The VinylPlus® Product Label
The VinylPlus® Product Label is a labelling scheme which makes it easy for customers and markets to identify the most sustainable and high-performance PVC products. Currently, the scheme covers the PVC building products as defined in Article 2 and Annex I of the EU Construction Products Regulation 305/2011.
The VinylPlus® Product Label has been developed by VinylPlus®, in collaboration with the Building Research Establishment (BRE) and The Natural Step.
The VinylPlus® Supplier Certificates
The VinylPlus® Supplier Certificates provide a structured sustainability scheme for PVC additives suppliers and compounders that are partners of VinylPlus. By delivering verified upstream sustainability documentation, the certificates help converter customers streamline audits and gain quicker access to the VinylPlus® Product Label, making it easier to demonstrate product sustainability to markets and specifiers.
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Top 5 Reasons to Apply for the VinylPlus® Product Label
1. Showcase your sustainable PVC solutions
2. Increase your sales for sustainable PVC solutions
3. Set yourself apart and attract buyers and specifiers
4. Make it easy for your customers to identify your products based on sustainability performance
5. Benefit from the Label promotion done by VinylPlus®
What the Product Label Holders Say About It
“We expect that our customers will appreciate this new and very visible proof for our sustainability performance in the PVC profile sector. The VinylPlus Product Label also gave us good ideas how to improve further.” – Rehau AG
“We were among the first to apply for the VinylPlus Product Label and we are proud we are among the pioneers to receive this recognition. It combines elements from responsible sourcing (largely included in the BES 6001 scheme) and the sustainability aspects of the VinylPlus programme.”
– Neil Stuart, Divisional Compliance Manager, Epwin Window Systems
“The VinylPlus Product Label audit was quite a challenge for us to organise, as it came on top of all the other auditing work companies have to do these days. But, it was worthwhile and exciting to measure our sustainability work with a best of class standard.”
– Jürgen Herbe, Head of Marketing, Veka
“It is our responsibility to operate sustainably, the VinylPlus® Product Label certificate is a great way for us to illustrate this to our customers in the PVC sector.”
– Christoph Jungwirth, Head of Product Management, Internorm Bauelemente GmbH
“Thanks to the VinylPlus® Product Label, Verseidag-Indutex GmbH underlines the responsible and sustainable use of PVC, a material particularly suitable for permanent and temporary applications in construction. All certified articles are 100% recyclable, so that they can be recycled in the circular economy. With the VinylPlus certification, Verseidag-Indutex GmbH sets a new benchmark and lives up to its pioneering role in the manufacture of sustainable products.”
– Henric Leuer, Geschaeftsfuehrer, Verseidag-Indutex GmbH
– Francis Van Eeckhout, CEO, Deceuninck
“The VinylPlus® Product Label confirms effectively and efficiently our high product requirements on input components, product quality and used management systems.”
– Joachim Oberrauch, Member of the Board of Directors, Finstral AG
“GEALAN Fenster-Systeme GmbH has been one of the few companies to be certified according to ISO 14001 and EMAS III since 1996. To show our customers that sustainability plays an important role not only in our management system but also in the manufacture of our products, we have also decided to make the efforts needed to be certified and awarded the VinylPlus® Product Label .”
– Sophia Lingner, Manager Quality, Environment, Energy, GEALAN Fenster-Systeme GmbH
How Does It Work?
The VinylPlus® Product Label is a voluntary certification scheme. All VinylPlus® partners can choose to apply for the label for a PVC product or product family. The scheme has been developed so as to ensure that the products and their components, but also the company’s policies and performances, are aligned with the below sustainability requirements:
VinylPlus® Partnership and Programme Support
Organisational Management Requirements
Supply Chain Management Requirements
Controlled Loop Management and Recycling
PVC Resin From Sustainable Sources
Responsible Use of Additives
Sustainable Energy and Climate policies
Sustainability Awareness and Communication
Read more about the sustainability criteria
Transparency and Impartiality
Each criterion covers one or more levels of performance, ranging from a basic mandatory level to an outstanding level. All compulsory criteria must be fulfilled in order to secure certification. Each criterion is given a score or number of credits by an independent third-party auditor. Criteria are regularly revised and developed through transparent procedures open to all stakeholders. To ensure transparency and impartiality the audit results are then independently verified by BRE.
Compulsory Criteria
- Legal compliance, Quality management systems
- Registered partnership with VinylPlus®
- Use of PVC resins manufacturers according to the ECVM Charter
- Cadmium-, lead- and low molecular weight orthophthalate-free formulations
- Waste management
Non-Compulsory Criteria
- Recycling content of products, design for better recycling
- Living the VinylPlus® programme in the whole organisation
An overall performance rating is attached to the certificate of approval to highlight areas of strong performance and opportunities for improvement.
Growing Recognition as a Label for Green Public Procurement
Official accreditation for Green Public Procurement in Italy
First sustainability scheme for plastics recognised in BREEAM
Referenced in the Italian GPP CAM (Minimum Environmental Criteria)
Recognised by the Belgian Construction Certification Association
Official recognition as a label for sustainable public purchasing in Belgium
Integrated in Belgian label for sustainable carpentry
Referenced as a certification scheme for responsibly sourced plastic B&C products in Wallonia
Recognition as a label for sustainable products and services on circubild.be
How to apply
Check if all compulsory requirements are met using the Self Assessment document available on the website.
VinylPlus® verifies conformity and informs the applicant how his application is processed.
Applicant fills out audit information and undertake preparation for the auditor’s onsite visit. The auditor undertakes a pre-assessment.
The onsite audit takes place and the auditor prepares the performance report.
Based on audit result a conformity assessment body makes decision on whether to award Label.
Following certificate decision made by the CAB to award the Label, VinylPlus issues a Certificate of Approval valid for 3 years.
Partners can apply for a renewal of their certification 3 months before the end of the validity of the certificate. The re-certification process is the same as before.
Application form
To apply, fill out the form below.
About us
VinylPlus® is the Voluntary Commitment to sustainable development by the European PVC industry. It aims to create a long-term sustainability framework for the entire PVC value chain across Europe and beyond.
The VinylPlus® Product Label has been developed in collaboration with:
Building Research Establishment (BRE) is an independent and impartial research-based consultancy, that tests and trains organisation, and offers expertise in every aspect of the built environment and associated industries.
The Natural Step (TNS) is a global network of NGOs with twenty-five years of experience in helping organisations and individuals understand and make meaningful progress towards sustainability.
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