INVESTMENT

We’re investing in innovative technologies to enable us to use fewer resources and less energy.

In fact, we are accelerating our investments in renewable energy. Today we invest through renewable energy credits, verified carbon offsets, and also beginning to invest in Milliken owned renewable energy projects. We have also invested in new more efficient manufacturing technologies and in local supply chains for materials in each of our facilities.

Over the past 2 years, a focus on sourcing of materials close to manufacture reduces transport of materials in our Asia business. This combined with a reduction in energy for carpet backing has reduced the carbon footprint of cushion products by 30%*.

These investments allow us to continue our focus on reducing carbon in our products. We believe this is essential today in improving planetary health and protecting people.

^*as calculated through a ISO14025/ISO14040 compliant LCA’s and published in 3rd party verified EPD’s.

MATERIALS

We believe material health is essential to enable circularity. The use of materials that don’t contain harmful chemicals is a critical pathway to end of life product recycling. Our products have 100% transparency in materials to 100 ppm. This level of materials transparency and a continued focus to improving material health is core to our commitment to reducing climate change. Our carpet, resilient flooring, and entryway tile are recyclable.

DEMATERIALIZATION

Humans are using more resources than the earth can produce each year. We continue to focus on increasing recycled materials in our products to support the advancement of a circular economy - one that uses less new raw materials and creates less waste.

• Milliken’s non-PVC WellBAC® Function backing is 100% recyclable.
• WellBAC® comfort uses 78% recycled foam for cushion backing and it can prolong the life expectancy of carpet tiles compared with hardback products. The use of recycled foam results in 14-22% less new raw material used in WellBAC® Comfort carpet tiles.

MANUFACTURING

We aspire to leverage our global manufacturing and local supply chains to minimize carbon emissions. With investments in higher efficiency equipment, we increased the efficiency of our carpet tile backing process in Asia, reducing electricity needs by 31%.

We manufacture locally for local markets in Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia. More efficient manufacturing and distribution not only reduces our global carbon footprint, it also has a direct positive impact on the communities we call home. As a global manufacturing company, we set 2025 goals that align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. We push ourselves to meet our targets on Planet, Product, and People, including a 25% reduction in indexed greenhouse emissions by 2025. These 2025 goals are a benchmark for us to achieve more, faster.

WELLNESS

Climate change directly impacts human health and wellness. Pollution. Natural disasters. Droughts. As a founding member of the Well Living Lab and a Well Portfolio Member, we aspire to design products that enhance well-being and quality of life of indoor spaces. We believe carbon neutral products are one important way designers can create healthy interiors that benefit both the people in buildings and human health as a whole.