As the Oceanic subsidiary of Mohawk Industries, the world’s largest flooring company, we belong to a global network of leading products, brands and world-class manufacturing and we know that our future depends on the work we do today.
At Godfrey Hirst, our commitment to our planet extends beyond just products and processes: it’s how we challenge ourselves to do and be better every day, how we make decisions, how we reinvest in our people and our planet, and how we define what matters most as we work to deliver value for generations to come.
Our approach to becoming a more sustainable business is all about making the world better. We capture this in three powerful pillars of People, Performance and Planet in everything we do.
Better for People
Godfrey Hirst is partnering locally and globally to improve lives where our team members, customers, and stakeholders live and work.
On the 17th of March we held our largest Take 3 for the Sea beach clean-up event to date! This now being our third beach clean-up event in as many years, as well as continuing to be an official supporter of Take 3 for the Sea, we are proud to get behind such an important organisation.
In only one hour, our 31-person strong GH Commercial and Godfrey Hirst, team along with Take 3 for the Sea representatives collected 1,657 litter items weighing 7kg altogether. Working to remove this litter from our environment helps to protect our animals, ecosystems, and oceans.
Better for Performance
Many of our products hold current and relevant certifications that illustrate our commitment to transparency in our product ingredients.
Our triexta, solution dyed nylon and wool carpets are certified Declare® Red List Free.[1] The Living Building Challenge Red List is a register of manufacturing ingredients, such as fluorocarbons, added formaldehyde, VOC’s and phthalates.
Better for Planet
Taking real climate action as an organisation means voluntarily going above and beyond current regulations to achieve net zero carbon emissions. In addition to taking steps to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with our operations and products, Godfrey Hirst Australia has achieved Climate Active Carbon Neutral organisation status and are proud to be the first Australian carpet manufacturer to do so. Furthermore, Godfrey Hirst New Zealand is also now a carbon neutral organisation.[2]
Commitment to our planet extends beyond just products and processes: it’s how we challenge ourselves to do and be better every day.
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[1]Red List Free products disclose 100% of ingredients present at or above 100 ppm (0.01%) in the final product and do not contain any Red List chemicals.
[2]Godfrey Hirst Australia Pty Ltd and Godfrey Hirst NZ Ltd are ‘carbon neutral’ organisations. This means that those entities purchase and voluntarily retire carbon offsets equivalent to their annual carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from sources within their organisational boundary. For New Zealand, organisational GHG emissions are accounted for in accordance with ISO14064-3:2018. For Australia, organisational GHG emissions are accounted for, and carbon neutral status is certified, in accordance with the requirements of Climate Active.
