Climate-Positive Future
Emissions Reduction
Mohawk focuses on reducing the carbon impact of its operations while bringing greater transparency to value-chain GHG emissions. With a manufacturing footprint spanning 19 countries, direct operational emissions are the most immediate lever for meaningful carbon reduction. Our Scope 1 and 2 strategy is rooted in energy efficiency improvements across our facilities, complemented by a deliberate diversification of our energy mix—expanding biomass use where operationally viable, exploring renewable fuel alternatives and making intentional green energy procurement decisions at the grid level.
Each of our businesses are contributing to our progress. Our luxury vinyl tile (LVT) manufacturing plant in Belgium, for example, makes use of internal energy teams that are involved in energy studies and help roll out energy-saving projects. Unilin’s larger and more energy-intensive plants have joined the European Energy Efficiency Program, which ensures energy savings measures are identified and implemented, and that energy is monitored and managed daily, both saving energy and maximizing the use of renewable energy.
Alternative Energy
In addition to energy efficiency efforts, Mohawk invests in the production of low-carbon energy, proven renewable energy technologies and strategic energy purchases to power the growth of our business. Our investments have expanded the use of green energy through wind and solar energy and waste-to-energy conversion.
Mohawk also supports the green energy transition of the grid through demand management activity, which moves our electricity demand to greener, base load generation like nuclear, hydro and bio-gas, and away from oil, coal and inefficient natural gas and promotes the shift toward renewable energy in the grid system.
Distribution Generation
In Italy, Marazzi Group’s three combined heat and power (CHP) units in addition to one CHP unit in Flooring North America generate more than 280,000 MWh of low-carbon energy and eliminate more than 40,000 metric tons of CO2 each year.
Dal-Tile’s plant in Dickson, Tennessee, has a CHP unit that can achieve thermal efficiencies of well over 90% and uses the waste heat produced to avoid natural gas consumption within the powder production process.
WIND
Unilin operates two wind turbines in Feluy, Belgium, which covered 61% of the plant’s energy demand in 2024. Unilin also uses three wind turbines at its Avelgem flooring facility.
BIOMASS
Unilin has invested in two joint venture biomass power plants in Belgium, where it converts non‑recyclable waste wood into heat and energy.
In the U.S., Mohawk operates a biomass system in North Carolina to generate thermal energy.
SOLAR
Currently, all of our Australian manufacturing sites and half of our New Zealand manufacturing sites have significant solar generation capacity with a total of 5,879 panels now installed and an aggregate generation capacity of 2.37 MW. In 2024 alone, we added a further 2,493 panels with a maximum generation capacity of 1.097 MW.
Mohawk’s Flooring Rest of the World segment, headquartered in Belgium, operates over 35,000 solar panels covering its Unilin facilities with a combined peak capacity of 21.7 MW.
Fleet Emissions
Another area of focus is the efficiency of our distribution fleet, which includes hundreds of tractors and thousands of trailers used for deliveries throughout North America. We achieve near-world-class numbers of backhaul miles, meaning that our trucks rarely travel empty after making a delivery. Instead, we solicit freight from other businesses through an extensive backhaul network, ensuring that our time on the roads is always used efficiently.
Mohawk’s U.S. distribution fleet includes vehicles that each haul approximately 40,000 pounds of flooring products on a full load. Although we have run testing pilots on electric and natural gas-powered trucks, the demands for this weight cannot currently be met by these vehicles. Our present emissions-reduction efforts therefore focus on efficiency within diesel trucks and utilizing biodiesel. We have implemented auto shut-off devices in our trucks to reduce idling and cut unnecessary fuel consumption, minimizing our fleet’s environmental impact. Additionally, by using routing optimization software, we streamline delivery routes and ensure compliance with federal and state emission levels, boosting efficiency.