Our journey to sustainability as an organization continues today as we strive to realize the benefits of a Triple Bottom Line business model [people - planet - prosperity]. The practice of sustainability is to continually and equitably improve one's quality of life, an organization's business results and the viability of our community without reducing the capacity of the environment to provide for future generations. BIE's journey to sustainability is a quest whose goal may never be acheived, but the results yielded along the way are certainly worthy of the effort.


In 2005, Business Interiors and environments, inc. was recognized as an emerging leader in the local sustainability business movement. BIE was awarded the GreenCity BlueLake Sustainable Business of the Year Award by EcoCity Cleveland and Entrepreneurs for Sustainability; two of northeastern Ohio's leading economic development organizations advocating sustainable growth for the region. Business Interiors was also selected in 2005 by The Weatherhead School of Business at Case Western Reserve University to participate as a multi-term case study for candidates in the Master’s of Positive Organizational Development graduate studies program.

To quote Ray C. Anderson, founder and chairman of Interface Commercial Flooring, a global leader in sustainable business methods, ‘Sustainability is not so much about what you "do" as it is reflective of "thinking about what you do before you do it." The heart of sustainability is found by making informed choices on all three fronts [people, planet, prosperity], and gaining the knowledge to act in a way that doesn't jeopardize the future. Business Interiors and environments, inc. is committed to improving not only our financial performance to ensure a positive business experience for our associates, our suppliers, and our customers, but serving as an example for all to look to as sustainability in action. This is what sustainability looks like. This is Business Interiors and environments today.

For more information on sustainability, energy efficiency practices, and healthy lifestyles, explore the following web links for these local and national organizations:

Entrepreneurs for Sustainability www.e4s.org

Cleveland Green Building Coalition www.clevelandgbc.org

Eco City Cleveland www.ecocitycleveland.org

The Red Dot Project www.reddotproject.org

City Wheels Cleveland www.mycitywheels.com

Zero Landfill www.zerolandfill.net

Rocky Mountain Institute www.rmi.org

United States Green Building Council www.usgbc.org

Natural Capitalism www.natcap.org