SUSTAINABILITY-

PATAGONIA

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GAURAV 1902074
MAYANK DABHI 1905014
ESHAN JAISWAL 1902070
JYOTI DIGARI 1902102
EXPLAIN YUVON’S
LEADERSHIP IN PATAGONIA.
a) For Yuvon, Patagonia gave him an opportunity to challenge
conventional wisdom and present a new style of responsible business.

b) He firmly believed in Zen philosophy, which he saw as perfect for the

business world. He explained, "In Zen archery...you forget about the
goal-hitting the bull's-eye-and instead focus on all the individual
movements involved in shooting an arrow.... If you've perfected all the
elements, you can't help but hit the center of the target.“

c) Yuvon focus was always first on sustainability and then business which
was his philosophy of working.

d) Chouinard was one of thefirst of a group of CEOs to commit 10% of

their companiesprofits or 1% of their sales (whichever was greater)
towardscharitable initiatives. He also propelled the organic
cottonindustry during the 1990s to improve Patagonia's supply chain
EXPLAIN PATAGONIA’S BUSINESS AND SUSTAINABILITY
STRATEGIES AND HOW THESE ARE LINKED?
Yuvon Chouinard was an rock climber and started selling pitons,
which when he found out resulted in damaging mountain surface
switched to hexes which was more sustainable. Later he swicthed to
apparel business and thus started Patagonia.
Patagonia core business was to produce sustainable apparel line.
Key sustainable strategies was majorly workplace sustainability,
environmental focus through reduce, repair, reuse and recycle.
Every building owned by the company was engineered in an
environmentally efficient way, with solar panels, energy efficient
lighting, and natural heating and cooling systems. The cafeteria in
Ventura showcased organic, mostly vegetarian options for its staff.
 Committing 1% in sales or 10% of profits to
environmental initiatives

Footprint Chronicles: Pantagonia’s interactive

map
LIST SOME OF
THEIR KEY Product Lifecycle Initiative: Reduce, Reuse,
Repair and Recycle

INITIATIVES
Common Threads and Worn Wear

Don’t buy this Jacket: R2 Jacket

 1. Choosing less environmentally damaging dye to reducing
packaging

2. Manufacture all of its cotton products, which made up one-fifth

FOOTPRINT of its business, from organically produced cotton, due to the

greater environmental footprint of conventionally grown cotton.

CHRONICLES 3. Making zippers 100% recyclable

4. Using Synchilla (recycled polyester fleece), Capilene (moisture-

wicking polyester fabric), and most recently, a wetsuit withchlorine-
free wool for increased insulation,
INTERFACE INC.
Sustainability initiatives by Ray
Anderson
 Interface, Inc., the world’s leader in commercial
carpet tile, also manufactures and sells 12-foot

ABOUT THE COMPANY broadloom carpet, interior fabrics, access

flooring, cushion backing, and specialty
chemicals.

Interface was founded in 1973 by Ray

Anderson, whose decade and a half in the
carpet trade had led him to create one of the
first U.S. manufacturers of carpet tiles, also
known as modular carpet or carpet squares.

Interface grew to become the largest carpet-tile

maker in the world.

For 21 years Interface operated instinctively

under the traditional industrial model of ‘take-
make-waste’, being heavily reliant on fossil fuels
for their products, transportation and
manufacturing.
RAY ANDERSON AND HOW HE TRANSFORMED HIS
COMPANY? In the early ‘90s a customer asked, "What's your company doing for
the environment?“
When Ray realized he couldn't answer this question, he created a
company task force to solve it.
Ray Anderson drove his inspiration from Paul Hawken’s “The Ecology
of Commerce” which changed his perspective on business and
sustainability.
He shook the foundations of the petroleum-intensive carpet
manufacturing industry by declaring that Interface was committed to
becoming the world’s first environmentally sustainable
Ray formed the Eco Dream Team, which included the expertise of
authors, activists, scientists, and entrepreneurs and launched “Mount
Sustainability” as a symbol of the size and scope of the mission.
 KEY SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES OF INTERFACE INC.
7 fronts of Mount Sustainability to reach Mission Zero

In 1994, Eliminate Efficient Benign Sensitizing Renewable Redesign Close the loop:
Interface waste: Under transport: emissions: stakeholders: energy: commerce: ReEntry 2.0,
focused on QUEST Applying Introducing Equipping Building a Tile exchange which separates
the fibers and
environmental (quality Carbon offset new systems everyone with biogas plant and Tile care backings of old
sustainability utilizing programs for such as the knowledge to convert programs aim carpet tiles. The
and employee product revolutionary about methane from to extend the fiber is then
announced a suggestions shipping and TacTiles sustainability landfills into life of a carpet recycled into
program and employee stickers, which and the 7 energy through new threads,
called Mission teamwork), commuting allow for the Fronts, maintenance, which are
Zero restore natural installation of offering tools reducing costs combined with
recycled yarn
habitats by carpets and for clients and from discarded
reclaiming without glue opportunities environmental fishnets, to
and recycling to promote impact produce Biosfer,
old fish nets that agenda a carpet with
and turning 100% recycled
them into yarn
carpet tiles
KEY SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES OF INTERFACE
INC.
In 2016, Interface announced its new mission, Climate Take Back which aims to create a movement to
reverse global warming

In 2018, Interface announced that all of its products, including all carpet tile and luxury vinyl tile (LVT),
are carbon neutral across the entire product lifecycle through its Carbon Neutral Floors program

By the end 2019, 90% of Interface’s energy came from renewables sources.

Most recent initiative by Interface Inc is Recycled PVB - From windscreens to carpet : There are over one
billion cars in the world, and an average of 5-6% gets a new window every year. Working with partners,
Interface is turning a waste product into a useful component for the carpet tiles.
 AS OF 2019,
69% reduction in carbon footprint of Interface carpet tile
products
96% reduction in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions
globally
89% renewable energy use across its factories globally,
with 100% renewable electricity
99% renewable energy use in U.S. and European
RESULTS manufacturing sites
46% reduction in energy use per unit of production to
make products globally
89% water use reduction per unit of production in factories
globally
92% reduction of waste to landfill across global business

Source: https://facilityexecutive.com/2019/11/interface-report-highlights-
25-years-of-sustainability-initiatives/
 Interface was recognized as Recyclers of the Year by
the Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE)
In 2006 and 2016, Interface was voted number one
in GlobeScan's survey of environmentally sustainable
businesses

RECOGNITION They are also the recipient of The Queen's Award for
Enterprise: Sustainable Development (Environmental
Achievement) (2008)
Interface was recognized for the 20th consecutive year
in GlobeScan and SustainAbility's annual Sustainability
Leaders Survey. Additionally, Interface has held its
place in the top four amidst an evolving set of
companies represented in the report since 1998.
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