Caring for our planet
Our products extend the service life of structures and equipment, and so help reduce their overall impact on the environment. But we believe we can do even more. We want to protect our planet for the future, so we’re taking steps to mitigate the environmental and climate change impacts of our global operations.
Helping customers improve environmental performance
Our customers need to balance sound business practice with environmental sustainability. For many, our products are vital in this. Our hydrodynamic hull coatings, for example, help sea-going vessels reduce fuel consumption and associated CO2 emissions, while our two-coat systems for wind turbine towers help reduce energy consumption and waste at tower production factories. We also work closely with customers to develop new solutions that further reduce their carbon impact.
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Reducing our energy consumption
Around 60 per cent of the energy we use is electricity and we utilise power monitoring data to reduce consumption. All our regions commit to energy saving programmes that include a range of initiatives, from optimising systems and machinery to out-of-hours switch-off procedures. This is a constant area of focus, and one we are keen to improve year-on-year.
Our efforts resulted in a 1 per cent decrease in kilowatt hours per litre of paint produced in 2018 ‒ and we forecast higher savings in 2019.
Cutting waste
All our regions have waste reduction plans in place, with quantified and timebound deliverables. Initiatives include optimising our use of raw materials, improving wastewater treatment and solvent recovery, and working with suppliers to mitigate packaging waste.
We look for opportunities to reduce and reuse our waste whenever we can, with the elimination of waste at source being the preferred option wherever possible.
