Sustainability Mission and Reporting

Our Sustainability Mission​

Creating customer value, whilst continuing to operate and engage responsibly

 

For Hempel sustainability is a core driver of customer value creation.

Our advanced paints and coatings help customers achieve measurable business and sustainability results, reducing environmental footprints by delivering increased efficiency, durability and enhanced liveability.

By 2030, our ambition is to enable our customers to:

  • Reduce their emissions by 50 million tonnes of CO2e, and
  • Contribute to healthier living spaces and ecosystems

Our Sustainability Mission has two focus areas: creating customer value and operating and engaging responsibly. 

 

Creating customer value

Our Sustainability Mission focuses on the sustainability impacts we can achieve with and through our customers.

We are shifting our focus from measuring what we control to measuring our greatest opportunity, the value and impact our solutions and advice create for customers and society.

This is what we call Creating customer value, because our advanced solutions help customers achieve greater efficiency by lowering emissions and resource use, deliver durability by extending the lifetime of their assets, and enhance liveability by contributing to healthier living spaces and ecosystems. 


Cutting fuel costs and reducing emissions

Lowering customer's energy and material use through our advanced coatings that reduce fuel consumption, minimise heat loss and optimise raw materials.

Reducing maintenance, extending asset lifetime

Extending the lifetime of our customer's most valuable assets with advanced protection that reduces corrosion, wear and maintenance needs, saving both resources and costs over time.

Fostering healthier living spaces and ecosystems

Fostering healthier living spaces and ecosystems through our responsible product chemistry, limiting harmful emissions such as VOCs and biocides, protecting against fire and preventing issues like mould and poor air quality.

Operating and engaging responsibly

We are equally committed to running our operations responsibly through our continued focus on safety, environmental impacts, and social responsibility. We hold ourselves accountable to some of the highest standards in the industry, and engage the wider sector to contribute to positive change.
 

Reducing environmental impact and driving industry change

Reducing our emissions in line with our validated Science Based Targets and reducing our overall environmental impacts such as waste and water.

Safety is embedded in our culture, from people to products

Keeping our people safe with the aim to reduce lost time accidents to zero, and reducing hazardous materials in our formulations to protect our partners, customers, applicators and society.

Creating positive social outcomes for a just future

Continuing to champion gender diversity in our workplace, and driving positive change in the industry by ensuring that we work with the most responsible and sustainable partners.   
Reporting frameworks

Accountability through ESG reporting

Discover how we hold ourselves accountable for contributing to a sustainable future, through our commitment to ESG reporting frameworks and ratings.
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