July 25, 2007—Tandus, a commercial floorcovering company, is encouraging everyone—customers or not— to voice their opinions about the environmental issues that matter the most to them, and what additional steps they would like to see the company take to reduce its environmental footprint.
Through a short, seven-question survey on its company’s Web site, Tandus hopes to gain customer insight into environmental initiatives it can implement to improve its environmental business practices through global warming and climate neutral programs. The survey can be accessed on the company’s Web site at www.tandus.com, and by clicking on the Be the Difference! icon.
Tandus recognizes that there are practical solutions at its disposal. It explains that its goal is to continue to improve its business practices environmentally. But Tandus wants the perspective of everyone, customer or not. It says that the user’s perspective is a vital part as it continues to improve its path to sustainability.
As a leader in environmental innovation, sustainability is not a new venture for Tandus. Since 1994, the company’s C&A brand has operated a closed-loop recycling program (Floore) that to date has diverted more than 120 million pounds of reclaimed vinyl and vinyl backed carpet from landfills and incinerators, and turned it back into 100 percent recycled content backing for its floorcoverings. In addition, the company has also saved 120 million pounds of virgin material that has not been extracted from the earth, for a total impact of 240 million pounds.
Additional sustainable strides and programs Tandus offers include:
- Ability to offer our customers climate neutral installations.
- Significant reductions in total energy usage over a ten-year period.
- 11% of company’s energy requirements are derived from renewable energy sources.
- Retrieve, a sample recovery program, reclaiming samples from the marketplace and reusing or recycling into recycled content backing for new floorcoverings.
- Carbon neutral carpet program that allows customers to offset the CO2 emissions associated with the life cycle of their carpet purchase.
Tandus’ Be the Difference! survey is an extension of the sustainable initiatives and programs the company already offers for its customers. As the company continues to progress environmentally, it understands the importance in having input from all specifiers and users. Tandus maintains that collaboration with the marketplace is vital as the company defines its path forward.
Tandus creates floorcovering solutions that enhance spaces for learning, working, healing, and living through inspired design, leading-edge technology, unprecedented achievement toward sustainability, and an absolute commitment to continued leadership.
For more information and to take the Tandus survey, visit the company’s Web site and click on the Be the Difference! icon.
