A worry free flooring - Our journey to 2040
Since it start in 1997, IVC has had a focus on durable and sustainable production methods. Through the combination of a sustainable approach and advanced product innovation, we strive to be an industry leader in eco-friendly flooring. Alongside the actions we’ve already taken to reduce our environmental impact, the IVC Journey 2040 is made of bold targets for the production of Heterogeneous Vinyl that will help us to achieve a better future. We also know that true sustainability is not just how we make products and so we are setting key goals for our cultural and ethical development. Discover how we work towards a sustainable future!
Scienced based targets
Since 2021 we are working with the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) – alongside over 4,000 other companies – and we have submitted our calculation and targets for validation. In 2023 the SBTi has confirmed alignment with the 1.5°C goal and approved our emission reduction targets set for 2030.
Scope 1 & 2
Efficient manufacturing: water / wind / earth
When we make sheet vinyl flooring, we rely on natural resources like the sun, wind and water as much as possible to reduce the environmental impact of our manufacturing process. Since nature’s resources are the most valuable ones we have, we make every effort to look for the most efficient and sustainable ways to use them.
- Our raw materials are delivered in bulk to avoid unnecessary packaging.
- A part of our energy consumption comes from our wind farm and solar panels.
- The water used in the process comes from the river Scheldt.
- The gelling drums recuperate the heat from the oven through a revolutionary heat recovery program.
- All post-industrial vinyl waste is recycled and reused for production purposes, with a circular economy in mind.
Scope 3
Recover
In our ambition to achieve full circularity, waste reclamation, reuse and recycling are essential parts of our daily process. With our Recover Take Back Program, we try to maximise the amount of material that we recycle into new floors. The initiative gives us a way to collect off-cuts and used floors to be recycled or reused.
First of all, we take back post-installation waste and post-consumer loose-lay sheet vinyl during installation and guarantee full recycling, often at our own on-site recycling units. This way, we avoid additional transport between partners and our production sites. Secondly, we promote loose-lay installation, which is easier to remove and recycle. All recycled material is then used as raw material for new LVT.
Scope 3
Revinylise
Our ultimate goal? A fully circular product. Using an innovative recycling technology, we aim to make all layers of our sheet vinyl circular. We’re completely rethinking our products: how can we use recycled sheet vinyl in the development of new sheet vinyl? In order to do this, we’re taking a two-pronged approach, centred on the micronisation of sheet vinyl on the one hand and the recycling of plasticizers via innovative extraction technology on the other hand.
This groundbreaking technology – the first circular process in the industry – will result in up to 20% recycled sheet vinyl in future sheet vinyl products. Besides flooring, we will also recycle medical waste and other flexible PVC products.
Scope 3
Plastic bank: socially responsible flooring
For our textile-backed products, we’re working together with Plastic Bank. Every day, Plastic Bank communities are searching for ocean-bound plastic waste and bring it to local collection centres. In exchange, they are rewarded with life improving benefits including health, work and life insurance, digital connectivity, grocery vouchers, school supplies, fintech services, and more. Plastic Bank currently stops ocean-bound plastic in the Philippines, Indonesia, Brazil, and Egypt.
Scope 3
Glueless installation
No glue, rapid installation, durable and easy to recycle: Looselay vinyl is the next-level flooring solution. Used in both public and private building projects, this product is in demand for good reason. The glueless technology makes installation superfast, odourless and stainless, while creating a healthy and elegant indoor environment. Made from 100% recyclable materials, it’s a refined and sustainable flooring innovation.
Certifications
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Environmental Product Declaration (EPDs)
To comprehensively understand the impact of our products, we conduct rigorous Life Cycle Assessments (LCA). These assessments allow us to identify and mitigate potential environmental hotspots throughout the entire life cycle of our products, from raw material extraction to end-of-life.
To underline our commitment to transparency these LCA’s are transformed to EPD’s, which can be easily accessed and downloaded via the documents section on our website. By providing stakeholders, customers, and the public with detailed information on the environmental performance of our products, we guide them to make informed choices aligned with their sustainability goals.
Ecolables
Together with temperature and humidity, air quality is one of the most important factors in interior environments. We want to make sure that our sheet vinyl flooring, that is often a central part of people’s living spaces, contribute to healthy and safe living spaces and ensure that they don’t pose any health risks to our end users. To do so we make sure that our finished products intended for interior use comply with some of the strictest indoor emission labels. Additionally we only purchase and process raw materials that are in line with the REACH regulations and only work with suppliers who comply with these regulations. In this way we are able to guarantee the integrity and quality of the end product that we deliver to the end user.
ONE HOME
Greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced or even completely eliminated. This is a major challenge for the manufacturing industry, as we still too often burn fossil fuels and end-of-life products. We need to switch to circularity, using renewable or recycled materials and making recyclable products.
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