Eco-Friendly

As part of our blue print for the future, we have developed our own "eco-friendly" logo which communicates Vexcon's commitment to producing products that are safer for the user and the environment. Currently, there is no industry "green" standard that exists as to what makes a product "green". Therefore, to assist us in developing our standard, we utilized well established and accepted governmental and industry standards to guide us in establishing our standard. Our standards are intended to be quantifiable, easily verified, and documented. The following four sources were used:

As a member of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), we incorporate select criteria of the LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) into our environmental standards.
We also looked to states such as California, which are at the vanguard of developing environmental standards.
ISO 14020 *-Environmental labels and declarations-Provides guidance on the goals and principles that should frame all environmental labeling programs including voluntary self declaration programs.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 5 of FTC Act 15 U.S.C. 41-58 Part 260 Guides for the use of Environmental Marketing Claims- Establishes voluntary guidelines that apply to environmental claims included in labeling, advertising, promotional materials and all other forms of marketing. The guidelines apply to any claim about the environmental attributes of a product.

Products that receive this logo must meet a minimum of three of these criteria to receive the eco-friendly designation. These are:

Products which have zero or low VOC's.
Products which are safer to use
Products that qualify for one or more LEED points
Products made from rapidly renewable materials
Products that have low on going maintenance requirements
Products that reduce the requirement of energy and natural resource consuming materials.

*Based on specific selected criteria.