The myth of bottom-up sustainability
I couldn't have picked a better antidote to this dismal autumn than to spend 24 hours with the Interface Europe sustainability ambassadors in Scherpenzeel, Netherlands. Hearing...
Nobody does it better
Dec 2, 2015
I'm in Scherpenzeel in the middle of the Netherlands for one particular reason: it's the base of Interface's European operations and the location for the company's Mission...
Leadership, Sustainability & Visibility
Nov 11, 2015
I'm very proud to be working on a project with the world leaders on corporate sustainability, Interface. The results of this work will be made...
Greenest Government Ever and The Vision Thing
Apr 30, 2012
In my post last Friday on David Cameron's little green speech, I mentioned in passing that I thought his vision to lead "the greenest Government ever"...
A Tribute To Ray Anderson
Aug 9, 2011
It was with great sadness that I saw the news that Ray Anderson, Chairman of Interface, had died yesterday. I never had the pleasure of...
The Power of Positive Thinking
Jun 4, 2010
I love the story of how Ray Anderson and Interface turned the perceived cost of a solar energy system into a new product: Solar Made...
Book Review: Confessions of a Radical Industrialist by Ray Anderson
Apr 6, 2010
This book seemed to take an age to get published in the UK, and I had it on pre-order as soon as I knew it...
Interface’s socially sustainable product
Nov 23, 2009
I had a great interview with Nigel Stansfield of Interface on Friday. I met Nigel in 2002 on Schumacher College's now sadly defunct Business &...
Interface interface?
Nov 20, 2009
I’m back on the train again, this time to Halifax to interview Nigel Stansfield of Interface for The Green Executive. Interface is definitely one of...
Ray Anderson, Interface
Jun 12, 2009
Interface is one of the world's leaders in green business in the rather unsexy field of carpet - they also happen to be the biggest...