Maine Conscious Business Collective is thrilled to partner with ClimateWork Maine to bring this movie to Portland.
Join us at the University of Maine as we bring business and community leaders together in a memorable event to network and learn about sustainability, stakeholder capitalism, ESG and the related challenges organizations face going forward. ‘Beyond Zero’ is not only an inspirational story but can serve as a meaningful spark of action to address climate change, define corporate higher purpose, and illuminate the roadmap to sustainable transformation.
See the feature-length documentary in a private screening that chronicles the story of visionary leader Ray Anderson and his company, Interface, embark on a high-stakes journey to become a 100-percent sustainable enterprise.
Nathen Havey, Beyond Zero’s director will join us after the film for an intimate fireside conversation.
This film is the product of a series of serendipities. Nathan Havey first encountered the Interface story in Ray Anderson’s book Confessions of a Radical Industrialist in 2010. That’s why, when staging a storytelling event about business purpose in Atlanta, his goal was to find a story from Interface. The storyteller that came forward was Erin Meezan, Chief Sustainability Officer.
On his first call with Erin, Nathan was so nervous to meet Ray’s lead sustainability person that his hands were sweaty, his heart pounding, and mouth dry. He felt like he was talking to Oprah. Erin graciously accepted the invitation to tell her story and subsequently Nathan learned much about what had happened at Interface since the publication of Ray’s last book. Soon after, Erin took the stage alongside five other storytellers, including Elaine Dinos who would later become a Beyond Zero investor, and video from that night is featured in the film.
Another storytelling event in Atlanta, co-hosted by the local chapter of Conscious Capitalism, introduced Nathan to Jim Hartzfeld, the person who asked Ray to give the speech that set the whole journey in motion. Between Jim and Erin’s reflections, Nathan saw a clear story-arc that could make a great movie. Once he saw it, he couldn’t let it go. During years of corporate training, Nathan was shocked at how few people had heard of Interface. It was time to change that.