We partner with our customers, suppliers and employees to deliver innovative solutions, drive progress and create a safe and sustainable today and tomorrow for everyone.

 

Our Sustainability Growth Framework

We see sustainability as foundations to business growth and long-term value, delivering real, customer focused solutions. Our “Commitment to a Sustainable Future” is how we embed and measure sustainable practices in our business approach:

  • We Innovate and Grow: We enable growth by meeting customer demand for innovative and sustainable solutions
  • We Operate Responsibly: We enhance operational excellence and efficiency to continuously improve our safety and environmental performance
  • We Empower and Engage: We empower our employees and engage with our suppliers and communities to deliver a positive impactd society to drive sustainable progress.

Our 2030 sustainability targets are aligned with the UN Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Strategy based on 3 key pillars

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We Innovate and Grow

We enable growth by meeting customer demand for innovative and sustainable solutions
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We Operate Responsibly

We enhance operational excellence and efficiency to continuously improve our safety and environmental performance
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We Empower and Engage

We empower our employees and engage with our suppliers and communities to deliver a positive impact

 

Ecovadis March 2025 logo—indicating Nouryon’s sustainability rating and recognition by a global assessment platform.

EcoVadis Gold rating

Top 3% of companies then assessed by EcoVadis

35% of revenue

from Eco-Premium Solutions

74% of our R&D product pipeline

focused on solutions with sustainability benefits

23% of organic raw materials

sourced from renewable sources

>95% retention rate

over the past six years for our top 250 customers

CDP B

Climate Score Leadership

Top-quartile people safety performer

according to American Chemistry Council (ACC) benchmark data

2024 Responsible Care Company Award

and 14 safety awards from the TCC

56% of total electricity

from renewable and/or low carbon sources

19% reduction in GHG

in total absolute Scopes 1 and 2 vs 2019

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EcoVadis Gold 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 3% of companies then assessed

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Targets

 

As the transition to a net-zero-carbon economy accelerates, we continue to challenge ourselves to reduce impacts, mitigate risks, and harness growth opportunities related to climate change.

Sustainability targets Climate change

Progress, Reporting and Governance

Sustainability Report 2024

Latest Sustainability report

Our 2024 Sustainability Report showcases our progress as your partner in essential solutions for a sustainable future. At Nouryon, sustainability is about long-term thinking and achieving growth.
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Governance and Risk management

A crucial component of securing a sustainable future is ensuring that we continue to always operate ethically and responsibly and employ an enterprise risk management (ERM) approach to identify potential rewarded and unrewarded risks in order to take appropriate mitigating actions.

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Data, Reports and Policies

Reports, policies and more shows how we partner with our customers, suppliers, and employees to deliver solutions and drive sustainable progress.

Recognized for global climate leadership with B score

Awarded in recognition of the Company’s progress in implementing current best practices in sustainability targets, value chain engagement, and opportunity disclosures.

Memberships and Partnerships

Nouryon proudly maintains several key memberships, including being a signatory of the UN Global Compact, the world's largest initiative dedicated to corporate sustainability. This international program fosters collaboration to
uphold universal principles concerning human rights, labor, environmental protection, and anti-corruption. Our Company strategy, sustainability commitment, and Code of Business Conduct & Ethics are meticulously designed to align with and support these principles.

Additionally, Nouryon is a member of Together for Sustainability (TfS), the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, and Responsible Care®, demonstrating our commitment to ethical and sustainable practices. We also partner with Hållbar Kemi (Sustainable Chemistry), a Swedish regional corporate cooperative, and the Emission Free Pulping program.

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Strengthening our commitment by joining the United Nations Global Compact

Nouryon is aligned with the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and it supports the objectives of the Paris Agreement on climate change.

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Cases and Highlights

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Mitigating climate change
Image of a water treatment facility—illustrating Nouryon’s role in providing solutions for clean and safe water.
Eco-Premium Solutions
Photo of a frontline leader safety training session—emphasizing Nouryon’s focus on workplace safety and leadership development.
Safety program and performance
Essential solutions for crop protection and nutrition
Sustainable agriculture
Circular economy graphic—illustrating Nouryon’s commitment to sustainable resource use and product lifecycle management.
Circular Economy Business Practices

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Materiality

Nouryon's sustainability goals are developed following a materiality assessment. Learn more.

Data, reports and policies

Reports, policies and more shows how we partner with our customers, suppliers, and employees to deliver solutions and drive sustainable progress.

Advancing leadership of cleaning ingredient solutions, launches innovative sustainable technologies at SEPAWA Congress

15 Oct 2025 - News

Expanding our South America industry-leading sodium chlorate capacity by 20% in support of new Arauco pulp mill and growing Brazilian pulp industry

12 Aug 2025 - News

Earning eleven awards for excellence in safety, community engagement, environmental stewardship, and industry leadership in Texas

1 Jul 2025 - News
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