Tomorrow's Child: An Interview with Ray Anderson

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Tomorrow's Child: An Interview with Ray Anderson

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Ray Anderson is the founder of Interface, Inc, the world's largest manufacturer of modular carpeting and is the author of Confessions of a Radical Industrialist. When asked what his company was doing for the planet, he had no answer.

"Tomorrow's Child: An Interview with Ray Anderson" is a call to business leaders and citizens of the world to examine their practices and come to grips with the idea that sustainability may not only be practical, but profitable as well.

Ray Anderson on Today's Industrial System

Submitted by Nate Kharrl on Wed, 2009-11-18 11:28
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Ray Anderson on Today's Industrial System

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In part two of his presentation on the industrial system as it relates to climate change, Ray Anderson speaks on the basic issues that fuel the continued destruction of the biosphere, including "the sacred shine of growth" and "the basic economic problem." Anderson proposes rewriting the environmental impact equation to move restorative technology, renewable inventions that are powered by the sun, to the denominator to signify how they decrease human impact on the natural environment.

Ray Anderson Keynote at West Coast Green

Submitted by Nate Kharrl on Mon, 2009-10-19 16:29
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Ray Anderson Keynote at West Coast Green

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Ray Anderson, self-proclaimed radical industrialist and forward thinker in the realm of sustainability, delivered a keynote speech to attendees at West Coast Green in San Francisco.

Decompressing from West Coast Green 2009

Decompressing from West Coast Green 2009

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Herbst Pavilion of Fort Mason Center, and one of the six buildings hosting WCG

Eco Factory spent the last week in San Francisco attending West Coast Green, one of the largest green building conferences in the world. The three days of official activities at the Fort Mason Center was a veritable who's who of green building — and it's no wonder. A plethora of major players in the green space call Northern California their home.

Eco Factory to Cover West Coast Green

Submitted by Nate Kharrl on Tue, 2009-09-29 08:19
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Eco Factory to Cover West Coast Green

Eco Factory will be on the ground in San Francisco to cover the latest and greenest in the built environment at West Coast Green.
Fort Mason Center. Photo by Missioncontrol of Flickr

Eco Factory will be on location in San Francisco to cover West Coast Green. This one-of-a-kind green building and design conference brings together green leaders in the world of business, architecture, government, and investing. Held at the Fort Mason Center in northern San Francisco on October 1st-3rd, attendees will be able to participate in six different tracks that cover the width of the green movement in the built environment.

Chairman Ray Anderson on Sustainability: "Someday, People like me will end up in Jail"

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Chairman Ray Anderson on Sustainability: "Someday, People like me will end up in Jail"

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Ray Anderson is the founder and chairman of Interface Inc, the largest manufacturer of commercial carpet and modular residential carpet. 15 years ago, Anderson was faced by new and frightening questions from their customers concerning the environmental impact of his products.