ATLANTA - 22 de agosto de 2022 - Interface, Inc. (NASDAQ: TILE), una empresa internacional de pavimentos comerciales y líder mundial en sostenibilidad, ha publicado hoy su Informe Medioambiental, Social y de Gobernanza (ESG) 2021, Design With Purpose. El informe detalla los esfuerzos de la empresa para reducir su impacto medioambiental, cultivar la responsabilidad social y operar con una fuerte gobernanza para beneficiar a todas sus grupos de interés: empleados, clientes, accionistas y el medio ambiente.

«Impulsada por la visión de nuestro fundador, Ray Anderson, Interface es pionera en sostenibilidad desde hace casi tres décadas», indicó Laurel Hurd, CEO de Interface. «Nuestro informe ESG 2021 destaca los hitos más significativos que hemos logrado y los avances que seguimos haciendo como organización. Hemos reducido nuestro impacto medioambiental, avanzado en nuestras iniciativas de DEI e implantado estrategias globales para fomentar la salud y el bienestar de los empleados. También hemos motivado a terceros para que diseñen modelos de negocio orientados a objetivos que tengan un impacto positivo en los empleados, las comunidades y el medio ambiente».

El informe ESG 2021 de Interface destaca muchos de los logros más notables alcanzados por la empresa, entre ellos:

• La validación por parte de SBTi (Objetivos basados en la ciencia) de los objetivos de reducción de gases de efecto invernadero (GEI) para 2030, un hito importante en el viaje de Interface para convertirse en una compañía con huella de carbono negativa en el año 2040
• La continuidad en la fabricación de todos los productos a nivel globar, neutros en cuanto a emisiones de carbono a lo largo de todo su ciclo de vida a través del programa Carbon. Neutral Floors™ verificado por terceros; se retiraron 442 000 toneladas métricas de créditos de carbono verificados en 2021.
• El establecimiento de un marco de DEI; se invirtió en las mejores herramientas del mercado y en una plataforma para mejorar de la visibilidad de los datos.
• El lanzamiento de una encuesta global de cultura y DEI para recoger los comentarios de los empleados.
• La implantación de estrategias en el lugar de trabajo para fomentar la salud y el bienestar de los empleados a nivel mundial.

El informe ESG 2021 también ofrece transparencia sobre las emisiones globales de gases de efecto invernadero (GEI) de la empresa, la huella de carbono por tipo de producto, el uso de materiales reciclados y biológicos, el uso de energías renovables y la demografía de empleados utilizando métodos de divulgación tradicionales y siguiendo un enfoque de la Iniciativa de Informes Globales (GRI) y el Consejo de Normas de Contabilidad de Sostenibilidad (SASB).

«Los avances que logramos en 2021 sentaron las bases para asegurar el éxito a largo plazo», continuó Hurd. «Esto no habría sido posible sin nuestro equipo global de Interface, que sigue siendo el centro de todo lo que hacemos. Con una base sólida, esperamos trabajar junto con nuestros clientes, socios, proveedores y empleados a medida que continuamos avanzando en nuestro viaje hacia una mayor sostenibilidad y responsabilidad». 

Podrá encontrar el Informe ESG 2021 y otros materiales y documentos relacionados con los factores ESG aquí.

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