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From Butterfly Wings to Shrimp Claws: Mimicking Nature on the Nanoscale
From Butterfly Wings to Shrimp Claws: Mimicking Nature on the Nanoscale
Communicating With Nematodes for Better Farming
Communicating With Nematodes for Better Farming
How the Nanostructure of a Butterfly Wing Inspired a Better Way to Purify Air
How the Nanostructure of a Butterfly Wing Inspired a Better Way to Purify Air
Helicoid Industries, Ray of Hope Prize Finalist, Designs With Inspiration From Mantis Shrimp
Helicoid Industries, Ray of Hope Prize Finalist, Designs With Inspiration From Mantis Shrimp
Nanomik Biotechnology Protects Crops From Fungi Using Biomimetic Principles
Nanomik Biotechnology Protects Crops From Fungi Using Biomimetic Principles
Drawdown Georgia Launches to Accelerate Climate Solutions
Drawdown Georgia Launches to Accelerate Climate Solutions
spotLESS Materials: Sprayable Coatings That Repel Liquid, Sludge, Bacteria, and More
spotLESS Materials: Sprayable Coatings That Repel Liquid, Sludge, Bacteria, and More
How Coral Is Inspiring Eco-friendly Clothing
How Coral Is Inspiring Eco-friendly Clothing
Biomimicry Innovation: change:WATER Labs
Biomimicry Innovation: change:WATER Labs
Cypris Materials Introduces Nature Inspired, Tunable, Structural Color Coating
Cypris Materials Introduces Nature Inspired, Tunable, Structural Color Coating
Ray of Hope Prize Winner Showcased in Animated Video
Ray of Hope Prize Winner Showcased in Animated Video
Join the Live Watch Party for “The Promise of Biomimicry” Premiering January 23
Join the Live Watch Party for “The Promise of Biomimicry” Premiering January 23
Ray C. Anderson Foundation's NextGen Committee Awards $100,000 Grant to Inga Foundation
Ray C. Anderson Foundation's NextGen Committee Awards $100,000 Grant to Inga Foundation
Cultivating the Business Leadership Required for a More Sustainable, Inclusive and Equitable Economy
Cultivating the Business Leadership Required for a More Sustainable, Inclusive and Equitable Economy
Mid-Course Correction Revisited - Minneapolis Book Launch
Mid-Course Correction Revisited - Minneapolis Book Launch
Ecocentricity Blog: Queen Daenerys Targaryen the Wasteful
Ecocentricity Blog: Queen Daenerys Targaryen the Wasteful
New Generation of Sustainability Leaders Finds Inspiration from Unlikely Industrialist
New Generation of Sustainability Leaders Finds Inspiration from Unlikely Industrialist
Ecocentricity Blog: Trope-a-Dope
Ecocentricity Blog: Trope-a-Dope
Can a Circular Economy Salvage the Climate?
Can a Circular Economy Salvage the Climate?
Ecocentricity Blog: I Did a Thing
Ecocentricity Blog: I Did a Thing
Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
Tomorrow's Infrastructure, Today
Tomorrow's Infrastructure, Today
This 18-mile Stretch of Georgia Highway Is a Living Laboratory for Clean Energy
This 18-mile Stretch of Georgia Highway Is a Living Laboratory for Clean Energy
With Great Wolf Set to Open, Leaders Focus on Exit 13 Beautification
With Great Wolf Set to Open, Leaders Focus on Exit 13 Beautification
Change 1% to Change the World
Change 1% to Change the World
Non-Profit Donates Funds, Research Toward Improving Transportation
Non-Profit Donates Funds, Research Toward Improving Transportation
Carbon Reduction Challenge Is Changing Students Lives at Georgia Tech
Carbon Reduction Challenge Is Changing Students Lives at Georgia Tech
A Father's Sustainability Legacy
A Father's Sustainability Legacy
Ecocentricity Blog: Native American Wisdom
Ecocentricity Blog: Native American Wisdom
Bioswales on The Ray
Bioswales on The Ray
New Biomimicry Global Design Challenge Opens
New Biomimicry Global Design Challenge Opens
Ecocentricity Blog: Tomorrow's Child
Ecocentricity Blog: Tomorrow's Child
It’s Full Speed Ahead for the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge Accelerator Teams
It’s Full Speed Ahead for the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge Accelerator Teams
Bioneers to Host the First Biomimicry Global Design Challenge Ray of Hope Prize Awards Event
Bioneers to Host the First Biomimicry Global Design Challenge Ray of Hope Prize Awards Event
Sustainable Georgia: Driving with the Sun
Sustainable Georgia: Driving with the Sun
First for Georgia: Solar Powered EV Station Unveiled at West Point Visitor Information Center
First for Georgia: Solar Powered EV Station Unveiled at West Point Visitor Information Center
First for Georgia: Solar Powered EV Station Unveiled at West Point Visitor Information Center
First for Georgia: Solar Powered EV Station Unveiled at West Point Visitor Information Center
First for Georgia: Solar Powered EV Station Unveiled at West Point Visitor Information Center
First for Georgia: Solar Powered EV Station Unveiled at West Point Visitor Information Center
Earthworm-Inspired Soil Solution Captures First Place in Nature-Inspired Global Challenge
Earthworm-Inspired Soil Solution Captures First Place in Nature-Inspired Global Challenge
Ray C. Anderson Foundation Awards $100,000 “NextGen” Grant to Net-Works™
Ray C. Anderson Foundation Awards $100,000 “NextGen” Grant to Net-Works™
Ecocentricity Blog - Special Issue
Ecocentricity Blog - Special Issue
Biomimicry Global Design Challenge Opens Today
Biomimicry Global Design Challenge Opens Today
Biomimicry Global Design Challenge Opens January 20th
Biomimicry Global Design Challenge Opens January 20th
John Anderson Lanier Talks about Ray Anderson's Legacy
John Anderson Lanier Talks about Ray Anderson's Legacy
Ray C. Anderson Foundation and Biomimicry Institute Announce Biomimicry Global Design Challenge and $100,000 Ray of Hope Prize
Ray C. Anderson Foundation and Biomimicry Institute Announce Biomimicry Global Design Challenge and $100,000 Ray of Hope Prize
Sixteen Mile Stretch of Interstate in West Georgia May Become the Most Restorative Highway in The U.S.
Sixteen Mile Stretch of Interstate in West Georgia May Become the Most Restorative Highway in The U.S.
Sixteen Mile Stretch of Interstate in West Georgia May Become the Most Restorative Highway in The U.S.
Sixteen Mile Stretch of Interstate in West Georgia May Become the Most Restorative Highway in The U.S.
Sixteen Mile Stretch of Interstate in West Georgia May Become the Most Restorative Highway in The U.S.
Sixteen Mile Stretch of Interstate in West Georgia May Become the Most Restorative Highway in The U.S.

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Ecocentricity Blog
A monthly blog by John Lanier, director of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation and grandsonof the late Ray C. Anderson.  Musings from John as he manages the private family foundationthat keeps Ray's legacy alive.
 
Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Prize
How can we accelerate the commercial viability of biomimetic solutions to our greatest challenges? The Biomimicry Institute and the Ray C. Anderson Foundation have jointly announced the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge and the creation of a $100,000 Ray C. Anderson “Ray of Hope” Prize...
 
The Ray
News and information about The Ray, Georgia's restorative, sustainable highway of the future.
 
Drawdown Georgia
Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve for climate change. The goal is to catalyze and scale 20 high impact solutions so Georgia can do its part to advance Drawdown -- that point in...
 
NextGen Committee
Ray C. Anderson’s five grandchildren, along with their spouses, comprise the NextGen Committee of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation. The Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees for worthwhile grants and initiatives. Over the past couple of years, the Committee has decided to...
 

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The Ray C. Anderson Foundation was created in honor of the late Ray C. Anderson (1934-2011), founder of Interface, Inc. During his time at Interface, Ray championed the notion of businesses doing well by doing good. It’s these noble qualities of advancing knowledge and innovation around environmental stewardship and sustainability that recognized Ray as a pioneer in industrial ecology.

The purpose of the Foundation is to perpetuate these shared values and continue the legacy that Ray left behind. Through research and funding, the Foundation aims to help create a better world for future generations—tomorrow’s child. Join us as the story of the Foundation continues to unfold.

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