Mannington's Values in Action sustainability report details commitments and initiatives aligned around the company's four core values.

Ned Monroe, president and CEO of the Vinyl Institute, offers insight into the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcement that vinyl chloride will be one of the next five chemicals selected for prioritization under the Toxic Substances Control Act.

Ned Monroe, president and CEO of the Vinyl Institute, said this is an opportunity to correct any misunderstanding about the regulation of vinyl chloride manufacturing and the safety of PVC products.

Speakers and sessions at the conference will focus on innovations in sustainability throughout the vinyl industry, discussions on how to integrate sustainable thinking early on in the product development timeline, the future of the vinyl industry, as well as awarding the VSC’s three annual awards. 

HMTX, Mannington Mills, Sika and Tarkett are among the flooring-related companies that earned the +Vantage Vinyl verification this year. 

Founded in Salem, New Jersey, in 1915 by John Boston Campbell, Mannington is in its fifth generation of family ownership and is committed to domestic manufacturing. 

The report chronicles the ongoing adoption of +Vantage Vinyl verification across the industry.

The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), a self-funded business council advancing sustainability in the vinyl industry, announced the winners of its 2022 Recycling and Social Impact awards.

VSC membership is reserved for organizations taking a leadership role to advance sustainability throughout the vinyl industry.