Tribute to Ray Anderson

The Torch TV Show Host Lisa Clapier interviewing Ray Anderson, the CEO of Interface, Inc. (an annual billion dollar environmental conscious flooring manufacturer). Sadly Ray passed away August 9, 2011 - Ray’s iconic spirit and pioneering vision are not only his legacy, but our future. He became well-known as a champion of the business case for sustainability, with over 1,000 speeches to his name. He wrote two books on the topic: Mid-Course Correction (1998) and Confessions Of A Radical Industrialist (2009). In 2008 Ray co-chaired the Presidential Climate Action Plan for the Obama administration, and in the Clinton administration he served as co-chair of the President’s Council on Sustainable Development. He was crowned Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young in 1996 and was named one of TIME magazine’s Heroes of the Environment in 2007. Ray was also a commentator on the Sundance Channel series “Big Ideas for a Small Planet.”
Ray, you were loved, and you will be missed!!!