2020 Sustainability Progress Update is out!

Brussels, 22 October 2020 – Cefic’s Sustainable Development programme aims to accelerate the vital transition towards a safe,

resource efficient, circular and low-carbon society. Our world and industry have been in transition for some time, and despite significant global disruptions faced in 2020, including COVID, sustainability still drives initiatives from governments, business and citizens around the world. The ‘2020 Sustainability Progress Update’ gives an overview of Cefic’s Sustainable Development programme journey: Starting from a Vision, then a Charter and the SDG Roadmap, and this year the start of a portfolio of Indicators.

The Sustainable Development Indicators (SDIs) will assess and drive the contribution of the EU chemical industry towards sustainability, and will reflect how it is leading the transition towards a resource efficient and circular economy within a climate-neutral Europe, which are the core objectives of the Green Deal. To do this, the SDIs must report on relevant actions and activities within the chemical sectors and are organised around the four sustainability focus areas of the Cefic Charter: Create Low Carbon Economy, Conserve Resource Efficiency, Connect Circular Economy and Care for People and Planet.

The report also presents case studies as examples of the efforts that Cefic and its members are making to deliver on the Charter and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Roadmap.

Cefic’s commitment is to progress towards a prosperous, more sustainable, healthier and inclusive Europe in 2050 as outlined in its Mid-Century Vision, with special attention to the adoption of circular economy principles to prevent and reduce waste. Partnerships have a key role to play, helping all actors to realise its potential to contribute to the SDG agenda.