The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), a self-funded business council advancing sustainability in the vinyl industry, today announced that 26 companies have completed the arduous process to become +Vantage Vinyl® Verified in 2022. 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.

“The vinyl industry is redoubling its efforts to drive sustainability across organizations – from product development, to a product’s life cycle, to a company’s environment stewardship and its engagement in its community. +Vantage Vinyl is an important standard that identifies leaders in this endeavor,” said Jay Thomas, executive director of the VSC. “Congratulations to all 26 companies that earned the +Vantage Vinyl verification. They are setting an example, and we encourage others to fulfill their sustainability journey and Earn the Mark.”

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 18 re-verifications and 8 first-time verifications. This year’s class includes the following organizations:

  • 3M
  • Achilles USA
  • Aurora Plastics
  • Avery Dennison
  • Baerlocher Production USA LLC
  • Cornerstone Building Brands
  • Eastman
  • ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company, a division of ExxonMobil Corporation
  • Formosa Plastics
  • GEON Performance Solutions
  • HMTX Industries
  • IB Roofing Systems
  • Mannington Mills Inc.
  • Norac Additives LLC
  • OMNOVA, A Division of SURTECO
  • OxyChem
  • ProFusion Industries
  • Resin Technology LLC
  • Shintech Incorporated
  • Sika Corporation – Roofing
  • Tarkett
  • Teknor Apex
  • The AZEK Company
  • The Lubrizol Corporation
  • Vestolit, an Orbia Business
  • Westlake Corporation

For more information, please visit vantagevinyl.com/.