Shaw Industries Group Inc. released its 14th annual corporate sustainability report April 27. Leveraging results from the 2021 Materiality Assessment and ongoing engagement with customers, key stakeholders and industry partners, the company details progress made toward its 2030 goals.
As the company continues its commitment to Cradle to Cradle design principles, it has set new goals for net zero operations and diversity and inclusion as part of its sustain[HUMAN]ability strategy.
“At Shaw, we refer to our sustainability strategy as sustain[HUMAN]ability – putting people at the heart of all we do,” says Kellie Ballew, vice president of global sustainability at Shaw. “That’s what drives our quest to optimize 100 percent of our products to Cradle to Cradle design principles by 2030. Cradle to Cradle design is about people and the planet – about material health, clean air and climate protection, product circularity, water and soil stewardship and social fairness. And it guides Shaw’s thinking regardless of whether a product has been Cradle to Cradle Certified.”
Key highlights from 2021 include:
- Achieving new Cradle to Cradle Certified milestones
- Assessing almost 1.8 million pounds of materials for material health in 2021
- Setting a new goal to achieve net zero enterprise operations by 2030 and to begin measuring and reporting Scope 3 emissions as part of its focus on climate protection
- Supporting associates and communities through programs and initiatives focused on helping them achieve their full potential
“At Shaw, our innate curiosity and customer-centric approach drive us to constantly ask, ‘How might we…?’ in our constant quest to do better and to achieve more,” says Shaw CEO and President Tim Baucom. “That drive led to impressive results in 2021 despite the challenges Shaw, our customers and associates experienced. By taking an outside-in approach, anticipating shifts in customer preference and translating insights into actions, we learn, innovate and invest in our people and operations.”
To read Shaw’s 2021 Sustainability Report, visit: shawinc.com/2021sustainabilityreport.