's look at the changes a businessperson started in himself and the mistakes he was willing to make. Read More

When is oil greener than corn? 3 obstacles to bio-based materials

Over the product life cycle, natural fibers can be less sustainable than some synthetics. Here's an anatomy of a few notable failures. Read More

Dematerialization: Make more money, use stuff differently

An Interface exec explains how lightweighting, leasing and other seemingly small tweaks make a big difference in sustainability and profits. Read More

4 ways LEED v4 will change business

Dramatic changes to the way products are assessed in LEED v4 will reverberate beyond the building products industry. Read More

5 ways to assess how green that chemical is

Here's a primer to help measure whether the chemicals your company uses are environmentally friendly, or are at least safer alternatives. Read More

3 heretical questions about competition, efficiency and scale

In honor of his favorite business heretics, Interface's director of restorative enterprise challenges three core business assumptions. Read More

How Net-Works fishes for a triple bottom line

Interface is helping villagers in the Philippines collect old fishing nets to be recycled into carpet yard. Is the program too good to be true? Read More

Recycling: 3 tough questions about a sacred cow

The risk of making recycled content a sacred cow is that we stop asking hard questions and forget that recycling is not an end unto itself. Read More

3 myths about product life cycle assessments

These three persistent myths about LCA each have a grain of truth, but also a fundamental misunderstanding. Read More

Elephants and North Stars: 4 steps to meet sustainability goals

Setting ambitious public goals around sustainability is a bold move — but only if you take on what really matters. Read More