HOUSTON—During the past 11 years, DaVinci Roofscapes, a division of Westlake Royal Building Products USA Inc. has reprocessed more than 10.9 million pounds of polymer scrap materials. In conjunction with the upcoming Earth Day on April 22, the composite slate and shake roofing manufacturer announced that its operations successfully recycled 1,697,249 pounds of polymer waste in 2022…the most ever recycled by the company in a single year. “This is more than half a million pounds of scrap in excess of what we reprocessed in 2021,” according to Mark Pagel, General Manager at DaVinci Roofscapes in Lenexa, Kan. “For the sixth consecutive year we have contributed...

SOLON, OHIO—Tarkett, a worldwide leader in innovative and sustainable flooring solutions, has welcomed Tracy Cook to its growing commercial team as Senior Director, Product Management, Soft Surface. Cook will set the strategy for all Tarkett North America commercial soft-surface products. Her role will include life cycle analysis, protecting and growing market share within current target market segments, and managing existing product portfolios. She will also be responsible for identifying new product and service ideas, as well as opportunities for growth in new market segments. “Tarkett’s design vision gives me confidence that we will see continuous growth in the soft surface segment...

CROSSVILLE, TENN.—Crossville recently announced two new manufactured collections that will be carbon neutral through measuring embodied carbon (EPD) and purchasing carbon offsets to account for what cannot be immediately reduced for the full lifecycle of these product lines. The Civilization Collection and the Native Metal Collection are the company’s first carbon-neutral products. “Just as important as style and performance, the Civilization and Native Metal collections are the visible efforts that Crossville is consciously taking to reduce our environmental impact,” said Lindsey Waldrep, Crossville’s VP of Marketing. “Throughout our manufacturing and delivery processes, Crossville is making changes that we believe will affect our global...

BLOOMFIELD HILL, MICH.—Verna Vélin—the premier embossed wall covering manufacturer utilizing cutting-edge technology to produce unmatched designs—announces the launch of its Signature Collection. It is inspired by the rich dimensional brush strokes of dynamic paintings and the deckled edges of handmade paper. “At Verna Vélin, we believe design should be bold, thought-provoking, and innovative. Our wall coverings use the latest innovations in printing technology to deliver rich textures previously unimaginable,” says Shauna Ryder, CEO of Verna Vélin. “These embossed wall coverings will inspire high-end residential and commercial designers to add richness and texture to their designs in ways that could not...

ATLANTA—Honeywell recently announced a new collaboration with Marriott International to improve in-room comfort and control for guests who stay at hotels across Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of hotel brands. Together, Honeywell and the Marriott Design Lab will explore opportunities to test and deploy personalized and innovative guestroom control offerings building on the Honeywell INNCOM product suite that features leading guestroom automation, energy management and operational efficiency offerings. The effort will take a guest-centric approach to create better experiences. Honeywell will work with the Marriott Design Lab to explore how a guest’s interactions with technology can affect mood and energy, anticipate a...

FARMINGTON, CONN.—Otis Worldwide Corp. published its 2022 ESG report, describing its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy and highlighting alignment with the company’s strategic operating imperatives of Sustaining New Equipment Growth, Accelerating Service Portfolio Growth, Advancing Otis’ Digitalization, and Focusing and Empowering the Organization. The report outlines the progress made on the company’s 13 ESG goals to create value for Otis colleagues, communities, customers, and shareholders. “Doing the right thing is core to who we are, and we embrace the responsibility to deliver sustainable value for all stakeholders,” said Chair, CEO and President Judy Marks. “Our 2022 ESG report demonstrates...

MINNEAPOLIS—Tennant Company, a world leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing solutions to reinvent how the world cleans, announced its full i-mop portfolio of mechanized walk-behind scrubbers that empower organizations to finally drop the dirty, traditional mop and step up to a better, more efficient and more sustainable clean. The complete i-mop line gives facility cleaning the productivity and performance boost of mechanized cleaning with mop-like maneuverability for small, cluttered spaces, enabling them to achieve a consistently deeper clean with less time, less water, and a lot less effort. “The days of dirty, difficult mop-and-bucket cleaning are coming to an end,” said...

BOSTON—Carbonwave, a world leader in upcycling the largest seaweed bloom on the planet into ultra-regenerative, plant-based, advanced biomaterials, announced an initial closing of its $5M Series A round led by Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to sustainable investment, with additional significant participation from Viridios Capital, Popular Impact Fund, and Katapult Ocean. This investment round brings the total funding to date to $12M and will be used to build large-scale cosmetics emulsifier production facilities in Puerto Rico to satisfy growing customer demand for biomaterials. The current Puerto Rico facility, used for R&D, has also successfully developed a leather alternative from Sargassum (the floating seaweed masses), which...

HALLANDALE, FLA.—In support of its Care About Earth program, Groupe GM, a leading player in the hotel amenity industry, is relaunching its DAMANA hotel lines, with an emphasis on sustainability. DAMANA Earth and Sun The Mediterranean harbors the essence of the DAMANA Earth and Sun line. Inspired by traditional methods, DAMANA Earth and Sun is a range of products enriched with different herbal extracts and a subtle perfume with natural aromatic sunny floral heart and a woody base scent. DAMANA Earth and Sun formulas are vegan-certified, GMO-free, gluten-free, and contain up to 98 percent natural origin ingredients. The DAMANA Earth and Sun line features a...

VIENNA, VA.—Attune, an industry leader with the most comprehensive and flexible sensor platform delivering needed real-time data for digital transformation, announced that it has received the SOC 2 Type 1 compliance standard certification. The SOC 2 compliance certification distinguishes organizations as leaders in cybersecurity industry standards and data protection. Developed by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), the SOC 2 compliance report is a voluntary compliance for companies that adhere to the highest standard of security confidentiality. Through extensive auditing procedures, SOC 2 aims to monitor companies’ internal security controls and data privacy continuously. Additionally, SOC 2 provides assurance of...