A CSR strategy driven by the ambition to be among the best
A range of sustainable solutions driven by innovation
Sustainable development solutions are central to Arkema’s innovation policy and the upgrade of its product range.
Through continuous skills development, decisions on research focuses, its organization structure and innovation processes, Arkema is working, with its partners, to develop solutions that meet current and future social challenges. It is in this spirit that Arkema contributes to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Group is committed to ongoing dialogue and operational excellence, designed primarily to satisfy its customers and partners and to develop their loyalty.
The responsible management of industrial activities
Arkema’s goal is to rank among the leading chemical and material producers in safety performance. Its workplace health and safety policy is based on risk prevention, management guidelines and a culture of safety. The Group also takes care that neither people's health or safety nor the environment are impacted by its products. The Group considers these aspects in the product design phase.
Arkema is committed to the climate and a reduction in the environmental footprint of its business activities. The Group is working to reduce the consumption of resources such as energy and water, decrease the emissions stemming from its activity, develop the use of renewable resources, and foster the circular economy.
The Group places great importance on conducting its business in respect of principles and rules on ethics, integrity and compliance. Arkema thereby complies with prevailing laws and regulations and the best business practices. In its choice of industrial and business partners, Arkema favors those that respect its social commitments.
Open dialogue and close relations with stakeholders
Open dialogue with its internal and external stakeholders is a cornerstone of Arkema’s social policy.
The Group adheres to Human Rights and fundamental freedoms and places them at the heart of its business activities.
It favors the individual and collective development of its employees. Arkema’s global human resource policy places a key focus on the development of skills and the promotion of diversity.
Arkema strives for open dialogue with its customers, suppliers and partners with a view to building a responsible value chain that creates shared value.
The Common Ground® initiative addressing the neighboring communities of our sites serves to develop lasting relationships based on trust and openness.
In a world facing considerable environmental and social challenges, the urgency of which we measure every day, our mission as an industrial company is more than ever to act by putting our expertise and our innovation in materials science at the service of the transition to a more sustainable world."
Volontarist social commitments
Arkema is also committed to other aspects of its environmental footprint:
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Target year |
Target |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
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SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS |
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Percentage of ImpACT+ sales (1) |
2030 |
65% |
51% |
50% |
46% |
43% |
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Percentage of sales frome products made from renewable raw materials |
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10% |
10% |
9% |
9% |
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RESPONSIBLE MANUFACTURER |
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Percentage of AIMS audited sites |
2025 | 100% |
86% |
82% | 80% | 74% |
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Safety |
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Total recordable injury rate (TRIR)(2) |
2030 |
< 0.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
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Process safety event rate (PSER)(3) |
2030 |
< 2.0 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
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Environmental footprint |
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Greenhouse gas emissions - scopes 1 + 2 (4) (absolute value compared to 2019) |
2030 | 0.54 |
0.77 |
0.88 | 1 | not available |
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Greenhouse gas emissions - scope 3 (5) (absolute value compared to 2019) |
2030 | 0.54 | 0.63 | not available | 1 |
not available |
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Volatile organic compound emissions (EFPI compared with 2012) * |
2030 | 0.35 |
0.50 |
0.58 | 0.60 | 0.62 |
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Chemical oxygen demand (EFPI compared with 2012) * |
2030 | 0.40 |
0.45 |
0.45 | 0.50 | 0.59 |
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Net energy purchases (EFPI compared with 2012) * |
2030 | 0.75 |
0.85 |
0.90 | 0.91 | 0.88 |
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OPEN DIALOGUE |
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Employee development and diversity |
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Percentage of women in senior management and executive positions |
2024 2030 |
26% 30% |
24% |
23% |
23% |
21% |
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Percentage of non-French nationals in senior management and executive positions |
2030 |
50% |
40% |
41% |
40% |
39% |
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Durable purchases |
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Percentage of the amount of purchases from relevant suppliers covered by a TfS assessment |
2025 |
80% |
71% |
68% |
68% |
N/C |
(1) The percentage of sales contributing significantly to the United Nations SDGs (ImpACT+) was calculated on the basis of an assessment of 85% of the Group’s third-party sales in 2021, 72% in 2020 and 44% in 2018 and 2019.
(2) The TRIR includes injuries to both Group and subcontractor employees.
(3) The PSER is calculated in accordance with the criteria set out by the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) and the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC).
(4) Greenhouse gas emissions cover direct scope 1 emissions and indirect scope 2 emissions.
(5) Scope 3 includes upstream and downstream activities (purchases of raw materials, goods and services, transformation, use and end-of-life treatment of our products, etc.)
* Reference value EFPI 2012 = 1
Responsible Care®
Two benchmark keystones of the CSR strategy
Engaged since its creation in the Responsible Care® program, the Arkema group showed its vision of a responsible corporation by the signature of the Responsible Care® Global Charter in 2006 and has renewed it in December 2014.
The initiative launched under the auspices of the ICCA is supported by chemicals industries committed in safety improvement, health and environment protection. They ensure it by a product stewardship.
Global compact
Arkema has endorsed the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact, which concern such issues as respect for human rights, international labor standards, environmental protection and the fight against corruption.
CSR governance within the Arkema group
To ensure that the social, environmental and business aspects of Arkema’s operations are managed consistently and in the interests of all stakeholders, the Group’s CSR commitment is led by the Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Committee.
Created in 2021, the Innovation and Sustainable Growth committee, attached to the Board of Directors, is responsible with assessing the contribution of Arkema’s innovation and strategy to environmental challenges and sustainable growth.
To fulfill its ambitious CSR approach, the Group has created a Sustainable Development department, comprising the Product Safety and Environment department and the Sustainable Development team. It reports directly to the Industry and CSR Executive Vice-President, who is a member of the Executive Committee.
In addition, a CSR steering committee, chaired by the Industry Vice President and which includes the Human Resources and Communication Vice President as well as various functional directors, proposes CSR action plans and oversees globally actions conducted as part of CSR policy.
Audit and Accounts Committee ensure the conformity of the Arkema Group’s CSR approach to extra-financial regulatory requirements.
All indicators featured in the Arkema’s universal registration document are subject to moderate assurance provided by and independent third party body.