The world's largest carpet manufacturer and a leading floorcovering provider.
Sponsored Webinars
Thursday, 17 October 2019
Sustaining Human Ability - Taking a People-Centric Approach to Sustainability
Tuesday, 1 September 2020
The Great Indoors - Creating a Nurturing Habitat for People and the Planet
Shaw Industries
Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is a vertically integrated manufacturer that supplies carpet, hardwood, laminate, resilient, tile, and stone flooring products and synthetic turf to residential and commercial markets worldwide. Shaw's Sustainability Strategy: Driving innovation into the business, Protecting and making efficient use of resources, Engaging our associates, customers, stakeholders, and communities, Focusing on long-term financial success.
ChaRM: The Nonprofit on a Mission to Keep Hazardous Household Materials Out of the Environment
3 weeks ago - The Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM), run by Atlanta-based nonprofit Live Thrive, not only helps to safely divert a wide array of hazardous household materials from local landfills, it educates residents on the critical role of recycling in creating jobs and stimulating our economy.
The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on People’s Needs, Expectations in the Office
1 month ago - The ongoing pandemic has changed fundamental patterns in our lives, accelerating existing trends and revealing new unmet needs. Since the onset of COVID, Steelcase has conducted ongoing research to help organizations understand its impact on their people and business.
Shaw Industries Releases 12th Annual Sustainability Report
3 months ago - Shaw Industries 12th Annual Sustainability Report focuses on the company’s sustain[HUMAN]ability® strategy and progress made amid an unprecedented year
Co|Lab is a HITT: Innovative Facility Serves as Hub for R&D of Emerging Materials
3 months ago - HITT Contracting’s demo facility was designed to highlight circular design; focus on healthy material selection; and meet the most rigorous, sustainable standards for the construction industry.
Businesses Must Understand the Intersections of Mental Health, Sustainability
3 months ago - As we emerge from COVID-19 and mental health rises up the corporate agenda, how can businesses incorporate the subject into their core sustainability agenda, rather than treat it as a separate issue?
Shaw Recognizes More Organizations Putting People at the Heart of Sustainability
4 months ago - The nine organizations selected for this year’s sustain[HUMAN]ability® Leadership Recognition Program have displayed tremendous effort and progress to support the wellbeing of people and the planet amid the unprecedented challenges of 2020.
No Compromises: How Eastman’s Naia™ Renew Is Transforming the Fashion Industry
6 months ago - Here, Shaw’s Kellie Ballew and Eastman’s Ruth Farrell discuss the opportunities created by Eastman’s Naia™ Renew textile, and the need to show the market that sustainability and circularity can be achieved without compromise.
Shaw Industries’ Troy Virgo Recognized by The InternationalWell Building Institute for Exceptional Leadership
7 months ago - Troy Virgo, director of sustainability at Shaw Industries, has been selected by the International WELL Building Institute®(IWBI®) to receive a 2020 IWBI community award recognizing outstanding members of the WELL AP and WELL Faculty community.
Sustainability and Healthcare: Transformational Work During a Global Pandemic
8 months ago - Shaw is spotlighting organizations making a positive impact through initiatives that support the wellbeing of people and the planet. Here, we discuss a new sustainability initiative led by three of the most influential organizations working to transform health care: Health Care Without Harm, Practice Greenhealth and Greenhealth Exchange.
Q&A: Shaw Pivots to Fulfill Its Purpose During the Pandemic
9 months ago - When business as usual ground to a halt this year, companies such as Shaw saw the opportunity to innovate to find new ways to help communities and the spaces in which they live and work.
The Great Indoors: Creating a Nurturing Habitat for People and Planet
9 months ago - We spend 90% of our time indoors, and that was before a global pandemic forced many of us to turn our living environments into our offices, schools and gyms. So, what is the key to creating nurturing indoor habitats?
Floor Covering Weekly® Recognizes Shaw Industries for Sustainability Leadership
9 months ago - Shaw received five industry sustainability awards from Floor Covering Weekly® for continuing focus on people and the planet
How American Family’s DreamBank Is Connecting Community, Fueling Dreams
10 months ago - Natalie Healy — American Family Insurance DreamBank Manager — provides insight into how the company is fostering community both in a special physical space and online, supporting a community of dreamers pursuing their passions.
Shaw’s Kellie Ballew Promoted to Vice President of Global Sustainability
10 months ago - Shaw Industries Group, Inc. has promoted Kellie Ballew to vice president of global sustainability.
Shaw Industries Advances sustain[HUMAN]abilityTM Efforts
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10 months ago - Shaw report highlights material health assessment, carbon footprint reduction and other sustainability achievements in 2019
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty Through Sustainability, Equity and Resilient Design
10 months ago - Here, Purpose Built Communities president Carol Naughton discusses how sustainability and designing for resiliency can help to end intergenerational poverty, strengthen economically diverse communities and aid in neighborhood revitalization.
Interior Design Firm’s Product Exchange Minimizes Construction & Demolition Waste
11 months ago - Schott Design’s product exchange program, SchottXchange, goes beyond its carpet reclamation and recycling efforts on its projects to facilitate the reuse of items within or between buildings, diverting materials from the landfill.
Biodegradable, Recyclable: Designing Products for a Better End-of-Use Outcome
1 year ago - As part of an effort to recognize and learn from a wide array of organizations about the ways we can each make a positive impact on people and the planet, Shaw is spotlighting 10 diverse organizations intently focused on products and initiatives that support the wellbeing of people and the planet.
Igniting the Healthy Building Materials Movement: A Conversation with Perkins and Will
1 year ago - Here, Mary Dickinson, co-director of Perkins and Will’s Material Performance Lab, sheds light on the firm’s efforts related to the environments in which we live, work and play; the market drivers for those initiatives; and the challenges and keys to success along the way.
Tools for Healthy Buildings — at All Price Points
1 year ago - The Healthy Building Network’s HomeFree initiative helps leaders in affordable housing "do better" through scientific guidance and educational resources. The following insights from Billy Weber, HBN’s Collective Impact Director, were taken from a recent webinar, hosted by Shaw.