Sustainability

Our Targets

We carry out our corporate purpose, “We create chemistry for a sustainable future,” by pursuing ambitious goals along our entire value chain. In this way, we aim to achieve profitable growth and take on social and environmental responsibility. This also helps to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).1 We are focusing on issues where we as a company can make a significant contribution, such as sustainable consumption and production, climate action or fighting hunger.

Status of Target Achievement in 2020

Profitable growth

8-decent work and economic growth and 9-industry, innovation and Infrastructure
SDG 1
8-decent work and economic growth and 9-industry, innovation and Infrastructure
SDG
8-decent work and economic growth and 9-industry, innovation and Infrastructure
SDG
8-decent work and economic growth and 9-industry, innovation and Infrastructure
SDG

Effective climate protection

green background image with with text 13-climate action
SDG

Sustainable product portfolio

icons 2-zero hunger, 6-clean water and sanitation, 12- responsible consumption and production, 13-climate action
SDG

Responsible procurement

8-decent work and 12-responsible consumption and production
SDG
8-decent work and 12-responsible consumption and production
SDG

Resource efficiency and safe production

6-clean water and sanitation, 8-decent work and economic growth
SDG
8-decent work and economic growth
SDG
6-clean water and sanitation, 12-responsible consumption and production
SDG

Employee engagement and diversity

5-gender equality
SDG
8-decent work and economic growth
SDG
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1 More information on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and sustainabledevelopment.un.org

2 Dividend proposed by the Board of Executive Directors

3 The goal includes Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. Other greenhouse gases are converted into CO2 equivalents according to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.

We act in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals