INVISTA‘s United Kingdom site in Gloucester was named the best large company by the British Standards Institute. The site was recognized for its commitment to environmental excellence and reducing environmental impact/emissions over a long period of time.
The Victoria, Texas, school district received the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's highest honor, the Environmental Excellence award, for its nine-year environmental education partnership and collaboration with INVISTA's Victoria site. The award was given for the program's curriculum in environmental studies and hands-on learning taking place at the Wetland Environmental Science Education Encounter, a 50-acre wetland at the Victoria site. The WE SEE center houses field experiments and includes a partially enclosed building where students can view the wetland and its inhabitants. The wetland not only helps return up to 3.2 million gallons of fresh water per day to the Guadalupe River, it has acted as an outdoor classroom for almost 28,000 Texans since being constructed by INVISTA.
In 2006, INVISTA’s Antron® carpet fiber was re-certified as an Environmentally Preferable Product (EPP) by Scientific Certification Systems (SCS). Originally awarded certification in 2002, Antron® carpet fiber was the first carpet face fiber to earn EPP certification by an independent third party. SCS uses a combination of techniques including Life-Cycle Impact Assessment, Risk Assessment and Environmental Resource-based studies, as well as knowledge about available technologies and practices to develop their environmentally preferable specifications. The specifications are designed to address all key stages of the product life-cycle and incorporate environmental and human health issues.