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This year’s Sustainable Brands conference offered the Vinyl Institute team the opportunity to see and anticipate what’s on the horizon for sustainability. It was interesting to capture what other industries, companies, and brands consider most important for a more sustainable future and how they can...

Pushes to Pass USCMA Intensify Pushes for the passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) have intensified in the past few weeks. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is traveling to Washington this week to meet with President Donald Trump on Thursday. Trudeau plans to also meet...

GreenCircle Certified, LLC is proud to announce a partnership with the Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC) in its new initiative, +Vantage Vinyl™. GreenCircle developed the verification scheme which outlines the program’s goals and participation requirements. In addition, GreenCircle will act as the third-party verification body for...

While attending Sustainable Brands in Detroit a couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to learn about a new and foreign concept for me—blockchain. If you google the term, you might be left feeling a bit confused, as I was, without any context: “A...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) agreed to reconsider emissions limits of the PVC MACT industry regulation in September 2012. The EPA has begun to review data and other materials provided by VI members and anticipates issuing a notice or proposed rulemaking on the Reconsideration...

New research from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) offers a stark reminder of the high cost of regulatory requirements in the housing sector. The data reveal that the costs of building codes, land use, environmental regulations, and other federal, state, and local requirements...

Proposed Tariffs Against Mexico Complicates Congressional Consideration of USMCA The Trump Administration formally initiated the approval process for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) by sending the draft statement of administration action (SAA) to Congress on May 30. The White House may have put the deal in...

The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC) launched a groundbreaking sustainability initiative at Sustainable Brands this week. The Initiative recognizes companies showing continuous improvement toward commonly established sustainability goals. Called +Vantage Vinyl, the approach aims to make the vinyl industry more sustainable. VI President and CEO Ned...