Our performance
Just talking about sustainability isn’t enough
At AkzoNobel, we’re working hard to manage key environmental, social and governance risks and create sustainable value. We’re also constantly on the lookout for ways to speed up sustainable growth to become even more competitive. Our 2009 Sustainability Report explains how we’re doing this. It also looks at the sustainability aspects of our acquisition of ICI.
Here are some of the key figures from our 2009 Sustainability Report:
- Eco-premium solutions: 20 percent of revenue (2008:18 percent)
- Employee injury rate: down 20 percent
- CO2 emissions: first measurement cradle to gate
- CO2 emissions (own operations): up 11 percent per ton of production
- Total waste: down 3 percent per ton of production
- Fresh water use: 99 percent of assessments complete up 1 percent per ton of production
- VOC emissions: up 16 percent per ton of production
- Code of Conduct training: completed by approximately 95 percent of employees
- Management training programs: 3,235 participants across 32 countries
- Employee engagement: 80 percent positive, continuous upward trend
- Community Program: more than 1,100 projects since 2005