Dates set for VinylPlus Sustainability Forum 2017

VinylPlus, a voluntary sustainable development programme of the European PVC industry that organizes an annual conference on vinyl markets in Europe, has announced the dates and locations for its fifth VinylPlus Forum. The organization will host the Forum May 10-11 in Berlin.

A theme of the two-day event will be Towards a Circular Economy. During the forum, attendees will look at key sustainability challenges for PVC within the contest of the European Commission’s Circular Economy Package. The forum also will feature sessions with EU authorities on Circular Economy policies, both regionally and Europe-wide.

VinylPlus adds that other topics to be discussed at the forum will be the following: the contribution of the vinyl industry to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global vinyl market and industry initiatives.

Brigitte Dero, VinylPlus’ general manager, says, “The circular economy is currently very high on the European political agenda. Important decisions will be taken in the context of the Circular Economy Package, which will have an impact on the plastics industry as a whole in the future.

“Through the VinylPlus Voluntary Commitment we are moving the European PVC industry towards a Circular Economy and have already demonstrated significant progress and achievements towards our sustainability goals. Once again, our annual event provides a valuable opportunity for participants to collaborate, share best practice and gain positively from collective input.”

VinylPlus is the renewed ten-year Voluntary Commitment of the European PVC industry. The programme establishes a long-term framework for the sustainable development of the PVC industry by tackling a number of critical challenges in the EU-28, Norway and Switzerland.