
A Message
from our
Chairman and CEO,
Jeffrey S. Lorberbaum
While many people may see the pandemic as a period of disruption, I view it as a time of resiliency based on our global team’s remarkable response to extraordinary challenges. In the face of great adversity, our organization has persevered by focusing on what was essential: keeping people safe and healthy; finding creative ways to ensure business continuity; and partnering with our communities to meet critical needs.
When countless people rediscovered the comfort and solace their homes represented, they turned to Mohawk for renovation of their properties and renewal of their spirits. We’re honored that millions of people in around 170 countries are choosing our products to upgrade residences and public spaces. We’re committed to providing them with quality and value, as well as products that are made ethically and responsibly with greater recycled content, reduced use of natural resources and longer life cycles.

As the world’s largest flooring company, our success brings with it a responsibility for leadership on critical issues, such as climate change, human rights, health and well-being and opportunities for everyone. In this report, you’ll learn more about how we are:
- Decarbonizing our products
- Reinforcing our commitment to diversity and inclusion and providing opportunity for all
- Empowering people to lead healthier, more engaged lives
- Strengthening our governance.
While our business decisions are driven by data, they also are driven by principles, some of which include:
- Investing in our employees, respecting what makes each of them unique individuals and helping them find fulfillment through work that matters
- Creating innovative products that lay the foundation for healthier, more inspiring spaces where people live and work
- Reducing our consumption of water and energy, incorporating more recycled content into our products — including more than 30 billion plastic bottles in the past five years — and reusing and repurposing waste
- Nurturing the quality of life in the communities where our facilities are located, which is good for our employees and their families and the overall community
When we make choices that benefit people and the planet, they invariably benefit our business. For this reason, we are amplifying our commitment to further reducing our carbon footprint through science-based strategies. Our businesses around the world have unique processes and use a wide variety of materials; each is defining its own best path to support our overall objectives.
We appreciate your interest in our sustainability journey, and we hope that you’ll learn even more about Mohawk through this year’s report. We are inspired by the work of individuals and organizations with whom we share a commitment to innovating for a better tomorrow. We are still listening, learning, growing, testing new ideas and striving for greater results. We have always embraced ambitious goals, and we are committed to the important work required to achieve them.
Sincerely,

Jeffrey S. Lorberbaum
Chairman and CEO