Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Ray Anderson, Radical Industrialist

http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2009/10/05/ray-anderson-radical-industrialist

"Nature is the goose that lays all the golden eggs. We don't want to squeeze her to death…If we don't take care of nature, we won't have a civilization...

Does that sound like a tree-hugging environmentalist? Well, it is, but it's also the founder and chairman of a $1-billion a year carpet company. His name is Ray Anderson, he calls himself a radical industrialist and he has led his company, Interface, on a remarkable 15-year journey to sustainability. He's got a lot to teach the rest of us.

One of the best things about my work is that I  get to spend time with people like Ray. He's got a new book out -- it's called Confessions of a Radical Industrialist ..."

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