To drive sustainability progress forward, ACC and its members agreed that the membership needed to first establish what it stood for, and what sustainability means specifically to the chemical industry.
ACC Principles for Sustainability
ACC's 2024 Sustainability Report
Jenny Heumann Godes
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Chemistry for Sustainability
ACC’s Board of Directors developed ACC’s Sustainability Principles. These Principles outline ACC members’ commitment to:
- Promote the safe use of chemicals, informed sustainability decision-making and accelerated innovation;
- Address environmental impacts of our operations and products;
- Go beyond regulatory requirements to manage, monitor and report progress through Responsible Care®; and
- Collaborate with others to fulfill our commitments to sustainability.
The Principles also highlight chemical industry innovations that:
- Safely feed a growing global population through technologies that reduce food waste, improve food safety and quality, and enhance crop yield.
- Help people live healthier, longer lives through enhanced sanitation, hygiene, medicines and medical treatment.
- Drive reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by increasing energy efficiency of vehicles, buildings and industry through materials and technologies that power, strengthen, insulate and reduce weight.
- Improve availability of clean water through resource conservation, re-use, purification, and filtration.
- Help build and connect communities, elevate standards of living and contribute meaningfully to the world’s economy.
ACC member companies are advancing safe, innovative, effective and economically viable chemical products and technologies that are key to unlocking sustainable solutions.