Towards a restorative enterprise - a circular economy with nature as mentor -

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1 Towards a restorative enterprise - a circular economy with nature as mentor International Biomimicry Forum Taiwan 10th. December 2016 Geanne van Arkel, Head of Sustainable Development, Interface

2 Inventor Heuga carpet tile $ billion turnover Biomimicry Green Deal 3500 employees with Dutch government: 110 roadmap countries to production locations stock listed world wide marketleader Ray Anderson, Founder Interface

3 The Netherlands as circular hotspot Ray Anderson, Founder Interface

4 Inventor Heuga carpet tile $ billion turnover Programme of the 3500 employees Dutch government: 110 The countries Netherlands 5 circular production by 2050 locations world wide marketleader stock orten/2016/09/14/bijlage-1-nederlandcirculair-in-2050 listed nederland-circulair-in-2050 Ray Anderson, Founder Interface

5 2016 Worldwide market leader in modular flooring 1$ billion turnover 3300 employees 110 countries 5 production locations stock listed inventor of the carpet tile Ray Anderson, Founder Interface

6 1994, showing it s possible to create a better world, being restorative by the power of our influence Ray Anderson founder Interface content/uploads/2015/11/ success-story-brochure- Interface- .pdf

7 #1 It starts with ambition and nature as mentor

8 Learning from nature

9 Learning from nature

10 System thinking in 7 fronts based on Life s Principles REDESIGN COMMERCE SENSITISING STAKEHOLDERS RESOURCE EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION CLOSING THE LOOP RENEWABLE ENERGY BENIGN EMISSIONS ELIMINATE WASTE

11 95% renewable energy 98% reduction in GHG emissions 50% recycled and biobased materials 50% average lower product footprint Carpet tile take back and recycling scheme

12 Flexible manufacturing Circular drying Key to use a variety of raw materials in the future

13 Sustainability is financing itself

14 #2 It works throughout the value chain with nature as model

15 Learning from nature

16 From the company to the product lenses

17 Zoom in using life cycle analysis as tool

18 Recycling carpet tiles Insert background Image here

19 Backing recovered

20 Yarn fluff separated for recycling

21 Random Yarn fluff design separated inspired for recycling by a forest floor

22 How would nature produce carpet tiles? Use less Use more recycled Find alternative materials

23 Look at the context and get a biologist at the table Fast, glue-free and easy installation TacTiles create virtually zero VOCs Makes recycling easier at the end of life Inspired by Gecko feet

24 Creating inspiring interiors and a healthy indoor air climate 1995 Take Back Programme 1996 Evergreen Lease Maintenance Take back guarantee Recycling Re-use

25 #3 It is about creating sustainable value through cross-sectoral cooperation using nature as measure

26 From restorative to regenerative A way of working that connects ideas, people + resources, removing barriers to progress, and enabling to achieving goals together

27 Creating sustainable value

28 Incorporating Sustainable Development Goals

29 Net-Works

30 2016 The year of systemic opportunity

31 Beyond 2020 A supply circle that functions like a forest Ray Anderson, Founder Interface

32 From restorative to regenerative A way of working that connects ideas, people + resources, removing barriers to progress, and enabling to achieving goals together

33 We are nature

34 Let s follow Life s Principles

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36 From Let s restorative reconnect with to regenerative nature A way of working that connects ideas, people + resources, removing barriers to progress, and enabling to achieving goals together