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Our Sustainability Program

For Generations

Sustainable Impact For Generations

Sustainability is in our DNA. 160 years ago, our founder Ernest Solvay reinvented the soda ash process, making it cleaner and more sustainable, while also championing social responsibility. We continue his legacy today through our commitment to building trust and value for Solvay, its stakeholders, and society. Planet and Life are the past, present, and future foundations of Essential Chemistry.

We recognized early on that sustainability is essential to the chemical industry's future and have made it a core driver of our strategy. Our sustainability program embodies this driving force, reflecting a fundamental shift in our operations. We are carefully considering the implications of this promise and are ready to act. The name also honors Solvay's heritage. As a company with shareholders who have belonged to the same family since its founding, and where some employees have followed one another for generations, this program resonates deeply.

This program is both realistic and ambitious. We've made clear choices about our priorities, focusing our efforts where we can make the biggest impact. Our program rests on two powerful pillars: Planet Progress and Better Life.

Solvay's key sustainability targets

Solvay is committed to enhancing sustainability across two main areas: Climate Progress and Better Life. Our sustainability objectives include:

Solvay For Generations Objectives

PLANET PROGRESS

Driven by our commitment to the planet and clear expectations from our customers, we are accelerating our efforts and tackling climate change head on. To break down our approach even further, Planet Progress is achieved through two key strategic levers, Climate Change and Nature Protection.

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Reducing our carbon footprint

Climate Change

At Solvay, we are actively working to reduce our carbon footprint to fight climate change. Our climate roadmap focuses on reducing direct and indirect emissions (Scope 1 and 2) and addressing Scope 3 emissions throughout our value chain.

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Protecting and restoring land to support biodiversity

Nature Protection

At Solvay, we are working to minimize the negative pressures of our activities on nature. We also leverage our land to deliver tangible positive impacts for nature. We contribute to the main objectives of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) adopted at COP15 in December 2022, aiming to halt biodiversity loss and reverse the trend.

BETTER LIFE

As a responsible employer, we are committed to improving and enhancing the quality of life for our teams and communities through various initiatives focused on health and safety, well-being at work, diversity, inclusion and social dialogue.

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Building a sustainable future for generations

Social Care & Dialogue

Solvay is on track to meet its targets

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Independent ratings of our performance

We are taking comments from ratings agencies very seriously. This includes eco-efficiency, ethics and compliance.  Our Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) risk management approach protects human rights and the environment across our value chain.