Sustainability
We are committed and contributing to a sustainable future
Sustainability
We are committed and contributing to a sustainable future
Our efforts help contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), and we make a positive impact on these through our ‘Commitment to a Sustainable Future’, which is based on three clear
commitments to:
These goals were developed following a materiality assessment and aims to support the objectives of the UN Paris Agreement on climate change and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
EcoVadis Platinum rating
Top 1%
$ 1.9 B revenue
from Eco-Premium Solutions in 2021
38% of revenue
from Eco-Premium Solutions
71%
of our R&D pipeline is focused on solutions with sustainability benefits
22%
of organic raw materials are from renewable sources
Top-quartile performer
in people safety
49%
reduced OSHA incident rate and 79% reduced Process Safety Incident rate from 2018 through 2021
100%
of our assigned employees completed compliance / ethics training
36%
Diversity represented on our Board of Directors1
58%
of commercial position promotions were female2
EcoVadis Platinum rating for sustainability performance
We achieved strong scores in all assessed areas, including environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement placing us in the top 1% of companies evaluated.
NewsStrengthening our commitment by joining the United Nations Global Compact
Media release
We are a member and signatory of the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. An international program, it brings companies, UN agencies, and labor and civil society organizations together to support universal principles on human rights, labor, environment, and anticorruption.
We are also a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and Responsible Care®, and partner with Swedish regional corporate cooperation Hållbar Kemi (Sustainable Chemistry). Furthermore, we are a strategic investor in the Icos Capital Fund III, a fund that supports start-ups, including those focused on software and process technologies for manufacturing in agriculture, food, and chemical industries.
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