INTERFACE is a global flooring manufacturer helping to create a more beautiful and sustainable built environment. This history of innovation began 50 years ago, when Interface founder Ray Anderson led a revolution in commercial flooring to create America’s first modular carpet tile.
Since then, Interface has pushed the boundaries of what can be achieved with flooring to create spaces that support both people and the planet. The business has always been at the forefront of sustainable flooring design, most recently developing the world’s first carbon-negative carpet tiles with bio-based and recycled materials that store, rather than release, carbon.
By giving customers the support they need to take full advantage of products, make installation as easy as possible and recognise their contribution to sustainability goals, Interface makes true impact at scale.

Sustainability as standard
In a traditionally carbon-intensive sector, creating a business that had no negative impact on the environment was no easy feat, but that was the mission that Ray Anderson set out following a mid-80s epiphany on what his company was doing for the environment. Fast forward to 2024 and Interface has achieved a 97% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, becoming the first flooring manufacturer to have its goals ratified by the Science Based Targets initiative.

The company has achieved this by moving away from the use of petrochemicals, and by using recycled and bio-based materials in its products. By doing so, Interface has strived to ensure that both its manufacturing and collections have minimal impacts on the environment, whilst also directly contributing to decarbonisation efforts.

Externally, Interface works to educate built environment professionals on the impact sustainable flooring can make – account managers and concept designers work directly with specifiers to find solutions that support carbon reduction goals. In the UK, this effort is led by regional sustainability manager Becky Gordon.

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