Mannington Mills Associates Volunteer 1,000 Hours, Help Provide 1.5 Million Meals in Latest Sustainability Report

Fifth-generation flooring manufacturer Mannington Mills has released its third annual "Values in Action" report, showcasing how the 110-year-old company is weaving sustainability and social responsibility into its business fabric while staying true to the family values that have guided it for over a century.
“In 2024, we honed our focus on the future, developing a three-year strategic plan centered on continuous improvement, stability, simplification and the customer experience,” said Zack Zehner, executive chairman of the Board. “Last year, I spoke about balancing our family culture with high performance. In 2024, we saw this come to life in ways that truly inspired me. One example is our new partnership with Feeding America®. Across our organization, associates embraced the opportunity to give back, meeting our corporate fundraising goal and participating in 15 volunteer events in nine states.”
In 2024, Mannington Mills completed its first double materiality assessment, surveying 543 internal and external stakeholders to understand how they envision the company addressing 23 environmental, social and governance topics. Armed with these insights, the company pinpointed the areas with the most impact on the environmental, social and financial aspects of its business.
Also, as in previous years, Mannington Mills’ Values in Action report is designed around the company’s four core values of:
- Care – The company continues to enhance its health and safety initiatives and reported its lowest total recordable injury and illness, and lost time injury, rates in the past 10 years.
- Do the Right Thing – Mannington Mills continued to track its carbon, energy, water and waste intensity, expending data collection to the overall global operation.
- Control Our Own Destiny – It launched an industry-leading Managed Substances List to clearly communicate transparency and expectations about what substances are appropriate for its products and processes, continuing to demonstrate its dedication to advancing sustainable practices.
- Work Hard / Play Hard – Associates, Board and Campbell family members volunteered 1,000 hours and raised $150,000, which helped to provide at least 1.5 million meals through Feeding America [$1 helps provide at least 10 meals on behalf of Feeding America® partner food banks].
These actions build on the commitments outlined by Mannington in 2022 to:
- Achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
- Immediately reduce global emissions by offsetting the equivalent of 105% of the cradle-to-gate greenhouse gas emissions of all domestically manufactured commercial flooring products. In 2024, Mannington Commercial offset 136,709 metric tons of CO2e, the equivalent of taking 31,888 cars off the road for one year.
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