AMERICAN OLEAN + SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability is about maintaining high ethical standards and giving back more than we take. We challenge ourselves to do and be better every day, how we make decisions, through our commitment to a sustainable future for our planet and our people, and how we define what matters as we work to deliver value for generations to come.
Our Promise is to create beautiful tile responsibly. That means sustainability is at the core of what we do. Our pledge for sustainability is one we take seriously. Through hard work and careful thought, we have built a plan for the future held up by three pillars: Planet, People, and Governance.
PLANET
We want to be part of the solution, not the problem. Sustainability means never taking more from the planet than we can reasonably replenish.
2018 to present, we have reduced our carbon footprint by 17%*.
Over 99%
of our tile collections contain recycled or reclaimed materials.
Overall, we recover and reuse
84%
of all process wastewater generated in our manufacturing plants to make tile products.
North American facilities recover and reuse over
300 million pounds of recycled and/or reclaimed material per year.
Our measures have prevented over 125 million gallons of wastewater from entering local municipal water treatment facilities.
We've reduced our total energy consumption by 11%
at all sales service centers and distribution facilities since 2018.
* Protocol used to estimate emissions reductions or removal benefits: The protocol utilized to estimate emissions reductions or removal benefits is the GHG Protocol. The analysis includes electricity and natural gas consumption data from manufacturing locations for 2018 and 2023. The 2023 data includes on-site combined heat and power (CHP) data for 2023. For electricity-related carbon emissions, the regional eGrid emission factor (EF) was applied for both 2018 and 2023.
• Total CO2 2018 = CO2 emissions from Natural gas consumption+ CO2 emissions from Electricity consumption (Manual calculation)
• Total CO2 2023 = CO2 emissions from Natural gas consumption + CO2 emissions from Electricity consumption – CO2 emissions from Electricity Co-generation (Calculated in Resource Advisor)
Third-party Verified? No
Does this claim involve the use of Offsets: No
PEOPLE
People hold a major role in the success of our Sustainability promise. Through investing in our people and their growth, we can better ensure that both our company and our product have a positive impact.
GOVERNANCE
Respect, health, safety, ethics, and opportunity for everyone is how we choose to define our workplace standards. We have employed high Standards of Conduct and Business Ethics that our team is dedicated to upholding.
LOOKING AHEAD
We have work to do, but the future is bright.
We look forward to building a better future with our exceptional products.
Beautifully responsible tile for our planet, our people, and values.
