Vinyl Sustainability Council

The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC) is a voluntary membership organization that is taking a leadership role in uniting the industry to advance sustainable performance throughout the vinyl value chain.

The Vinyl Sustainability Council is self-funded council of the Vinyl Institute dedicated to advancing sustainability in the vinyl industry. VSC members raise awareness of sustainability and prioritize options for continuous performance improvement through the +Vantage Vinyl™ sustainability initiative. +Vantage Vinyl-verified companies are verified by an independent third-party and are awarded the use of the +Vantage Vinyl mark to signify they are contributing to the industry goals and reporting their progress on an annual basis.

Vinyl Institute To Advance Post-Consumer PVC Recycling With Industry-First Recycling Grant Program

Published on January 18, 2023

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The Vinyl Institute (VI), a U.S. trade association representing the leading manufacturers of vinyl, today announced the formation of VIABILITY, a first-of-its-kind, industry-wide recycling grant program aimed at accelerating post-consumer PVC recycli... View More

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Vinyl Sustainability Council Delivers Annual Sustainability Report, Outlines Ongoing Adoption of Council’s Verification Process

Published on December 13, 2022

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The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), a self-funded business council advancing sustainability in the vinyl industry, today officially released the 2022 edition of its annual Sustainability Report, titled “Connecting Our Industry to Reach Our Pote... View More

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Vinyl Sustainability Council Collaborates with ecomedesto Showcase +Vantage Vinyl™ Verified Companies

Published on August 31, 2022

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The Vinyl Sustainability Council is raising the awareness of the council’s +Vantage Vinyl®-verified companies by launching a collaboration with ecomedes, an online database for construction professionals seeking sustainable building materials for ... View More

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Seventeen Companies Complete +Vantage Vinyl Verified Program Through the Vinyl Sustainability Council

Published on June 7, 2022

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The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), a self-funded business council advancing sustainability in the vinyl industry, today named 17 companies that are now +Vantage Vinyl™ verified. ... View More

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Organizational Governance

For the Women at Westlake Chemical, Affinity Wins

Published on January 28, 2022

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As the traditionally male-dominated chemical industry becomes ever more inclusive, women in leadership roles are joining forces to create camaraderie, mentorship and opportunities for professional and personal growth. ... View More

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Innovation & Technology Materials & Packaging

Enterprise-Wide Engagement Unearths Sweeping Solutions for Reining in SO2 Emissions

Published on January 14, 2022

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The team at Vestolit — part of polymers, materials and infrastructure leader Orbia — worked closely with the corporate sustainability team to find modifications to plant operations that promise significant reductions in the entire enterprise’s ... View More

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Organizational Governance Circular Economy Materials & Packaging

Water Wins: When Sustainability Becomes Part of the Company Culture

Published on January 3, 2022

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“Sustainability is best played together. It's validating to see what we started and see it grow first across the other teams in our plant, and eventually across Lubrizol.” — Kalli Stull ... View More

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Innovation & Technology Circular Economy Innovation & Technology

How Carbon Removal as a Service Is Poised to Aid the Clean Energy Transition

Published on December 17, 2021

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Energy company Occidental and its subsidiary, Oxy Low-Carbon Ventures, are on a path to achieve net-zero emissions in their own operations and those associated with their products before 2050. And they are helping others reduce theirs, too. ... View More

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Circular Economy Materials & Packaging

Full-Circle: AZEK Disrupts PVC Recycling by Revolutionizing Takeback

Published on December 3, 2021

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AZEK’s FULL-CIRCLE PVC Recycling program helped it collect approximately 400M pounds of recycled product for reuse in 2020 — with the hope that this entire value-chain approach can disrupt the plastic waste paradigm meaningfully, as AZEK continue... View More

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Materials & Packaging

How Formosa Plastics Is Nurturing Biodiversity in Texas

Published on September 24, 2021

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In 2020, the team at the Formosa Agricultural and Environmental Research Center, located at the site of the company’s Texas plant, began concurrent production of honeybees, native flowering plants and native trees as part of an effort to enrich the... View More

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Vinyl Sustainability Council Verifies Nine Companies Through Industry Sustainability Initiative

Published on February 8, 2021

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The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), a self-funded business council advancing sustainability in the vinyl industry, is pleased to announce it has verified nine companies through the industry sustainability initiative +Vantage Vinyl™ for meeting ... View More

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Innovation & Technology Collaboration & Co-Creation

GEON Performance Solutions Unites Vinyl Industry in COVID-19 Relief

Published on January 29, 2021

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In mid-2020, as companies around the country rallied and pivoted to fill demand for PPE and other vital products during the pandemic, GEON offered its expertise in logistics, supply, sourcing, technical, commercial and manufacturing operations to SME... View More

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Circular Economy Materials & Packaging

Sika Sarnafil’s Retractable Roof for the Rogers Centre Is a Case Study in Recycling and Reuse

Published on January 22, 2021

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When Toronto’s Rogers Centre stadium needed a new roof, the owner turned to Sika Sarnafil — the manufacturer of the original vinyl roof membrane. Choosing a Sarnafil roof provided the additional benefit of the company’s recycling program. ... View More

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Vinyl Council of Australia and U.S. Vinyl Sustainability Council to Explore Sustainability Program Reciprocity

Published on January 21, 2021

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The Vinyl Council of Australia (VCA) and the United States Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore a pathway to reciprocity between the two sustainability programs by sharing b... View More

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Circular Economy

AZEK Cracks Recycling Code for Post-Consumer PVC Building Materials

Published on January 15, 2021

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Many plastic-based building materials that could be recycled aren’t, because most companies haven’t yet figured out how. The AZEK Company cracked this code, and diverted nearly 300 million pounds of waste from landfills in 2019. ... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change Materials & Packaging

HMTX Industries Aims to Raise $1 Million to Battle Addiction Crisis

Published on January 8, 2021

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The luxury vinyl maker’s support of this cause is a unique example of how companies are committing themselves to social sustainability — an important component of the corporate social responsibility model. ... View More

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Materials & Packaging

Rethinking Vinyl Today to Optimize for Tomorrow

Published on June 4, 2019

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We hear a lot about the use and alternatives of single-use plastic these days. But another type of plastic is embracing a new ambitious business model: Vinyl. ... View More

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Sustainable Brands Convenes Global Brand Leaders at SB’19 Detroit

Published on June 4, 2019

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Sustainable Brands® kicks off SB’19 Detroit, its largest community gathering of global brand and sustainability leaders dedicated to advancing social and environmental innovation today at the Cobo Center in downtown Detroit. ... View More

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Innovation Expo at SB’19 Detroit sets Stage for Global Collaboration

Published on May 22, 2019

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Immersive learning experiences with National Geographic, Danone, Procter & Gamble, EY and others ... View More

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Sustainable Brands Reveals Initial Conference Details for Annual Flagship Conference

Published on November 27, 2018

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3,000+ brand and innovation leaders to convene June 3-6 at SB’19 Detroit SAN FRANCISCO, November 27, 2018 – Sustainable Brands® recently released the event brochure for its annual flagship conference: SB’19 Detroit. More than 3,000 business le... View More

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October 13-16, 2025

SB'25 San Diego

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Thursday, May 8, 2025

The ROI of Sustainability Part 1: What's Changed, What Hasn't and How to Move Forward with Confidence

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May 13-14, 2025

SB'25 Aotearoa New Zealand

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