CHOOSE THE MARK AND HELP TO SECURE A BETTER WORLD.

CHOOSE THE MARK AND HELP TO SECURE A BETTER WORLD.

Choose +vantage vinyl®,

the world’s first and only sustainability program to address an industry’s entire supply chain holistically. U.S. vinyl supply chain companies – including vinyl building product manufacturers – are being encouraged by the Vinyl Sustainability Council to earn the +Vantage Vinyl-verified mark by achieving milestones aligned with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria.

Now you can do your part to help make a better tomorrow by selecting or specifying products from +Vantage Vinyl-verified building product manufacturers.

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Vinyl's ambient dioxin emissions have decreased by 52% since 2009*

PVC represents only 3.6% of all plastics landfilled

In 2017, OSHA recordable injuries decreased by 30% in facilities operated by Vinyl Institute members

Since 1987, PVC resin production has nearly doubled. Yet, in that time, VCM ambient emissions have decreased by 86%*

Emissions to water have declined from 0.2% in 1987 to 0.01% in 2017*

EXPLORE THESE +Vantage Vinyl-Verified Building Product Manufacturers

Unlike other sustainability initiatives, +Vantage Vinyl is holistic, addressing the entire industry supply chain.

Companies that make vinyl polymer
Companies that make chemicals that are added to vinyl polymer to improve processing or performance
Companies that combine vinyl polymer with additives to create specific vinyl formulations
Companies that make products from vinyl formulations
Companies that process production scrap and end-of-life vinyl for reintroduction into product production

OTHER +Vantage Vinyl-Verified COMPANIES

With operations in both the U.S. and Canada, Aurora Plastics manufactures the highest quality advanced polymers, custom plastics, and compounds, for a variety of applications in the building and construction, industrial, wire and cable, and consumer product industries.

With a company history dating back more than 190 years, today Baerlocher is one of the world’s leading plastic additive suppliers. In fact, Baerlocher's expertise in the production and use of additives is closely linked to the success story of plastic materials.

Eastman is a global specialty materials company producing a wide range of products found in everyday items. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way, Eastman delivers innovative products and solutions with a commitment to safety and sustainability.

ExxonMobil is committed to producing the energy and chemical products that are essential to modern life and economic development, in a way that helps protect people, the environment, and the communities where we operate. This includes mitigating the risks of climate change.

A supplier of plastic resins and petrochemicals, Formosa Plastics takes great care in having minimal impact on the environment and finding innovative ways to reduce waste, water usage, and emissions. At Formosa, environmental responsibility is a guiding principle.

A global leader in the formulation and manufacture of performance polymers, GEON’s is known for developing innovations that will drive the future of the industries they serve—including light weighting, improved strength and durability, energy efficiency and sustainability.

Lubrizol Corporation, a leader in polymer chemistry, creates materials and formulations that improve performance, compatibility, reliability, and efficacy of products. Sustainability is foundational to Lubrizol’s success and a vital driver for its long-term health and growth.

Occidental Chemical Corporation is a leading manufacturer of PVC resins. Within OxyChem is OxyVinyls, which also manufactures vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), and its precursor, ethylene dichloride. It is the largest VCM producer and the third-largest PVC supplier in the U.S.

Shintech Incorporated of Houston, Texas is a subsidiary of Shin- Etsu Chemical, the world’s largest producer of PVC. Shintech is committed to supplying key materials that meet society’s needs and to contribute solutions to various issues facing our planet.

Teknor Apex provides tailored PVC compounds for extrusion and molding applications. Operating mindfully while pioneering advancements in materials to better the company’s impact in the world through its customers, products, and applications has driven Teknor Apex’s success.

Specializing in plastic additives with expertise in PVC applications, Norac Additives offers a broad range of metallic stearates, supplemented by specially formulated lubricant blends to meet customer needs. The company lives its priorities of research, quality, and service to best serve its clients.

Vestolit is the world's largest manufacturer of specialty vinyl resins for applications including pipes, cable, flooring, automotive coatings, artificial leather, packaging and medical devices. Emissions reductions is just one important sustainability initiative of Vestolit.

Five Pillars of the +Vantage Vinyl Initiative

Aligned with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria, the +Vantage Vinyl initiative is framed around five pillars. Within each pillar are a series of guiding principles that set the direction and parameters for what a company will achieve over time on its journey of continuous improvement. The guiding principles support improved vinyl industry performance across three material impact categories including, resource efficiency, emissions, and health and safety.

  • Reduce releases to the environment

    To reduce emissions to water, air, and soil

    Use land and other natural resources prudently to protect biodiversity and ecosystems

    To prevent releases of product to the environment

    Implement water reuse and conservation practices to reduce the depletion of water resources and thereby support the availability of clean water

    To conserve water

  • Support third-party water and sanitation conservation and development programs

    To increase the availability of clean water and sanitation

    Demonstrate a commitment to improving the energy and greenhouse gas emission profile of PVC products

    To reduce end-product embodied carbon

    Minimize waste

    Pathway 1: Divert materials from landfill
    Pathway 2: Reduce overall waste generation from a facility

    Reduce managed volumes that are landfilled

  • Reuse, recycling, and recovery in accordance with sustainable materials management principles throughout the vinyl value chain

    To reduce carbon footprint through recycled products

    Responsibly recycle products that contain RoHS metals and/or other regulated additives

    Safe use and conversion of post-consumer recycled materials into own products

    Employ responsible sourcing practices that encourage supplier reductions in environmental impacts and minimal use of natural resources with positive lifecycle implications

    To document a sourcing procurement policy

  • Provide open disclosure of additives in PVC products

    To disclose information on additives used in PVC products to stakeholders upon request

    Manufacture safe and user-friendly products and consider potential effects throughout the product life cycle

    To create a transparent policy for safer product manufacturing

    Use of environmental and safety management systems and operational best practices that minimize risk to employees

    To document evidence of implementing best manufacturing practices

  • Avoid the use of lead, hexavalent chromium, and cadmium as added ingredients in vinyl components

    Avoid substances of concern in PVC products

    Avoid the use of VCM that relies on mercury as a catalyst or reactant in any part of the process.

    Avoid substances of concern in PVC products

    Safely employ additives based on current data and scientific assessment methodologies.

    To ensure the safe manufacture and use of PVC products

  • Provide ready and easy-to-understand access to relevant information about the company’s compensation, benefits, recognition, and incentive opportunities that meet the changing needs of employees

    To encourage transparent communications with employees regarding employment and benefits

    Commit to recruiting, developing, and promoting a diverse workforce while respecting the fundamental values and dignity of all individuals

    To ensure equal employment opportunity practices

    Subscribe to corporate governance policies that are opposed to discrimination, child labor, bribery and corruption, human trafficking, and forced labor

    To avoid discrimination and exploitation of any population segment

  • Contribute to charitable outreach in the communities in which we operate

    To participate with charities in the community

    Sustainability Portfolio Analysis

    Safe manufacture and use of PVC products

Treat suppliers, customers, and business partners fairly and ethically through honest and mutually beneficial dealings

To encourage transparent and ethical business practices

Promote open and fair competition throughout industry and in dealing with other business entities, regulators, and government officials. This includes compliance with competition and antitrust laws

To promote open and fair competition

Establish sustainability as a criterion in identifying research and development and innovation projects

To include sustainability as a criteria when evaluating R&D projects or capital projects

Establish resource conservation and material efficiency when setting business strategy objectives and goals

Integrate resource conservation and efficiency in business planning

Work within the industry to find solutions, create pilot programs, identify opportunities, and implement them for sustainability-driven advances and innovation

To foster industry collaboration

Engage external stakeholders in development of company sustainability programs

To gather external stakeholder input in company sustainability programs

Promote industry and company's vinyl sustainability work

Promote the advancement of vinyl sustainability programming

Provide company operational performance metrics in annual survey for use in industry reporting

To gather data to measure progress against goals

Communicate company sustainability initiatives

To create sustainability initiative transparency

  • ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

  • Reduce releases to the environment

    To reduce emissions to water, air, and soil

    Use land and other natural resources prudently to protect biodiversity and ecosystems

    To prevent releases of product to the environment

    Implement water reuse and conservation practices to reduce the depletion of water resources and thereby support the availability of clean water

    To conserve water

    Support third-party water and sanitation conservation and development programs

    To increase the availability of clean water and sanitation

    Demonstrate a commitment to improving the energy and greenhouse gas emission profile of PVC products

    To reduce end-product embodied carbon

    Minimize waste

    Pathway 1: Divert materials from landfill

    Pathway 2: Reduce overall waste generation from a facility

    Reduce managed volumes that are landfilled

    Reuse, recycling, and recovery in accordance with sustainable materials management principles throughout the vinyl value chain

    To reduce carbon footprint through recycled products

    Responsibly recycle products that contain RoHS metals and/or other regulated additives

    Safe use and conversion of post-consumer recycled materials into own products

    Employ responsible sourcing practices that encourage supplier reductions in environmental impacts and minimal use of natural resources with positive lifecycle implications

    To document a sourcing procurement policy

  • SOCIAL DILIGENCE

  • Provide open disclosure of additives in PVC products

    To disclose information on additives used in PVC products to stakeholders upon request

    Manufacture safe and user-friendly products and consider potential effects throughout the product life cycle

    To create a transparent policy for safer product manufacturing

    Use of environmental and safety management systems and operational best practices that minimize risk to employees

    To document evidence of implementing best manufacturing practices

    Avoid the use of lead, hexavalent chromium, and cadmium as added ingredients in vinyl components

    Avoid substances of concern in PVC products

    Avoid the use of VCM that relies on mercury as a catalyst or reactant in any part of the process.

    Avoid substances of concern in PVC products

    Safely employ additives based on current data and scientific assessment methodologies.

    To ensure the safe manufacture and use of PVC products

    Provide ready and easy-to-understand access to relevant information about the company’s compensation, benefits, recognition, and incentive opportunities that meet the changing needs of employees

    To encourage transparent communications with employees regarding employment and benefits

    Commit to recruiting, developing, and promoting a diverse workforce while respecting the fundamental values and dignity of all individuals

    To ensure equal employment opportunity practices

    Subscribe to corporate governance policies that are opposed to discrimination, child labor, bribery and corruption, human trafficking, and forced labor

    To avoid discrimination and exploitation of any population segment

    Contribute to charitable outreach in the communities in which we operate

    To participate with charities in the community

    Commit to recruiting, developing, and promoting a diverse workforce while respecting the fundamental values and dignity of all individuals

    To ensure equal employment opportunity practices

    Subscribe to corporate governance policies that are opposed to discrimination, child labor, bribery and corruption, human trafficking, and forced labor

    To avoid discrimination and exploitation of any population segment

    Pilot: Use of the Additivies Sustainability Scorecard Tool

    Safe manufacture and use of PVC products

  • ECONOMIC SOUNDNESS

  • Treat suppliers, customers, and business partners fairly and ethically through honest and mutually beneficial dealings

    To encourage transparent and ethical business practices

    Promote open and fair competition throughout industry and in dealing with other business entities, regulators, and government officials. This includes compliance with competition and antitrust laws

    To promote open and fair competition

    Establish sustainability as a criterion in identifying research and development and innovation projects

    To include sustainability as a criteria when evaluating R&D projects or capital projects

    Establish resource conservation and material efficiency when setting business strategy objectives and goals

    Integrate resource conservation and efficiency in business planning

  • COLLABORATION

  • Work within the industry to find solutions, create pilot programs, identify opportunities, and implement them for sustainability-driven advances and innovation

    To foster industry collaboration

    Engage external stakeholders in development of company sustainability programs

    To gather external stakeholder input in company sustainability programs

  • OPEN COMMUNICATIONS

  • Promote industry and company's vinyl sustainability work

    Promote the advancement of vinyl sustainability programming

    Provide company operational performance metrics in annual survey for use in industry reporting

    To gather data to measure progress against goals

    Communicate company sustainability initiatives

    To create sustainability initiative transparency

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