Shaw Announces New Environmental Policy

Dalton, GA, Dec. 4--Shaw Industries Inc. has adopted an unprecedented new environmental policy, committing the company's carpet manufacturing processes to follow nature's organic cycle of renewal. The policy commits Shaw to developing sustainable carpet products that can be continually broken down and reused again--returning carpet to carpet through closed-loop or "cradle-to-cradle" recycling. Rather than using traditional approaches that recycle used carpet into other products that could eventually end up in a landfill, the company will utilize this progressive approach to maintain continuous responsibility for its product material. Through its unique e.g. (Environmental Guarantee) program, Shaw will collect, transport, and recycle any carpet tile made with EcoWorx, its popular environmentally sustainable carpet backing. "We believe our new environmental policy is the most progressive policy in American industry," said Julian Saul, president of Shaw Industries. "We are committed to being an industry leader in creating eco-effective ways to produce carpet--it's the right thing to do for our business and the environment." Shaw's environmental policy includes the following provisions: ·Environmental sustainability is the destination and "cradle-to-cradle" is the path. The entire corporation and all stakeholders will value and share this vision. ·Through eco-effective technology, the firm will continuously redesign its products, processes and the corporation. ·Shaw will take responsibility for all that it does and strive to return its products to technical nutrient cycles that virtually eliminate the concept of waste. ·Shaw looks forward to a solar-powered future utilizing the current solar income of the earth, anticipating declining solar costs and rising fuel costs as technology and resource depletion accelerate. ·Shaw will lead the industry in developing and delivering profitable cradle-to-cradle solutions to the free-market economy. Economy, equity and ecology will be continually optimized. ·Shaw will continue to deliver safety, quality, beauty, performance and value to its customers. "Our previous statements of environmental policy described our efforts toward sustainability as a journey," said Saul. "This new statement gives us a well-defined destination, a clear path ahead and a purposeful stride. We see sustainability as an essential business practice for our corporation, our suppliers, and our customers."

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