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In its list of the 60 Best Green Companies in Britain, the Sunday Times has ranked carpet manufacturer Milliken Contract sixth. Companies competed in five categories based on number of employees and environmental impact. The Best Green Companies survey allows employees to rate their organization's green credentials, as well as assessing the environmental performance, policies, and practices of businesses. The Sunday Times, working with environmental consultants Bureau Veritas and market research group Munro Global, devised the methodology for the competition.
In terms of its green efforts, Milliken calculates the environmental footprint of everything from the production of raw materials to the making of its carpets to what happens to them once they are no longer of use. Product innovations include a new cushion backing for modular carpets that extends its life and contains 85 percent locally sourced recycled content. The company's random-lay carpet eliminates the need for pattern-matching, cutting waste at installation, and its new high-friction coating keeps carpets securely in place without the need for wet adhesives, floor sealers, or primers.
Employee surveys say the company always does what is best for the environment (81 percent green score), that such commitments are at the heart of how it operates (83 percent), and that its impact on the environment is improving (86 percent). Since monitoring began in the mid-1990s, total water consumption has been reduced by 60 percent with the help of the company's own technology. Eighty-two percent of respondents say that year after year, Milliken meets its environmental targets, such as lighting upgrades, investing in efficient equipment, and employing a full-time environmental specialist on each manufacturing site.
In addition, Milliken Contract won the competition for small companies with a high or medium environmental impact.
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Milliken Contract Named One of Britain's Greenest Businesses
May 27, 2009In its list of the 60 Best Green Companies in Britain, the Sunday Times has ranked carpet manufacturer Milliken Contract sixth. Companies competed in five categories based on number of employees and environmental impact. The Best Green Companies survey allows employees to rate their organization's green credentials, as well as assessing the environmental performance, policies, and practices of businesses. The Sunday Times, working with environmental consultants Bureau Veritas and market research group Munro Global, devised the methodology for the competition.
In terms of its green efforts, Milliken calculates the environmental footprint of everything from the production of raw materials to the making of its carpets to what happens to them once they are no longer of use. Product innovations include a new cushion backing for modular carpets that extends its life and contains 85 percent locally sourced recycled content. The company's random-lay carpet eliminates the need for pattern-matching, cutting waste at installation, and its new high-friction coating keeps carpets securely in place without the need for wet adhesives, floor sealers, or primers.
Employee surveys say the company always does what is best for the environment (81 percent green score), that such commitments are at the heart of how it operates (83 percent), and that its impact on the environment is improving (86 percent). Since monitoring began in the mid-1990s, total water consumption has been reduced by 60 percent with the help of the company's own technology. Eighty-two percent of respondents say that year after year, Milliken meets its environmental targets, such as lighting upgrades, investing in efficient equipment, and employing a full-time environmental specialist on each manufacturing site.
In addition, Milliken Contract won the competition for small companies with a high or medium environmental impact.
www.milliken.com
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