MILEstone hosts second annual Sustainability Summit

MILEstone’s Sustainability Summit featured several sustainability speakers.

Clarksville, Tenn—MILEstone, the distributed brand of Florim USA, hosted its second annual Sustainability Summit, titled: “It’s Time to Take Responsibility.” The event, held at the Florim USA factory here featured nationally known leaders in architecture and design, who discussed sustainability and what’s important to them when designing with sustainability as a goal.

Speakers and topics included:

• Rebecca Best, executive vice president of sustainability, Material Bank: Embodied Carbon and Interiors
• Alex Co, sustainability project manager, WAP Sustainability: Transparency Trends in Tile
• Don Haynes, environmental/sustainability manager at Florim USA: Aggressive Innovation: Manufacturing for Sustainability
• Sandra Parét, chief executive officer, STG Design: The Impact of Design
• AJ Paron, executive vice president, Sandow Design Group: Portfolio Decarbonization: Transforming Ambition into Action
• Jon Penndorf, associate principal in Perkins & Will’s Washington DC office: Environmental, Governance and Social Aspects of Project Development
• Brett Shwery, senior vice president, Interior Design director, AECOM: The Mind of a Designer: Why Climate Matters

“The event’s focus was a dynamic discussion between our speakers and the audience, enabling participants to ask questions, engage with these leaders in their field and ultimately spur everyone into a collective action,” said Rodolfo Panisi, Florim USA’s CEO. “Here at Florim USA, we believe strongly in education and keeping our partners and clients updated on a range of topics when it comes to sustainability. MILEstone will continue to host Sustainability Summits annually to educate customers, collaborate with partners and hear directly from architects and designers about what sustainability initiatives and information are important to them. Collective action is a key to a sustainable future! It is time for all of us to take responsibility. This can only be achieved when companies, employees and customers work together towards collective goals.”

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