OQ Chemicals has announced introduction of a company-wide sustainability program during renowned industry event AFPM International Petrochemical Conference (USA). With the main aim of sustainably reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the program called “reduce” has set clear goals for OQ Chemicals to become climate-neutral until the middle of the century.
“In 2019, we started to systematically question our existing approaches. Now we are taking decisive action to raise sustainability and future competitiveness of our company,” states Oliver Borgmeier, CEO of OQ Chemicals. “With ‘reduce’, we are tackling the challenge to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions drastically over the coming years with a strategic, company-wide, and fully comprehensive program. Our goal is clear: to become a climate-neutral company until mid of the century, meaning until 2050 – or even before,” continued CEO Borgmeier.
Christoph Balzarek, EVP Corporate Development at OQ Chemicals and global program lead for “reduce”: “This program is the result of a process started already years ago, bundling all our activities under one roof. It represents both a very structured approach and a clear roadmap towards our goal of climate neutrality.”
“While this long-term goal is around two decades in the future, we are already in the middle of implementing it,” Balzarek adds. “Concrete measures for the next years are clearly defined, and intermediate targets are in sight. With the year 2017 being the baseline, OQ Chemicals will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 18% until 2025, and by 30% until 2030.”
OQ Chemicals is supported by EFESO Consulting, an international group specialized in operations strategy and performance improvement. Marcia De Troyer, Vice President at EFESO: “All along the global value chain, chemical companies are defining their way to climate neutrality. In this environment, we regard ‘reduce’ as a very much structured, detailed, and thus effective program. As a goal, ‘mid…
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