Smart science to improve lives™
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Climate Positive
We will continue to reduce our carbon footprint and increase use of bio-based raw materials, whilst the benefit in use of our ingredients will enable more carbon to be saved than we emit through our operations and supply chain. -
Land Positive
We will save more land through use of our crop and seed products than the amount of land required to grow our bio-based raw materials. -
People Positive
We are improving the lives of our own employees and people around the world by developing ingredients to improve health and wellbeing as well as encouraging and promoting diversity.
Our Sustainability Commitment:
We will be the most sustainable supplier of innovative ingredients. We will create, make and deliver solutions to tackle some of the biggest challenges the world is facing. By 2030 we will be Climate, Land and People Positive.
Through our commitment to science-based targets and the UN SDGs, our strategy has been developed with Sustainability at the heart of what we do.
Our purpose, “Smart Science to Improve Lives” exemplifies our commitment to sustainability, “Smart Science” embodies our innovative philosophy and our ability to offer our customers something different and hugely valuable. “Improving Lives” describes the positive impact our products have in use and how, in our activities, we need to reduce the environmental impact of our actions.
Our purpose, “Smart Science to Improve Lives” exemplifies our commitment to sustainability, “Smart Science” embodies our innovative philosophy and our ability to offer our customers something different and hugely valuable. “Improving Lives” describes the positive impact our products have in use and how, in our activities, we need to reduce the environmental impact of our actions.
Our Approach
We have aligned ourselves with to the UN SDGs – not only looking at the 17 goals but considering more deeply each of the 169 targets beneath them. We evaluate our contribution to the SDGs across every level of our organisation.
Our approach to sustainability evolves as the world around us changes, but it has always been and will remain a central element of the way we do business. Our very first product was Lanolin, a natural and sustainable ingredient created as a result of processing sheep’s wool for textile industries. Our commitment to sustainability is a key component of how we are judged and how we judge ourselves, continuing to decouple our growth and increasing shareholder value from our impact on the environment.
In 2021 we became the third major chemical company in the world to have our 1.5°C Science Based Targets verified. Through this we have committed to reduce our Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 46.2% from a 2018 baseline, as well as reducing our upstream Scope 3 emissions by 13.5% through collaboration within our supply chain.
In 2021 we became the third major chemical company in the world to have our 1.5°C Science Based Targets verified. Through this we have committed to reduce our Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 46.2% from a 2018 baseline, as well as reducing our upstream Scope 3 emissions by 13.5% through collaboration within our supply chain.