Our Pledge

We are living in times of urgent social and environmental change. As individuals, the design community & societies at large, we are questioning how we can create a better, fairer future. At the heart of Shaw Contract we design products and solutions with our customers in mind. Everybody counts.

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People Together, Planet Forever

When we talk about sustainability, we join the causes of people and the planet together, social and environmental concerns combined.

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We are a human-centric, people-powered organization.

With an ambition for progress in every fibre of our beings. Time’s up on standing still; we need to be the change we need. So we don’t just stand; we walk forward with purpose and optimism.

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OUR PEOPLE

We care about our Canadian Associates

Certifications & Achievements

Best Workplaces for Inclusion award by Great Place to Work Canada 2022

ShawContract Canada proudly announces that our organization has been named on the 2022 Best Workplaces for INCLUSION. ShawContract Canada received this honour after a thorough and independent analysis conducted by Great Place to Work®. The list is based on direct feedback from employees of the hundreds of organizations that were surveyed by Great Place to Work®. To be eligible for this list, organizations must be Great Place to Work- Certified™ and have exceptionally high scores from employees on the Trust Index survey.

Great Place to Work Certified badge for Canada from May 2022 to April 2023

We're proud to be named a Great Place to Work-Certified company. ShawContract Canada is proud to announce that we have been certified as a Great Place to Work® after a thorough, independent analysis conducted by Great Place to Work Institute® Canada. This certification is based on direct feedback from employees, provided as part of an extensive and anonymous survey about their workplace experience.

Great Place to Work ®

Great Place to Work is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. A global research and consulting firm, Great Place to Work® provides the benchmarks and expertise needed to create, sustain, and recognize outstanding workplace cultures. In Canada, Great Place to Work® produces both industry and demographic specific Best Workplace™ lists, and represents the voices of 500,000 employees across industry. This is part of the world’s largest annual workplace study, recognizing the world's Best Workplaces in a series of national lists including those published by The Globe & Mail (Canada) and Fortune magazine (USA). Visit us at www.greatplacetowork.ca

Points of Ambition

People and planet are fundamentally connected. Our social and environmental initiatives are inextricably linked.

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Written in Connection

Ambition 1. Material Health

Material Health is the framework and process to ensure that a product is made from ingredients that are “safe and healthy to humans and the environment.”

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Ambition 2. Circular Economy

We need to eliminate waste products. Circular systems mean waste becomes a valuable resource.

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Ambition 3. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We believe all humans are equal. Individually and collectively, we need to proactively create and promote opportunities that give everybody an equal footing in life. 

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Ambition 4. Carbon Impact

Our planet has finite resources. We aspire to give back more than we take.

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Every square yard of Shaw Contract flooring with EcoSolution Q100™ fibre reduces the carbon impact by 42% versus traditional carpet tile.

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