Key highlights from 2019 include:
- Continued focus on the reduction of
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, energy and water usage, including a 5 percent reduction in absolute GHG emissions compared to 2018; - EcoVadis Gold Medal awarded for Innospec’s sustainability performance across environment, labor and fair business practices;
- Over
US$517,000 raised to support 136 worldwide charities and good causes local to our operations through our Innospec Cares program and the expansion to include employee-volunteering days; - Over
US$1 million raised for thePenFed Foundation Military Heroes Fund since partnering in 2007; - 2,100 employees and contractors taking part in the
Innospec online compliance training and certification program; - The provision of safe sustainable products designed to meet the needs of society, while minimizing their environmental impact in manufacture and use;
- Investment in new Research & Technology facilitates to support increased customer demand for sustainable products at our Castiglione,
Italy , Ellesmere Port,UK andHouston, TX , andSalisbury, NC , US sites and - Independent assurance of the report to the globally recognised AA1000 Assurance standard 2008 and for the first time the 2018 Addendum
To learn more about Innospec’s approach to corporate responsibility and sustainability, please read the 2019 Innospec Responsible Business Report by visiting https://innospecsustainability.com/.
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