Throughout Australia, 95% of Interface's energy use comes from renewable sources, a huge leap from 2012 when the number stood at 33%. This has protected the company from energy price instability and carbon-related price actions.
So how has Interface reached such huge reductions in energy and water usage?
Meeting the challenge of absolutely nothing impact on the environment is not as easy to pursue. It requires a certain mindset, an ambitious energy efficiency program and the technology to go with it. It means an approach to sustainability that affects every single part of the company's business, inspiring Interface and its people to repeatedly push at the boundaries.
The new pre-coat manufacturing line is one of the innovations that helped Interface slot to reduce its energy use. Pre-coat is a significant part of the backing that carries the look and feel of a carpet by fixing the yarn in place –Interface use latex for this layer.
The new pre-coat way makes more efficient use of hot air all the way through ultra-efficient ovens, cutting gas consumption and intensely reducing the company's need for fossil fuels.
