Our Progress
Our Voluntary Commitment includes ambitious recycling targets, product stewardship and R&D initiatives, as well as the promotion of sustainability awareness. All targets are measurable and with defined deadlines, progress is reported annually.
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History
VinylPlus builds on the achievements and results of Vinyl 2010, the first Voluntary Commitment of the European PVC industry, and on the principles of Responsible Care® adopted by the European chemical industry in the late 1980s.
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Procurement
Public procurement authorities can set an influential example by contributing to raising awareness about the importance of sustainable development. These objectives are well in line with the rationale behind VinylPlus and its partner companies.
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About PVC
Polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, is one of the most widely used polymers in the world. Due to its versatile nature, PVC is used extensively across a broad range of industrial, technical and everyday applications from window profiles and pipes to credit cards and blood bags.
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Event: The vinyl industry’s contribution to sustainability
Tuesday 21 February 2012
In the Press
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VinylPlus initiative leads way with sustainable PVC
Source: Building Product NewsFollowing the success of the Vinyl 2010 programme which revolutionised the PVC value chain in Europe from 2000 onto 2010, VinylPlus has an ambitious new set of targets for the future of sustainable development in Europe. One of VinylPlus’ targets is to move towards greater “controlled-loop management” of PVC.
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- Sustainable Thinking Platform
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D. Cook, S. Eingartner and E. Criel talk about the accomplishments of Vinyl 2010 and the transition into VinylPlus View
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It is very important for a voluntary commitment to be credible and the only way to do so is by including measurable objectives and deadlines
Videos
Vinyl 2010 - VinylPlus
VinylPlus is the new ten-year Voluntary Commitment of the European PVC industry which builds upon the achievements of the Vinyl 2010 programme, taking the next important steps in tackling the sustainability challenges for PVC and also in establishing a long-term framework for the on-going sustainable development of the PVC value chain.