27 March 2017
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AkzoNobel has committed to accelerating
its sustainability agenda
by announcing a new ambition
to use 100% renewable energy
and become carbon neutral by 2050.
The company has been among the global leaders
in sustainability for more than a decade,
and this new goal confirms
AkzoNobel’s belief that
sustainability is business and
business is sustainability.
AkzoNobel is involved in
several ongoing sustainability partnerships,
notably in the Netherlands.
These include sourcing energy from two new wind parks,
switching from gas to sustainably generated steam
to provide energy for chemicals production
and investigating the possible launch
of a waste-to-chemicals factory.
AkzoNobel’s share of renewable energy currently
stands at 40%,
with almost half the company’s sites
around the world having improved
their energy footprint in 2016.
The intention now is to increase
the momentum which has already been created
by the company’s
Planet Possible sustainability agenda.
This will include charting a path
towards zero carbon emissions and
100% use of renewable energy, and
continuing to offer innovative products and services
that enable customers
to reduce their energy use and carbon impact.
Achieving the 2050 ambition will position
the company at the forefront of industry efforts
to transform the use of resources throughout the value chain.
Ton Büchner
CEO of AkzoNobel
“Our ambition to eliminate carbon emissions and
use 100% renewable energy by 2050
demonstrates our clear and unwavering commitment
to sustainability,”
“We continue to identify areas of opportunity
which will drive us forward
and help reduce our industry’s dependence on fossil fuels.
This new vision for 2050 will propel us
further along that path, while enabling us
to make a measurable contribution
to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.”
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