{"id":1333,"date":"2014-06-12T15:02:32","date_gmt":"2014-06-12T20:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uht.ebb.myftpupload.com\/?p=1333"},"modified":"2022-08-15T10:04:03","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T15:04:03","slug":"mohawk-rises-in-the-ranking-of-top-green-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/mohawk-rises-in-the-ranking-of-top-green-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Mohawk Rises in the Ranking of Top Green Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?--><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/mohawk-carpet-mid-29.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.carpetexpress.com\/images\/manufacturelogo\/manufacture_29.jpg\" alt=\"image 1 for Mohawk Rises in the Ranking of Top Green Companies\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/p><p>Mohawk Industries\u2019 commitment to sustainability has caught the attention of <em>Newsweek<\/em>. <em>Newsweek<\/em> recognized the company in the magazine\u2019s fifth ranking of the 500 \u201cgreenest\u201d U.S. companies. Mohawk has been the highest ranked flooring manufacturer during each year the rankings have been released.<\/p><p>The <em>Newsweek<\/em> rankings use key indicators to measure the environmental performance of large publicly-traded companies. These companies are delivering solid business results while minimizing their environmental impact. The focus of the rankings is how efficiently businesses manage their resources.<\/p><p>Mohawk ranked 314 in \u201cGreen Rankings 2012,\u201d which was the last year <em>Newsweek<\/em> complied the list. This year Mohawk\u2019s ranking is 241, which is the highest it has been since 2010. <em>Newsweek<\/em> and Corporate Knights Capital revised the metrics used to calculate the 2014 rankings. The new revision makes the comparisons between manufacturing companies, financial services, technology, and other sectors more equitable.<\/p><p>Mohawk promotes a \u201cno waste culture.\u201d Seventeen North American facilities do not send no process waste to landfills. Mohawk plans to increase that number to twenty-eight by the end of this year. In addition, the company has created goals to reduce waste, lower water, energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity. Mohawk has reduced energy and greenhouse gas intensities by focusing on reductions, improving efficiencies, and utilizing cleaner fuels.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/mohawk-carpet-mid-29.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to see our Mohawk Carpet.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/mohawk-hardwood-mid-32.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to see our Mohawk Hardwood.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/mohawk-hardwood-mid-32.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to see our Mohawk Laminate.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/mohawk-tile-mid-95.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to see our Mohawk Tile.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"main_image\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/productimages\/large\/1Q17-room.jpg\" alt=\"image 2 for Mohawk Rises in the Ranking of Top Green Companies\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" align=\"absmiddle\" border=\"0\"><\/p><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mohawk Industries\u2019 commitment to sustainability has caught the attention of Newsweek. 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