ESG Reporting
Sustainability report, executive summary
ESG Reporting
Sustainability report, executive summary
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
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Company carbon footprint: Cradle-to-gate |
Unit | 2009 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | % change 2009-2021 |
Direct emissions (Scope 1) | Kton CO2-eq | 526 | 533 | 523 | 537 | 550 | +4% |
Direct emissions (Scope 1) intensity | Ton CO2 _eq /ton of production |
200 | 149 | 151 | 161 | 159 | -21% |
Indirect emissions (Scope 2)4 | Kton CO2-eq | 668 | 796 | 894 | 825 | 885 | +32% |
Indirect emissions (Scope 2) intensity |
Ton CO2 _eq /ton of production |
254 | 222 | 259 | 248 | 256 | +1% |
Combined Direct and Indirect emissions (Scope 1 and 2) | kton CO2-eq | 1.194 | 1.329 | 1.417 | 1.362 | 1.434 | +20% |
Scope 3 upstream emissions for Raw Materials5 | kton CO2-eq | n/a | n/a | 2.163 | 2.246 | 2.291 | |
Estimated Scope 3 Total | kton CO2-eq | 4.541 | |||||
Total emissions (Scopes 1, 2, and 3 estimated) | kton CO2-eq | 5.903 | |||||
Direct emissions, covered by emissions-limiting regulations |
% of Direct emissions | 26% | 25% | 28% | 29% | ||
Product carbon footprint: Operational emissions |
Unit | 2009 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | % change 2009-2021 |
Direct emissions | Kton CO2-eq | 526 | 531 | 516 | 530 | 544 | +3,3% |
Indirect emissions | Kton CO2-eq | 668 | 796 | 894 | 825 | 885 | +32% |
Average carbon footprint per ton of product | Kg CO2-eq/ton | 454 | 370 | 408 | 407 | 413 | -9% |
Energy management6 |
Unit | 2009 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | % change 2009-2021 |
Total energy consumption | mln GJ | 23,0 | 29,1 | 29,8 | 30,2 | 32,1 | +40% |
Energy intensity | GJ/ton of production | 8,74 | 8,12 | 8,62 | 9,06 | 9,29 | +6% |
Percentage renewable energy7 | % | 51% | 46% | 52% | 51% | ||
Percentage low carbon and renewable energy8 | % | 63% | 59% | 59% | 59% | ||
Percentage grid electricity | % | 70% | 62% | 61% | 60% | ||
Total self-generated electricity | mln GJ | - | - | - | - | - | |
Air quality
|
Unit | 2009 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | % change 2009-2021 |
NOx absolute emissions | Ton | 889 | 497 | 465 | 463 | 492 | -45% |
NOx emission intensity | Kg/ton of production | 0,34 | 0,14 | 0,13 | 0,14 | 0,14 | -58% |
SOx absolute emissions | Ton | 5.286 | 3.264 | 3.413 | 2.995 | 3.111 | -41% |
SOx emission intensity | Kg/ton of production | 2,01 | 0,91 | 0,99 | 0,90 | 0,90 | -55% |
VOC absolute emissions9 | Ton | 717 | 789 | 669 | 1.172 | 1.938 | +170% |
VOC emission intensity | Kg/ton of production | 0,27 | 0,22 | 0,19 | 0,35 | 0,56 | +106% |
Hazardous Air Polutants | Ton | 374 | |||||
Hazardous Air Polutants intensity | Kg/ton of production | 0,11 | |||||
Emission to Water – Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)10 |
Unit | 2009 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | % change 2009-2021 |
COD absolute emissions to surface water | Ton | 968 | 1.134 | 845 | 768 | 896 | -7% |
COD emission intensity to surface water | Kg/ton of production | 0,37 | 0,32 | 0,24 | 0,23 | 0,26 | -30% |
COD absolute emissions to external waste water treatment | Ton | 15.245 | 16.503 | 17.905 | |||
COD emission intensity to external waste water treatment | Kg/ton of production | 4,41 | 4,96 | 5,18 | |||
Water management |
Unit | 2009 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | % change 2009-2021 |
Total fresh water intake | 1000 m3 | 162.148 | 142.953 | 134.721 | 174.123 |
161.436 |
-0,4% |
Per ton of production | m3/ton | 61,7 | 39,9 | 39,0 | 44,2 | 46,7 | -24% |
Percentage in regions with high water stress | % | 0,3% | 1,8% | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1.6% | |
Fresh water consumption11 |
Unit | 2009 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | % change 2009-2021 |
Total | 1000 m3 | 11.078 | 11.839 | 11.350 | 10.621 | 10.037 | -9,4% |
Per ton of production | m3/ton | 4,2 | 3,3 | 3,3 | 3,2 | 2,9 | -31% |
Percentage in regions with high water stress | % | 3% | 17% | 17% | 18% | 16% | |
Waste management |
Unit | 2009 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | % change 2009-2021 |
Total waste | Ton | 47.746 | 51.365 | 52.659 | 50.872 | 53.068 | +11,1% |
Per ton of production | Kg/ton of production | 18.,2 | 14,3 | 15,2 | 15,3 | 15,4 | -15% |
Hazardous waste | Ton | 14.440 | 16.802 | 16.546 | 17.543 | 20.874 | +45% |
Of which to landfill | Ton | 1.615 | 312 | 417 | 465 | 268 | -83% |
Percentage recycled |
% | 39% | 20% | 25% | 39% | 36% | |
Production |
Unit | 2009 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
Performance Formulations | kton | 1.844 | 1.792 | 1.708 | 1.725 | - | |
Technology Solutions | kton | 1.740 | 1.662 | 1.622 | 1.729 | ||
Sustainable sourcing |
Unit | 2009 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
Suppliers screened using Risk IQ* | % | 96% | - | ||||
Suppliers measured on Ecovadis performance* |
% | 49% | |||||
% of bio-based raw materials (portion of organic materials) | % | 20% | 21% | 22% | |||
Management systems |
Unit | 2009 | 2018 | 2019 | Per April 2021 |
Per Febr 28, 2022 | |
% of manufacturing sites with ISO-14001/RC-14001 certifications | % | 77% | 84% | ||||
% of manufacturing sites with ISO-9001 certifications | % | 88% |
1 Board Members who are female and/or of a US racial/ethnic minority.
2 Mid-level managers are defined as the management paygrade below the first senior executive level. Source data, December 2021.
3 For all figures, minor corrections to historical data may be made to improve accuracy or based on methodology updates.
4 All Scope 2 emissions are calculated using the market-based method.
5 In 2019, we updated our methodology for calculating Scope 3 upstream emissions. In prior years, we estimated emissions from raw materials based on the bill of materials
for products. In 2019, 2020, and 2021 we use actual raw material data. Raw materials exclude intra-company transfers, trading, tolling, and utilities.
6 Energy consumption is expressed in mln GJ which is the sum of the actual consumed by the sites. For 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 the consumption was extracted from our reporting system Enablon.
The energy consumption for 2009 was derived from the consumption expressed in Fuel Equivalents that year by applying a factor expressing the relation between direct consumption in GJ and Fuel Equivalents for 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
7 Including renewable grid electricity.
8 Renewable energy data includes renewable fuel consumed, produced and purchased and is based on utility or supplier data, or other green power products.
This does not consider certifications for biomass and hydro power, which are not tracked currently.
9 The increase in the 2020 volatile organic components (VOC) emissions compared to 2019 is due to the acquisition of the CMC Äänekoski site.8 Until 2018, only COD discharge to surface water was measured.
10 Until 2018, only COD discharge to surface water was measured.
11 Total freshwater consumption (excluding once through cooling water intake) [1,000m3]
12 Workforce data prior to 2021 includes Nobian employees (Nobian’s separation from Nouryon occurred in 2021). 2021 workforce data excludes Nobian employees.
13 Headcount and similar metrics may differ slightly, depending on exact collection date, due to timing of reporting schedules, divestments, and acquisitions, as well as regular workforce fluctuations.
14 Senior positions are defined as mid-level managers and above. Source data December 2021.
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