Mikhail Davis
Mikhail Davis is the Manager of Strategic Sustainability for InterfaceFLOR, where he is responsible for strategically leveraging and expanding InterfaceFLOR’s thought leadership in sustainability with a focus on the Pacific and Southwest Regions. He has over 13 years of experience as a strategic advisor, analyst, designer, and manager for sustainability programs in the non-profit and for-profit sectors. His work to use commerce to increase the health and vitality of ecosystems and communities has taken many forms. Before joining InterfaceFLOR, he spent five years doing corporate strategy development and implementation work with Blu Skye Sustainability Consulting for clients including Walmart, Staples, Bunge, Waste Management, and Sony Pictures Entertainment, helping them reframe complex sustainability issues as compelling opportunities for future growth.
Mikhail's multi-disciplinary knowledge of sustainability and collaborative style gives him a particular talent for finding unlikely synergies and alliances that align the larger strategies of multiple stakeholder groups, especially businesses and NGOs. As manager for environmental icon David Brower at the NGO Earth Island Institute, Mikhail had the opportunity to work with Ray Anderson and the original Interface Eco Dream Team during the early days of the company’s sustainability journey. His work with Earth Island Institute also saw him develop successful programs in environmental leadership development, ecological restoration, and sustainable transportation.
Mikhail is a graduate of Stanford University with a B.S. in Earth Systems with an emphasis in ecology. His other areas of expertise include sustainable business strategy, closed loop materials management, green chemistry, and leadership training.
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April 5, 2012
Many people consider InterfaceFLOR to be the expert in carpet recycling, maybe even “recycling nerds” if they’re feeling a little comedic. And while ReEntry® 2.0 kept over 25 million pounds of old carpet and carpet scrap out of the landfill… Continue reading »
August 22, 2011
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): An environmental policy approach under which the responsibility of producers for their products is extended to include the social costs of waste management, including the environmental impact of waste disposal (OECD, 2005) EPR comes to the… Continue reading »