Sustainability
CERTIFICATIONS + DECLARATIONS
- ISO 14001:2015
- GREENGUARD Gold
- FloorScore
- NSF/ANSI 332
- USDA Certified Biobased Products
- HPDs
- EPDs
- Recycled Content
- Red List Free
- mindful Materials
- Sustainable Minds Transparency Catalog
- Ecomedes
- Buy American/BABAA Compliance
- +Vantage Vinyl

Flexco products that have received this industry-leading certification meet rigorous, third-party chemical emissions standards. These low-emitting products help to reduce indoor air pollution and create healthier indoor environments.
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Developed by the Resilient Floor Covering Institute, FloorScore is one of the most widely accepted and respected indoor air quality certification standards for flooring. It tests flooring products within a specific environment for potentially harmful chemical emissions.
FloorScore certification ensures Flexco product emissions are below the maximum allowable concentration of certain VOCs.
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This assessment certifies the sustainability and environmental performance of resilient floors across their entire life cycle.
Flooring products are considered for their product design, manufacturing, long-term value, end-of-life management, corporate governance and innovation.
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Flexco is actively involved in the USDA BioPreferred® Program. The USDA Certified Biobased Product label indicates a product’s biobased content percentage, helping customers easily find and compare biobased products.
Flexco products that are USDA Certified Biobased are manufactured using rapidly renewable raw materials and are third-party certified. By using alternatives to petroleum-based products, we are helping to lower the concentration of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.
The biobased content varies by product from 29-51%.
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Health Product Declarations (HPDs) ensure products don’t include hazardous chemicals based on the GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals and additional lists from other government agencies.
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An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) enables manufacturers to document the effects of their products on the environment throughout their entire lifecycle.
UL Solutions certifies that all information in a manufacturer’s EPD is verified and accurate.
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At Flexco, demonstrating the safety and sustainability of our products is critically important. Currently, we are in the process of renewing our EPD certification to ensure each of our products is compliant with 2025 industry standards and guidelines.


Many of our products are manufactured with recycled content or, thanks to our IMPACT program, can be upcycled into other materials at the end of their useful life.
Products with recycled content:
Products that can be recycled:

Flexco rubber floors are Red List Free which means they don’t contain materials or chemicals harmful to people or the environment.*
- Distinct Designs Rubber Flooring
- Distinct Designs Rubber Stair Treads
- Tuflex Force
- ESD Rubber
- Repel
- Diamond Landing Rubber Tile
- Warning Tile (ADWT)
*The Red List is created by the International Living Future Institute, a global nonprofit organization that inspires the greenest buildings for a health world.

This initiative encourages transparency in manufacturing and selecting building materials. The establishment of the Common Materials Framework (CMF) is supportive of companies producing and specifying products that support human health, climate health, ecosystem health and social health and equity within a circular economy.

In just a few clicks, this digital catalog makes it possible for specifiers and contractors to find and select greener and healthier products—as well as reward the manufacturers who choose to make them.

By compiling product sustainability data and certifications from both manufacturers and key rating systems, the Ecomedes platform provides easy access to information for designers and specifiers working on green building projects. Our product page allows us to increase visibility and connect with customers looking for environmentally-safe flooring.
Visit our new product page here.
Buy American/BABAA Compliance
Flexco is committed to American manufacturing and sustainability. The following products are proudly made in the USA and meet the requirements of both the Buy American Act and Build America Buy America Act.
- Base Sculptures
- Wallflowers
- Base 2000
- Health Design Wall Base
- Vinyl Wall Base
- Enviroflex
- Distinct Designs FlexTones Textured Rubber Tile
- Distinct Designs Evolving Styles Tile and Sheet
- Distinct Designs SpexTones Rubber Tile
- Tuflex Force
- Natural Elements Vinyl Tile
- Natural Elements Vinyl Plank
- Delane Solid Vinyl Tile
- Geodesy Solid Vinyl Tile
- Delane ESD Vinyl
- ESD Rubber
- IMO Rubber Flooring
- Repel
- Distinct Designs Rubber Stair Treads
- Vinyl Stair Treads
- Outdoor Rubber Stair Treads
- Vinyl Accessories
- Welding Beads
- Sublevelers
- Impression Luxury Vinyl Stair Treads






