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New York State Passes Significant Renewable Energy Program The Empire Center for Public Policy estimates that the state of New York generates 0.47 percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions. Nevertheless, in the final days of the 2019 New York legislative session, the governor and...

China Trade Negotiations and Tariffs The U.S. and China have agreed to tamp down trade tensions and resume trade negotiations after President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the G20 summit in Japan last week. After the June 29 meeting with President...

A new report from the General Services Administration (GSA) concludes that the Green Building Initiative’s (GBI) Green Globes rating system continues to meet federal requirements for green buildings. The assessment comes after a study, High-Performance Building Certification Ratings Systems, that looked at over 100 building...

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...