Erin Meezan is the VP and Chief Sustainability Officer at Interface Inc, a publicly listed company in the USA that manufactures carpet tiles and has earned a reputation as a leader in sustainability.

Erin led the company to unveil a new mission in 2016 – Climate Take Back, tackling the single biggest threat facing humanity: global climate change. This mission is focused on creating a path for Interface and others to reverse global warming, not just reduce carbon emissions.

The Building, Construction and Operations sector… is collectively responsible for close to 40% of global carbon emissions. If we’re going to solve global warming, we need to have solutions to make sure that the buildings we’re building and renovating can be carbon neutral and carbon negative…

Erin Meezan