Carbon Neutral Tile

Our Carbon Reduction Goals

In 2014, Crossville completed its first energy usage assessment, which led us to create our Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). At our 5-year review update in 2019, Crossville realized a 10% reduction in energy usage, demonstrating that a path of carbon reduction in our facilities and operations was possible.

The 10% reduction in energy usage is just a starting point. We can and will do more to create less impact on the environment. With this, we announce two goals for the future:

1.  Short-term goal: Achieve an additional 10% reduction in our tile's global warming potential by 2024.
2. Achieve a 30% carbon reduction from the 2014 baseline by 2030.

We are exploring all the ways internally that we can drive energy reduction strategies with changes to product and process, including investigating all new evolving technologies that improve energy efficiency while maintaining a commitment not to compromise quality.

How we’re reducing our carbon footprint

Our ongoing commitment is to alter and reduce manufacturing's carbon impact through changes to product and manufacturing processes. However, our products are still influenced by the energy needed to produce them. For this reason, we can further reduce our carbon footprint by purchasing verified emissions reductions, or carbon offsets, whereby embodied carbon is offset by our contributions to projects which help make the world better, greener, and more sustainable.
As we learn and grow, our sights are set on reducing the carbon footprint of all our manufactured products, and as we make further changes to our manufacturing process, the less we will need to rely on carbon offsets to do the good we know is possible.

Carbon neutral FAQs

What is embodied carbon?

Embodied carbon consists of the CO2 emissions associated with building construction, including those that arise from extracting, transporting, manufacturing, and installing building materials on site as well as the operation and end-of-life emissions associated with the materials.

What is carbon neutral tile?

Carbon neutral tile is ceramic or porcelain tile that has been made with either zero carbon emissions, or whose associated carbon emissions have been offset with carbon credits.

What is a carbon credit?

Carbon credits - also known as carbon offsets - are purchased by businesses to help offset the greenhouse gasses produced in their organization. These purchases finance other companies' projects that reduce or absorb carbon emissions. This trade allows for products whose total carbon footprint cannot be eliminated through process changes to become carbon neutral by supporting other projects.

What else does Crossville do to support sustainability in the flooring industry?

Crossville is a leader in sustainability. From our process improvements such as recycling programs and energy reduction initiatives to third party verified reporting such as EPDs and HPDs, we offer our customers one of the healthiest tile options one can choose with the confidence of partnering with a company that focuses on improving our built environment.