Interface Inc.: The Legacy of a Meeting

Four years ago, Interface Inc. Founder and CEO Ray Anderson made a decision that rocked the business world. The LaGrange, Ga.-based industrial giant, a top manufacturer of commercial carpet with 26 factories on four continents, vowed to make itself the first fully sustainable company in the world. His decision affected every aspect of the company's operations: Interface would no longer produce its carpets from virgin wool but rather from textile from its own recycled carpets, would use energy