We really began to think in different ways about our business in terms of climbing this mountain and it became very clear very quickly this was the smart thing to do. Not only did we start to generate answers for… — Ray Anderson Copy Share Image
The status quo is a product of our culture or our culture is a product of the status quo - I'm sure which is… — Ray Anderson Copy Share Image
If we somehow put a value on species extinction and factor that into our costs that bottom line would look very different. IF we… — Ray Anderson Copy Share Image
We need an honest bottom line. Today that bottom line is vastly subsidized. If anyone of us were paying the full cost of oil… — Ray Anderson Copy Share Image
One of the biggest things that needs to change is the educational system. Universities are still teaching a system to students that destroys the… — Ray Anderson Copy Share Image
We really began to think in different ways about our business in terms of climbing this mountain and it became very clear very quickly… — Ray Anderson Copy Share Image
For nearly 11 years, now, we have been on this mission; we call it, "climbing Mt. Sustainability", a mountain higher than Everest, to meet… — Ray Anderson Copy Share Image
The new course we're on at Interface ... is to pioneer the next Industrial Revolution: one that is kinder and gentler to the earth. — Ray Anderson Copy Share Image
During the last five years, those four advantages-costs, products, people, goodwill-have been the salvation of Interface during a recession that saw our primary marketplace… — Ray Anderson Copy Share Image
We have a choice to make during our brief visit to this beautiful blue and green living planet: to hurt it or to help… — Ray Anderson Copy Share Image
...there is no more strategic issue for a company, or any organization, than its ultimate purpose. For those who think business exists to make… — Ray Anderson Copy Share Image
I always make the business case for sustainability. It's so compelling. Our costs are down, not up. Our products are the best they have… — Ray Anderson Copy Share Image
