VYNOVA

We place particular emphasis on SDGs most critical to our operations and vision for a sustainable future. These include SDGs focused on climate actions, sustainable industry, infrastructure, and responsible production:

Vynova is a Participant of the United Nations Global Compact initiative - a voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation and disclosure of responsible business practices.

The UN Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and to take action in support of UN goals and issues embodied in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Launched in 2000, the UN Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, uniting over 15,000 companies and 3,800 non-business signatories based in over 160 countries, supported by 69 Local Networks. 

Whilst high environmental, safety and quality management controls are applied throughout the plastics industry, unintentional loss of plastics pellets and powder can occur at different stages along the value chain and end up in the environment.

The voluntary Operation Clean Sweep^®  (OCS) programme was developed to help companies tackle this issue and prevent plastic pellet and powder leakage by providing a series of key recommendations and tools.

Vynova has been a signatory to the OCS pledge since 2016 and we have implemented a variety of measures addressing PVC powder loss at our sites, including regular audits and communication campaigns.

In 2023, a harmonised European certification scheme was launched as a new tool in the OCS toolbox. The OCS Europe Certification Scheme proves compliance with a set of measures to prevent the loss of plastic powder and pellets to the environment, implemented in the framework of the OCS programme.

All Vynova PVC production sites are certified under the OCS Europe Certification Scheme. You can download the respective certificates via the following links:

✓ Vynova Mazingarbe SAS - OCS Europe certificate
✓ Vynova Wilhelmshaven GmbH - OCS Europe certificate
✓ Vynova Beek BV - OCS Europe certificate

We are a dedicated member of VinylPlus^®, the European PVC industry’s commitment to sustainable development, and actively support the organisation and its goals as summarized in the VinylPlus 2030 Commitment.

The Commitment represents the European PVC industry’s sustainability roadmap to 2030 and is built around three Pathways:

• Pathway 1: Scaling up PVC value chain circularity;
• Pathway 2: Advancing towards carbon neutrality and minimising our environmental footprint;
• Pathway 3: Building global coalitions and partnering for the Sustainable Development Goals.

The three Pathways are further broken down into twelve action areas that outline concrete steps to be taken by the European PVC industry for the sustainable development of PVC.

The actions, strategy and goals for our five Sustainability Focus Areas have been developed in line with the VinylPlus 2030 Commitment:

• Our Circularity Focus Area aligns with the targets set out in Pathway 1.
• Our Climate Action and Environmental Responsibility Focus Areas are guided by the goals of Pathway 2.
• Our People & Society and Responsible Procurement Focus Areas reflect ambitions set out in Pathway 3.

As an active member of Euro Chlor, the European chlor-alkali industry association, we support the ambitions of its Mid-Century Strategy for a Sustainable Chlor-Alkali Industry.

The Mid-Centry Strategy outlines Euro Chlor’s vision for 2050 towards a safe and competitive European chlor-alkali industry that forms an integral part of Europe’s climate neutral and circular economy transition.

The goals of our Sustainability Focus Areas Climate Action, Circularity, and People & Society align with the four overarching ambitions set out in the Mid-Century Strategy, namely to become a safety leader, competitive supplier, circularity champion and climate-neutral player.