Driving Sustainability Forward: 30 Companies Earn the +Vantage Vinyl Mark
The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), a self-funded business council advancing sustainability in the vinyl industry, today announced that 30 companies have completed the process to become +Vantage Vinyl Verified. A voluntary assessment conducted by the council, +Vantage Vinyl serves as independent, third-party verification of a vinyl company’s integrated efforts to achieve sustainability in its operations and practices.
“+Vantage Vinyl verified companies are setting the standard for sustainability in the vinyl industry,” said Jay Thomas, Executive Director of the VSC. “We applaud all 30 companies that have achieved +Vantage Vinyl verification. Specifying products from these +Vantage Vinyl verified companies means partnering with organizations that prioritize responsible manufacturing and sustainable business practices.”
To achieve verification through +Vantage Vinyl, companies are assessed by GreenCircle Certified, LLC., which authenticates and reports on the activities and key performance indicators achieved by each company within the five sustainability pillars: environmental stewardship, social diligence, economic soundness, collaboration, and open communications.
Launched in 2019, + Vantage Vinyl requires companies to re-verify every year. For this verification class, there were 28 re-verifications and 2 first-time verifications. This year’s class includes the following organizations:
| 3M- Commercial Branding and Transportation Product Platform | Mannington Mills Inc. |
| American RENOLIT | Norac Additives LLC |
| Aurora Material Solutions | OMNOVA, A Division of SURTECO |
| Avery Dennison | OxyChem |
| Baerlocher Production USA LLC | Performance Additives |
| CertainTeed LLC | ProFusion Industries |
| Cornerstone Building Brands | Roppe Holding Company |
| Deceuninck North America | Shintech Incorporated |
| Dow | Sika Corporation – Roofing |
| Eastman | SIMONA AMERICA GROUP |
| Formosa Plastics | Tarkett |
| Geon Performance Solutions | Teknor Apex |
| i2M | The AZEK Company |
| IB Roof Systems | Orbia Polymer Solutions (Vestolit) |
| Lubrizol Advanced Materials | Westlake Corporation |
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About the Vinyl Sustainability Council
The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), founded in 2016 in partnership with the Vinyl Institute, is a collaborative platform for companies, organizations, and other industry stakeholders to come together to advance the U.S. vinyl industry’s contribution to sustainable development. Through its +Vantage Vinyl® verification program, the VSC aims to drive continuous improvement across all three aspects of sustainability – environmental, social, and economic performance. For more information, please visit https://vantagevinyl.com/.