title: Interface Carpet and Fabric Company's sustainability efforts: what the company does, the crucial role of employees, and the limits of this approach.
abstract: Much has been written touting the environmental achievements of Interface Carpet and Fabric Company, but not much has been said about how this firm has accomplished it goals, using employee participation. This case study documents the importance and benefits of employee participation, employee perceptions of the experience, as well as limits to this approach in achieving the goal of sustainability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, USA. beth.rosenberg@tufts.edu
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology; D005430:Floors and Floorcoverings; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013783:Textile Industry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States