As companies work to reduce its carbon footprint, including through Scope 3 emissions reduction, Tyvek® with Renewable Attribution offers a practical route to lower-carbon material sourcing. Most importantly, customers can transition to this innovative technology without redesigning their products or processes.

“Tyvek® with Renewable Attribution provides customers with a credible solution that maintains the performance they know while supporting progress on sustainable material sourcing and carbon footprint reduction. It is one step in the journey as we work towards implementing our sustainability strategy, and we will continue to go further as we work to reduce the environmental footprint of Tyvek® manufacturing and collaborate across the value chain to advance circularity of the product,” said Jonathan Brunette, Sustainability Application Development Engineer, DuPont™ Tyvek® C&I.

Tyvek® with Renewable Attribution is available at renewable attribution levels from 30% to 100%, linked to ISCC PLUS-certified bio-circular material on a mass balance basis. Under this approach, certified bio-circular feedstocks are introduced and tracked within the upstream supply chain supporting a reduction in reliance on fossil feedstocks. The renewable feedstocks are then attributed to the purchased HDPE. The bio-circular feedstocks are derived from second-generation biomass, including waste and residues that do not compete with food production – resulting in more responsible material sourcing without placing additional pressure on agricultural resources or food supply chains.

Through the ISCC PLUS-certified mass balance approach, an equivalent amount of certified bio-circular feedstock is allocated to Tyvek® with Renewable Attribution. This enables customers to select a renewable attribution level from 30% to 100%[1], with the carbon footprint reduction linked to the level chosen. At a 30% renewable attribution level, Tyvek® with Renewable Attribution supports an approximately 30% reduction in carbon footprint (including CO₂ uptake) compared to standard Tyvek®, based on peer-reviewed, ISO-compliant life cycle assessment data.

Because Tyvek® with Renewable Attribution is produced to the same product specifications as conventional Tyvek®, customers can continue to rely on the same proven performance characteristics across their existing applications. This means they can take a measurable step toward more sustainable material sourcing and a reduced product carbon footprint without compromising durability, reliability or usability. Importantly, the product is a drop in solution, with no requalification needed, helping make adoption simpler and faster for existing Tyvek® users.

DuPont™ Tyvek® is an ISCC PLUS certificate holder at its Luxembourg and Richmond, Virginia manufacturing sites. As part of the voluntary ISCC PLUS certification process, which validates sustainability characteristics of alternative feedstocks across the value chain, the sites receive annual third-party audits and support transparent measurement, tracking and attribution of certified bio-circular feedstocks using the mass balance approach. This helps support traceability, feedstock identity, transparency and accurate renewable attribution. The launch also aligns with DuPont’s wider sustainability strategy, including its 2035 Sustainability Goals and focus on enabling circularity, reducing environmental impact and supporting customers with innovative solutions that deliver direct sustainability advantages.

For more information on Tyvek® with Renewable Attribution, please visit https://www.dupont.com/consumer-and-industrial-applications/tyvek-with-renewable-attribution.html.

[1] For active packaging, Tyvek® with Renewable Attribution is currently available up to 30% Renewable Attribution on HealthCare styles.