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We continue to drive progress toward a better, more sustainable future through the powerful building blocks of chemistry. Our work focuses on change that can help improve our world and address some of today's biggest challenges.

Read Our 2024 ESG Report

Our sustainability efforts are focused on five areas that we believe are most impactful and where we can make a difference.

Climate Change & Environmental Impact

Innovation & Business Practices

Sustainable Procurement

Safe Operations

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Climate Change & Environmental Impact

Our sustainability efforts are focused on addressing global environmental challenges.

Innovation & Business Practices

Our sustainability efforts are focused on addressing global environmental challenges.

Sustainable Procurement

Environmental and corporate social responsibility are key pillars to the culture and operations of not only our business, but also our entire value chain.

Safe Operations

Our primary focus is ensuring our employees and contractors return home safely at the end of each work day and that our operations do not harm the environment or communities in which we operate.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At SI Group, we ignite impossible through an inclusive workplace.

We set targets that can be influenced in the near and medium term. Together, we will continuously drive improvement towards our targets each year, aligning around the standards and initiatives that will fuel our future growth. By 2030 we aim to:

25%

Reduction of Carbon Emissions Intensity

> 95%

Percent of direct spend covered with sustainability evaluations 

10%

Reduction in waste intensity through process efficiency and beneficial reuse

35%

Percent of women in management positions

2

Sites within high water-stressed areas will have set reduction targets and sustainable water management will be introduced by water metering at all sites

Recent Highlights

Corporate ESG Report

  • Collected baseline measurements for key metrics
  • Set targets to improve our sustainability and corporate social responsibility

Employer of Choice: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

  • Launched DEI Council and global employee engagement groups
  • Increased women in leadership positions by 5%

EcoVadis Gold Rating

  • Rated in the top 5% of over 50,000 companies assessed
  • Intend to attain new EcoVadis rating in 2025

Commitment to Safe Operations

  • Upheld ISO 14001 and ACC Responsible Care® standards
  • Launched Perfect Day initiative in 2022 to enhance focus on safety

Climate Change & Environmental Impact

  • Focused efforts on yield & material variance improvements
  • Built energy & waste reductions into broader manufacturing efficiency projects

Sustainable Procurement & Business Practices

  • 5% improvement in the percentage of direct spend being addressed

Our sustainability journey continues to evolve with our 2024 ESG Report. Our emphasis on transparency and continuous improvement is steadfast. Through improved reporting and targeted sustainability efforts, we remain on our course to build a more sustainable organization.

Michael B. Farnell Jr.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Sustainability Officer
Michael B. Farnell Jr.

Product Stewardship

Our commitment to operational excellence extends beyond our manufacturing operations to our environmental policy. We continually seek to reduce our environmental footprint while striving to achieve a "balanced plant" - one where we completely convert all incoming raw materials to saleable products with the minimization of waste and by-product formation.

Chemical products provide many benefits to society, but they must be managed responsibly throughout their lifecycles to minimize any adverse effects. At SI Group, we work hard to ensure that our products are manufactured, stored, transported, used, disposed of, and recycled to safeguard the health and safety of the environment.

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Commitment to Sustainable Innovation

As a leading global performance additives producer, we recognize that our products are critical to solving the world’s sustainability challenges.

We’re investing in our Research & Development capabilities to provide the facilities, tools, and talent to drive sustainable innovation. Based on our four pillars of sustainable product development, our new products and solutions are designed to improve the quality of life for future generations.

Develop alternative chemistries with the same functionality, but reduced risk.

Improve Resource Efficiency

Improve Carbon Footprint

Waste Minimization

Reduce Risk/Harm

Improve Resource Efficiency

Process improvements and emissions reduction.

Improve Carbon Footprint

Understand our raw materials and utilizing bio-based feedstocks.

Waste Minimization

Design solutions for a circular economy.

Reduce Risk/Harm

Our sustainability efforts are focused on addressing global environmental challenges.

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Owning Our Actions

At SI Group, our transformative focus on sustainability will enable our future success as the global performance additives powerhouse. Together, we own our actions; it is a choice we make to lead with integrity, take accountability, and provide solutions that make a difference for both the company and our global communities. Together, we will continuously drive improvement towards our targets each year, aligning around the standards and initiatives that will fuel our future growth.

Read Our 2024 ESG Report