Solvay announces new scope 3 reduction target
Posted at 12:15h
The Belgian firm aims to reduce its GHG emissions by 24% by 2030, adding onto the firm's existing Scope 1 and 2 reduction target of 30% by 2030.
Chemicals Tag
Westlake sets Scope 1 and 2 emissions goal by 2030
21 Feb
Chemicals
Posted at 17:52h
Westlake Corporation announced its target to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions per ton of production by 20% by 2030.
Chemical companies accused of greenwashing
13 Dec
Chemicals
Posted at 12:36h
Chemical companies around the world are actively marketing their greener, more sustainable products, whilst holding back details on the mass production of hazardous chemicals.
Alpek sets net zero target
08 Nov
Chemicals
Posted at 13:38h
Alpek, one of the largest producers of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), said it will eliminate net greenhouse gas emissions from its global operations by 2050.
LyondellBasell sets net zero goal by 2050
04 Oct
Chemicals
Posted at 16:37h
As an interim step, the company also announced a strategy to achieve an absolute reduction of 30 percent in scope 1 and scope 2 emissions by 2030.
Clorox to reach net zero by 2050
13 Sep
Chemicals
Posted at 14:22h
By 2030, Clorox aims to reduce carbon emissions across its operations by 50%, among other interim targets.
$1.6t investor coalition pushes chemicals sector on net-zero
13 Sep
Chemicals
Posted at 14:14h
Responsible investment group ShareAction pushed for the decarbonisation of the production of chemicals by 2050.
Cabot executes $1b sustainability-linked credit facility
16 Aug
Chemicals
Posted at 10:23h
Cabot has replaced its existing $1b unsecured revolving credit agreement while adding a sustainability-linked pricing mechanism to the new agreement.
Johnson Matthey announces net zero by 2040
21 Jun
Chemicals
Posted at 16:18h
Chemicals and sustainable technology company Johnson Matthey announced a commitment to be net zero by 2040, among others.
JBS, Pfizer, others join Business Ambition for 1.5°C
07 Jun
Chemicals
Posted at 12:58h
New Business Ambition for 1.5°C campaign signees include: Kenya Electricity Generating Company (electricity-Kenya), Yum China Holdings (restaurants-China), JBS (meat processing-Brazil), Vistra (electricity-US), Boehringer Ingelheim (pharameuticals-US), Pfizer (pharameuticals-US), Corteva Agriscience (chemicals-US), and ECOM Agroindustrial (coffee, cocoa, cotton-Switzerland).