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Vinyl Sustainability Council Recognizes 26 Companies That Have Become +Vantage Vinyl Verified

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: