Shaw Industries Group, Inc. has released its inaugural sustainability report, which reflects the global flooring provider’s fully vertically integrated organizational footprint, detailing progress according to three pillars of sustainability:
- Corporate governance and social responsibility
- Operational and environmental excellence
- Innovative products and services
The report details Shaw’s progress towards key measurable, timeline-driven, public corporate goals, including safety, energy, waste and water guided by the executive Growth & Sustainability Council.
Other key highlights for 2008 include:
- Availability of environmentally friendly products in all five flooring categories (carpet, area rugs, hardwood, laminate, tile and stone)
- Contributions of more than $2.3 million and countless hours to the United Way by Shaw and Shaw associates
- Reclamation of more than 244 million pounds of post-consumer carpet since the launch of Shaw’s carpet collection network – 85% of which was recycled carpet to carpet
- EPA/CARE Innovations in Recycling award for post-consumer carpet reclamation and recycling program
- Introduction of ClearTouch® PET filament with recycled content from reclaimed plastic bottles
- NSF 140 certification
- Expansion of Shaw’s EcoWorx® Environmental Guarantee program worldwide
- Announcement of Shaw as one of 240 Founding Members of The Climate Registry
