Shaping a brighter future with sustainable coating solutions
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Detaching growth from our environmental footprint
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Putting sustainability at the heart of Hempel
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Committed to the Sustainable Development Goals
We are committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The UN SDGs are integrated and indivisible and our Hempel goals work in a holistic way to support them.
- We are reducing CO2 emissions in our own operations and in our value chain and switching to renewables.
- Our products contribute to a more sustainable and resilient infrastructure.
- We are pursuing resource efficiency and circularity and reducing harmful substances.
- We are committed to health and safety and the promotion of diversity and inclusion.
- We promote ethical behaviour and good environmental practices in our supply chain.
- We collaborate widely and pursue effective partnerships.
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Contributing to positive change
As a participant of the UN Global Compact, we are committed to promoting human rights, good labour practices, protection of the environment and anti-corruption activities.
Further to this, we have committed to set science-based targets across our value chain in accordance with the 1.5°C pathway during 2021.
We are also proud members of the Valuable500 – a global community of business leaders who are dedicated to putting disability inclusion on their leadership agenda.
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Supported by a unique ownership structure
Hempel is owned by The Hempel Foundation, an ownership structure that is unique in the coatings industry. This ownership structure enables us to take a long-term perspective on growth, sustainability and corporate responsibility.
The Hempel Foundation strives to make a difference by empowering children to learn, making coatings more efficient and sustainable and sustaining biodiversity all over the world.
In 2020, The Hempel Foundation donated €15 million to development initiatives in the fields of education, nature and science.
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