Erin Meezan

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Erin Meezan

Vice President of Sustainability, Interface Inc., USA

As Vice President of Sustainability for Interface, Erin ensures that Interface's aggressive Mission Zero goals are met. She leads a team that provides technical assistance and support to the company's global business units to achieve the company's aggressive sustainability vision. She helps the company address sustainability at all levels, including in operations and management, with employees and customers, and in policy forums. Erin also has an external role working with NGOs as an advisor on Boards and steering committees to develop standards and market guidance. She oversees Interface's external partnerships with environmental stakeholders and is a frequent lecturer on sustainable business to senior management teams, Universities and the growing green consumer sector. Erin is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the Vermont Law School, where she earned her Masters Degree in Studies in Environmental Law and her Juris Doctor degree.