Corporate Sustainability

Sustainability through Innovation™ That's the Shaw Green Edge®. It's our commitment to create the most beautiful – and sustainable – flooring in the world and to help create a better planet for our customers, our people and our communities in the process.

Rooted in our drive to continuously improve every aspect of our business, the Shaw Green Edge guides everything we do, every day – from maintaining the health and well-being of our people and communities, conserving energy and water, and recycling raw materials – to designing Cradle to Cradle products that can be remanufactured over and over again.

Because setting the standard for environmental excellence, social responsibility and product design is more than our responsibility. It's good business...and it's our legacy.

Shaw Industries' environmental recognitions include:

• EPA/CARE Innovations in Recycling Award for the Evergreen Nylon Recycling Facility - 2009
• Georgia Chapter of the Air and Waste Management Association's Environmental Award for Waste Reduction - 2008
• Carpet America Recovery Effort Large Recycler of the Year - 2008
• Sherwin-Williams Vendor Green Steps Award - 2008
• Carpet America Recovery Effort Large Recycler of the Year - 2007
• Sustainable Business Institute's Seal of Sustainability - 2007
• Global Society of Plastic Engineers Design for Sustainability Award - 2006
• Global Plastics Environmental Conference Environmental Stewardship Award in Design for Sustainability - 2006
• GSA Evergreen Award in the Furnishings category - 2005
• North Carolina Sustainability Award in the category of Product Stewardship - 2005
• EPA Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award - 2003
• Georgia Governors Award of Pollution Prevention - 1999