Ray C. Anderson Foundation

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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The Biomimicry Institute Announces the 2025 Ray of Hope Accelerator Cohort: 10 Nature-Inspired Startups Driving Climate Solutions

The Biomimicry Institute has announced the ten startups selected for the 2025 Ray of Hope Accelerator.

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Apply Now for the Biomimicry Institute's Youth Design Challenge

Georgia Tech’s Scheller College Names Sustainability Fellows and Ambassadors

Groundswell Delivers Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Projects in Georgia

Georgia Tech’s Scheller College Faculty Elevate Sustainability in the Classroom

Brightening Our Corner - February 2024

Applications Close Soon for the Biomimicry Launchpad

Drawdown Georgia Announces $1.2 Million in New Climate Solutions & Equity Grants

Ray C. Anderson Foundation's NextGen Committee Grants $94,000 to Women’s Earth Alliance for Reforestation Efforts in Indonesia and Kenya

Leading Transportation Partnership Deploys Agrela’s Vegetation Monitoring Technology on the Ray Highway – First for Interstate Roadside

Ray of Hope Prize® Awarded to Sparxell for Plant-Based Alternative to Toxic Colorants

Serenbe Paves Georgia's First Residential Rubber-Modified Asphalt Project.

New Solar Microgrid Trailer To Bring Light to the Darkness During Disaster Response

Amanda Sturgeon Appointed as CEO of The Biomimicry Institute

The Ray and Geotab ITS Partner To Launch Freight Electrification Clinic

Meet 2023's Top 10 Nature-Inspired Startups Solving Crucial Environmental and Social Problems

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Biomimicry and Ray of Hope Accelerator
The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has partnered with the Biomimicry Institute to create the Ray of Hope Accelerator, designed to bring commercially...

Drawdown Georgia
Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...

The Ray
News and information about The Ray, Georgia's restorative, sustainable highway of the future.

Foundation Events and Speaking Engagements
This section lists upcoming Foundation events, partnerships and speaking engagements featuring the executive director and the trustees.

Brightening Our Corner Newsletter
Quarterly newsletter from the Ray C. Anderson Foundation. Subscribe here.

Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business
The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at Georgia Tech acts as a catalyst and connector, bringing together students, research faculty...

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...

Ecocentricity Blog
A bi-monthly blog by John Lanier, director of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation and grandson of the late Ray C. Anderson. Musings from John as he manages...

Mid-Course Correction Revisited
Mid-Course Correction Revisited is both a how-to and a why-to on the future for green business, as seen through the lens of one of the most pioneering...

Georgia Climate Project
The Georgia Climate Project is a state-wide consortium co-founded by Emory, the University of Georgia, and the Georgia Institute of Technology, and...

Georgia Tech Global Change Program
The Georgia Institute of Technology Global Change Program is a new initiative designed to coordinate and grow educational and research activities...

Project Drawdown
One of the key funding priorities of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation is climate change. Project Drawdown is a global initiative based on meticulous...

Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
Mary Anne Lanier, President of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation, serves on the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Board and also serves as Chair of the...

Ray C. Anderson Collection at Georgia Historical Society
The Ray C. Anderson Foundation and Interface, Inc. donated Ray C. Anderson's papers and other important items to the Georgia Historical Society...

Talk with Green Guy
Press releases, articles and other materials pertaining to the Foundation's sponsorship of the Talk with Green Guy radio show.

Mission Zero Corridor
The goal of the Mission Zero Corridor project is to demonstrate and display cutting-edge technologies and to foster innovative and sustainable...

Gray Notes Grants
These are project based grants awarded by the Ray C. Anderson Foundation. Gray Notes grants are generally awarded to research institutes, universities...

Sustaining Grants
The Ray C. Anderson Foundation issues Sustaining Grants in the Fall and Spring of each year to environmental nonprofits and educational initiatives...

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