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Since 2017, Orion has disclosed its climate-related performance through CDP. Until now, the company has received a “C” score, indicating an awareness level of engagement. CDP says companies with a “B” score have reached the management level.

Following an in-depth assessment by EcoVadis, Archroma further improved its score by four points (from 78/100 to 82/100). The company says the improvement is due to its ongoing efforts in sustainable procurement, focusing on supply chain transparency and best practice sharing with suppliers and industry peers.

Covestro received the highest possible grade A in four out of 10 categories. Covestro's overall score makes it one of 24% of companies in the chemical industry peer group that received such a rating, and rates it higher than the average for this group, which is B-.

Strategies around ESG should be quantitative, flexible to meet shifting demands, and fit your organizational culture and the need of your stakeholders.

CDP uses a detailed and independent methodology to assess these companies, allocating a score of A to D, based on the comprehensiveness of disclosure, awareness, and management of environmental risks, and demonstration of best practices associated with environmental leadership, such as setting ambitious and meaningful targets.

Ten companies from the chemical industry and respective downstream sectors got together to test the digital system. Circularise’s blockchain-based digital system was tested with the ISCC PLUS certification to make auditing of certified parties more efficient, and to strengthen the integrity of certified data.

Apart from having a bio-based content of more than 30%, Jowatherm GROW 853.20 is very resource friendly and can be processed at temperatures starting from 120 °C.

H.B. Fuller and HSMG have partnered to pair HSMG PROTĒAN^® CupKOTE™ with H.B. Fuller Swift^®tak adhesives to provide a commercial-ready, poly-free, water, oil and grease barrier solution for single-use paper beverage cup manufacturers in North America.

Henkel and cyclos-HTP Institute (CHI), a company specialized in the classification, assessment, and certification of recyclability of packaging and goods, have announced a strategic partnership.

Corbion is actively pursuing more aggressive emission reduction targets newly validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the global body enabling businesses to set emissions reduction targets in line with the latest climate science.