The feature documentary Beyond Zero follows a $1 billion, global carpet company called Interface as it begins to recognize the environmental harm it causes, and the journey that transformed it into one of the most sustainable companies on Earth. Over decades, Interface has innovated, developed genre-breaking products, and changed business practice for the betterment of humanity and the planet. While Interface may be best known for its carpet, its approach to sustainability stands alone in global business.
The screening event will feature a discussion with Chip DeGrace, Director of Design Purpose for Interface.
The award-winning film screened at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival has been screened by major North American companies like KKR, UPS, PWC, and Meta and their peers in Europe, Asia, and Australia to show their global teams a better way to think about sustainability, and business faculty at Harvard, Yale, The Tecnologico De Monterrey (MX), Nyenrode University (NL) ESCP (EU) and many more around the world have obtained special permission to incorporate the film into their curriculums.
The screening of Beyond Zero at IU is sponsored by the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design, the Bill Blass Speaker Series, the Ostrom Workshop, Environmental Resilience Institute, Interprofessional Practice and Education Institute, the Kelley School, and the O’Neill School’s NextGen program.