Bentley Prince Street on IDCE “Path”

Los Angeles, CA, May 23, 2006–Bentley Prince Street announced that it will be included in the International Design Center for the Environment’s (IDCE) benchmark for a manufacturing firm on the path to sustainability. 

As part of this program, the company will receive a Corporate Sustainability Rating from the IDCE, with a further commitment to continued advancement in sustainable business practices with annual documentation of its achievements. 

“Our goal has always been to combine the best in design with industry-leading environmental practices in creating our carpet lines,” said Anthony Minite, president of Bentley Prince Street.  “We hope this objective third-party rating will both help and encourage the marketplace to work with companies committed to sustainability and protecting our planet’s natural resources.” 

IDCE’s Corporate Sustainability Rating provides building professionals with a summary of the manufacturer’s company-wide sustainable business practices.  The complementary eLCie™ Web Tool will provide information on the products’ environmental impacts, empowering architects, engineers, contractors, facility managers and purchasing agents with scientifically robust and user-friendly tools to achieve their Environmentally Preferable Purchasing objectives. 

The IDCE Corporate Rating System was developed for IDCE by the Sustainable Research Group (SRG), a consulting firm with more than 40 years of experience in environmental management systems and environmentally sustainable business initiatives.