"New Insights from the Second Report of the Vinyl Record Manufacturers Association's Carbon Footprinting Group"

Don't miss "New Insights from the Second Report of the Vinyl Record Manufacturers Association's Carbon Footprinting Group" to be delivered by Ryan Weitzel of A to Z Media at Making Vinyl Memphis!

At the 2024 edition of Making Vinyl, Ryan presented findings from the first analysis of the carbon footprint of a vinyl record. (You can read the report in full here: https://lnkd.in/eug4NmcR). The Vinyl Record Manufacturers Association has expanded the scope of its continuing study this year to analyze non-PVC compounds, including various "bio-vinyl" options now entering the market.

When: Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 10:15 am - 10:30 am CDT
Where: Making Vinyl Memphis
Ballroom C, Level 2
Renasant Convention Center
makingvinyl.com

Thank you to our Chair and Lead Author of both reports: Peter Frings, Stamper Discs (UK), and Group Members: ADAM TESKEY, The Vinyl Factory (UK), Alex Deninson, The Vinyl Factory (UK), Ryan Weitzel, A to Z Media (USA), John Service, Key Production Group (UK), Bryan D. Ekus, Vinyl Record Manufacturers Association + Making Vinyl ,
Dustin Blocker, Vinyl Record Manufacturers Association, Hand Drawn Records LLC (USA), and Alex Cushing, Hand Drawn Records LLC (USA).

Independent third-party verification: The three organisational footprints referenced in this report have been verified and validated by Carbon Footprint following GHG Protocol Guidance, and verification has been performed to the ISO - International Organization for Standardization 14064-3 standard. The VRMA gratefully acknowledges financial support in the preparation of this report from Stamper Discs, who funded both the preparation of the Public Record Company’s carbon footprinting work and also the independent verification by Carbon Footprint.

We hope you will join us!

Learn more about the work of the VRMA at vrmagroup.org