Tarkett Verified to Vinyl Industry Sustainability Initiative

Tarkett North America has successfully met all the requirements of +Vantage Vinyl, an industry-wide sustainability initiative that engages companies across the United States vinyl value chain.

“Tarkett has always been at the forefront of sustainability and committed to the responsible use of PVC,” says the company’s vice-president of sustainability, Roxane Spears. “We were the first manufacturer to remove ortho-phthalates from our entire product portfolio and we offer some of the lowest (total volatile organic compound) levels in the flooring industry. We’re now proud to add the verification to +Vantage Vinyl as further evidence of the steps we’re taking throughout the value chain.”

+Vantage Vinyl is a sustainability initiative of the Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), a self-funded business council advancing sustainability in the vinyl industry. It is the only sustainability initiative that allows participation from all companies within the entire vinyl value chain with U.S. operations, ranging from raw material manufacturers and suppliers to final product manufacturers and retailers.

“Continuous improvement of sustainability is a critical initiative of the vinyl industry,” says VSC executive director Jay Thomas.

Companies that showcase the +Vantage Vinyl mark have undergone verification by third-party GreenCircle Certified to confirm their progress to the program’s guiding principles relating to environmental stewardship, social diligence, economic soundness, open communication and collaboration.