Shaw Chairman and CEO Vance Bell says that sustainability at the company means driving innovation, protecting and efficiently using resources, and engaging with associates, customers, and communities while focusing on the long-term. Over the years, Shaw has continued to become more efficient with how Eco-friendly their products are and how the products are made, which can be seen in their yearly sustainability reports.
Here are a few highlights from the 2013 Shaw Sustainability Report:
- The company recycled more than 700 million pounds of carpet.
- The company achieved 64% of product sales from Cradle to Cradle Certified products.
- The company’s continued dedication to transparency through Health Product Declarations (HPDs) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs).
- The company invested $20 million in energy and greenhouse gas reductions through efficient equipments and systems in recent years.
- Shaw installed a 1MW solar panel system on the roof of their carpet tile manufacturing facility in Cartersville, GA.
Shaw has set new sustainability goals that they want to reach before or by the year 2030.
- Reduce energy intensity 40%
- Reduce total waste to landfills 100%
- Reduce hazardous waste 100%
- Reduce water intensity 50%
- Achieve an OSHA incident rate of zero
- Design 100% of products to Cradle to Cradle protocols.
Shaw continues to create new products that help the environment. The most environmentally friendly carpet from Shaw is any of their carpets made of Anso Nylon. Anso Nylon is a nylon 6 fiber, which means it can be recycled into carpet fiber again and again, endlessly. Anso Nylon carpets do not have to be thrown in landfills because they can be recycled to create entirely new carpet. Anso Nylon carpets have great performance, built-in stain and crush resistance, and they are beautiful to have in a home.
Shaw continues to strive for new and innovative ways to create great products for their customers, and they strive every year to help the environment more and more.
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