November 19, 2004—Invista, manufacturer of Antron carpet fiber, has retired 10,704,000 pounds of climate change credits to offset emissions caused by energy use at the 2004 US Green Building Council (USGBC) Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Portland, Oregon, November 10-12, 2004. The credits represent a reduction from the Invista Sabine River Plant in Orange, Texas, equivalent to 5,352 tons of carbon dioxide.
Companies that take action to reduce pollutant emissions are awarded climate change credits, explains Invista. Credits are typically sold, traded, or banked for future use. Invista has again chosen to donate these credits to the non-profit organization Leonardo Academy, which will retire the credits through its Cleaner and Greener program, offsetting the amount of CO2 pollution discharged from travel, hotels, and utilities connected to the Greenbuild Conference.
In addition to offsetting the USGBC Greenbuild Conference for the third year, Invista has also donated climate change emission credits to offset emissions caused by the 2004 EnvironDesign8 conference and all 2004 Antron-sponsored customer seminars. This amounts to a total donation of nearly 18 million pounds of climate change credits this year, reports Invista.
Invista says it continues to analyze the environmental life-cycle impact of ANTRON carpet fiber and to find the most efficient way to reduce the impact. In addition to its advanced soil resistance, stain resistance, and exclusive fiber technology, Antron is the first carpet face fiber to achieve Environmentally Preferable Product certification and is the first fiber to be re-certified under the Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) program.