Ray Anderson talked about his book Confessions of a Radical Industrialist: Profits, People, Purpose - Doing Business By Respecting the Earth (St. Martin's Press; September 15, 2009). In hte book Mr. Anderson, founder and chairman of Interface, talks about his efforts to transform his waste-generating commercial carpet company into one that has no environmental footprint by 2020. He read passages from his book and responded to questions from members of the audeince. Mr. Anderson spoke at Barnes & Noble Booksellers at Georgia Tech in Technology Square at 5 p.m. in Atlanta.


Ray Anderson founded Interface in Georgia in 1973. He has been the co-chair of the President's Council on Sustainable Development and the Presidential Climate Action Project.