Article Number: 6811
Citigroup honors InterfaceFLOR with environmental award
(LAGRANGE, GA—JULY, 2011)—Citigroup’s Citi Realty Services (CRS) has named InterfaceFLOR, LLC its annual Global Environmental Vendor of the Year, and presented the flooring manufacturer with the “Emerald Citi Award.” InterfaceFLOR is one of 17,000 CRS vendors and has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with Citigroup that dates back to1989, well before the mergers and acquisitions that ultimately led to the financial giant’s current corporate identity.
“To be acknowledged with this award by one of the world’s most distinguished corporations and singled out from so many of its vendors is an honor we appreciate and is genuinely humbling,” said Michel Belland, InterfaceFLOR’s regional vice president, corporate account sales. “It is especially meaningful to be cited for our own environmental accomplishments as well as for the partnership we’ve forged together with CRS in achieving more sustainable initiatives in their business.”
According to Belland, CRS has been aggressively pursuing LEED ratings for its buildings and now boasts the most LEED certified locations in the U.S. It has incorporated renewable energy, converted to LED lighting and added sustainability requirements to its purchasing contracts.
“InterfaceFLOR is supporting CRS’s efforts with our Convert™ platform products that incorporate recycled content in both backing and face fiber, and with our Tactiles® glueless installation system which, studies show, can promote better indoor air quality via low VOCs,” said Belland.
Additionally, in 2004 Citigroup began to participate in InterfaceFLOR’s ReEntry® 2.0 carpet reclamation program. It’s a move that has helped Citigroup to divert more than 160,000 pounds of end-of-use carpet from landfills, returning it instead back to InterfaceFLOR. By recycling this old carpet tile through ReEntry and InterfaceFLOR’s Cool Blue™ process, it ultimately makes new carpet tile.
About InterfaceFLOR
InterfaceFLOR, LLC and InterfaceFLOR Canada, Inc, are subsidiaries of Interface, Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial carpet tile. For 38 years, the company has consistently led the industry through innovation and now leads the industry in environmental sustainability. InterfaceFLOR is setting the pace for development of modular carpet using materials and processes that take less from the environment, and is well along the path to “Mission Zero®,” the company’s promise to eliminate any negative impact it has on the environment by the year 2020. InterfaceFLOR's worldwide carpet manufacturing facilities maintain third party registration to the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System standard, and the company obtained the first-ever Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for the commercial floor covering industry in North America. The company is recognized globally for its commitment to build environmental considerations into its business decisions. For additional information: www.interfaceflor.com www.interfaceflorblog.com
“To be acknowledged with this award by one of the world’s most distinguished corporations and singled out from so many of its vendors is an honor we appreciate and is genuinely humbling,” said Michel Belland, InterfaceFLOR’s regional vice president, corporate account sales. “It is especially meaningful to be cited for our own environmental accomplishments as well as for the partnership we’ve forged together with CRS in achieving more sustainable initiatives in their business.”
According to Belland, CRS has been aggressively pursuing LEED ratings for its buildings and now boasts the most LEED certified locations in the U.S. It has incorporated renewable energy, converted to LED lighting and added sustainability requirements to its purchasing contracts.
“InterfaceFLOR is supporting CRS’s efforts with our Convert™ platform products that incorporate recycled content in both backing and face fiber, and with our Tactiles® glueless installation system which, studies show, can promote better indoor air quality via low VOCs,” said Belland.
Additionally, in 2004 Citigroup began to participate in InterfaceFLOR’s ReEntry® 2.0 carpet reclamation program. It’s a move that has helped Citigroup to divert more than 160,000 pounds of end-of-use carpet from landfills, returning it instead back to InterfaceFLOR. By recycling this old carpet tile through ReEntry and InterfaceFLOR’s Cool Blue™ process, it ultimately makes new carpet tile.
About InterfaceFLOR
InterfaceFLOR, LLC and InterfaceFLOR Canada, Inc, are subsidiaries of Interface, Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial carpet tile. For 38 years, the company has consistently led the industry through innovation and now leads the industry in environmental sustainability. InterfaceFLOR is setting the pace for development of modular carpet using materials and processes that take less from the environment, and is well along the path to “Mission Zero®,” the company’s promise to eliminate any negative impact it has on the environment by the year 2020. InterfaceFLOR's worldwide carpet manufacturing facilities maintain third party registration to the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System standard, and the company obtained the first-ever Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for the commercial floor covering industry in North America. The company is recognized globally for its commitment to build environmental considerations into its business decisions. For additional information: www.interfaceflor.com www.interfaceflorblog.com
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