CertainTeed® Siding Verified for Sustainability

CertainTeed® Residential Siding Products Verified by Vinyl Industry Sustainability Initiative

CertainTeed is the first Siding end-product manufacturer to receive Gold verification  

Malvern, PA – (September,4 2024)  CertainTeed®, a leading North American manufacturer of sustainable building materials, has announced that its residential vinyl siding products have successfully met all the requirements of +Vantage Vinyl™, an industry-wide sustainability initiative that engages companies across the entire U.S. vinyl value chain. CertainTeed, a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, is the first Siding end-product manufacturer to receive Gold level verification, further solidifying the company’s innovative commitment to be a sustainable leader in the industry. 

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. The initiative’s structure ensures that CertainTeed is advancing the sustainability journey of the vinyl industry in alignment with targeted United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).

“We are honored to be verified by +Vantage Vinyl and are ecstatic to be the first Siding end-product manufacturer to receive the Gold level verification,” said Joseph Bondi, Vice President/General Manager for CertainTeed Siding Products Group. “Our siding portfolio offers consumers and contractors a multitude of beautiful and resilient cladding solutions with increased transparency.” 

+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.  

“Congratulations to CertainTeed for their successful verification to +Vantage Vinyl,” said Jay Thomas, VSC Executive Director. “Continuous improvement of sustainability is a critical initiative of the vinyl industry. By verifying to +Vantage Vinyl, CertainTeed has demonstrated their commitment to the environmental, social and governance tenets of the program’s Guiding Principles. We look forward to our continued collaboration and partnership in the +Vantage Vinyl program.”  

CertainTeed continues to expand and introduce new options into its sustainable siding portfolio to meet the demand for these materials. This year, the company expanded its portfolio to include Urban Reserve, a modern metal siding collection, and RISE, a siding product made from 94 percent recycled materials.

CertainTeed strives to make all product information and documentation transparent and accessible for buyers through its Ecomedes-powered site, a comprehensive tool to obtain product performance and sustainability information including ecolabel certifications, rating system contributions, recycled content and reusability, and more.  

This verification follows several other recent actions taken by the company to solidify its commitment towards sustainability:

• In July 2024, Saint-Gobain announced that it will save over 10 million gallons of water per year through the installation of smart water submetering systems and other equipment upgrades at its CertainTeed Siding facility in Jackson, Michigan.
• In March, Saint-Gobain announced that its CertainTeed Siding business had reduced manufacturing related emissions by 96% at three facilities in the United States.

To learn more about CertainTeed’s residential siding products, please visit www.certainteed.com.

About CertainTeed

With innovative building solutions made possible through its comprehensive offering of interior and exterior products, CertainTeed is transforming how the industry builds. As leaders in building science and sustainable construction, CertainTeed makes it easier than ever to create high-performance, energy-efficient places to live, work and play, so that together we can make the world a better home.

A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world's largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed has more than 6,900 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. The group had total sales of approximately $5.6 billion in 2021. www.certainteed.com.

About the Vinyl Sustainability Council  

The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), founded in 2016 in partnership with the Vinyl Institute, is a collaborative platform for companies, organizations, and other industry stakeholders to come together to advance the U.S. vinyl industry’s contribution to sustainable development. Through its +Vantage Vinyl™ verification program, the VSC aims to drive continuous improvement across all three aspects of sustainability – environmental, social and economic performance. For more information, please visit  https://vantagevinyl.com/