Menu SUSTAINABILITY Overview Overview People Products and innovation Governance Environment Azelis in Action Downloads and contacts Breadcrumb Home About Azelis Overview Sustainability at Azelis Taking action together Sustainable behaviors and solutions are vital. For the health of our planet and society, and for the prosperity of Azelis. Together we will continue to build a resilient, thriving and responsible business. We will meet the needs of our stakeholders, whilst also creating a positive and widespread impact on the environment and communities around the world. Future generations need sustainable action now. Through 'Action 2025', our sustainability strategy, we want to become the world-leading distributor of sustainable solutions and services in the specialty chemicals distribution industry. It is our vision to fulfill our role as a specialty chemical service provider by empowering the sustainability aspirations of our principals and customers into innovative sustainable solutions. Azelis & sustainability - Taking action together Sustainability animation video 'Action 2025', our sustainability strategy People Azelis employs around 2,800 people across the world in more than 55 countries. We value highly competent, forward-looking talents with a passion for entrepreneurship. As an integrated international group, we provide an opportunity for professional growth and progress as Azelis continues to grow and develop. Read more Products and Innovation Azelis has committed to the principles of sustainable procurement through a global charter for the evaluation of our supply chain. Working together with our customers for a more sustainable future, we offer the right ingredients and demonstrate innovative formulations created and evaluated in our labs. Read more Governance At Azelis we operate a robust global corporate compliance program, which includes the Code of Conduct as a base policy dealing with ethical business behavior. Any alleged violations of policies and procedures in relation to ethical business behavior are dealt with by the HR and Compliance department, depending on the nature of the case, both on a regional and a group level. Read more Environment At Azelis, product stewardship is key: we ensure that all our products are used, packaged, labeled, dispatched, and disposed of in accordance with the local and governmental legislation. We proactively provide the necessary advice and information to all partners along our supply chain to help them ensure their safety and health, as well as the protection of the environment. Read more Discover our sustainability program Our sustainability program was initiated in 2015 after the Paris Agreement on climate change and the release of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by the United Nations. We have based our sustainability program on the United Nations Global Compact (UN GC) initiative, ISO 26000 and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and it consists of four pillars: People, Product & Innovation, Governance and Environment. UN Global Compact initiative Being a member of the United Nations Global Compact initiative since December 2016, we have based our program on the 10 principles of the United Nations Global Compact regarding human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. We communicate yearly on our progress to the UN. Read more GRI Our sustainability program and the way we report on our sustainability efforts is based on the Standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Using the Standards of the GRI reporting allows our economic, environmental and social performance to be easily quantifiable and compared. Read more RC® /RD® Azelis has long been committed to Responsible Care® (RC) or Responsible Distribution® (RD) programs. These are voluntary initiatives from the chemical industry for the continuous improvement of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) standards. Read more NACD The Responsible Distribution Code is a code of management practice that has become the standard that members of the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) in the United States must uphold. Azelis Americas has been successfully verified and audited by various 3rd-party companies and has shown to be in full compliance with all of the aspects of the NACD RD program. Read more RDC DRC Also in Canada, we have been long committed to Responsible Care® Canada. RDC is the voice of organizations involved in the chemical and ingredient supply Chain, who champion health, safety and sustainability through Responsible Distribution® Read more EcoVadis We rely on EcoVadis as a trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, intelligence and collaborative performance improvement tools for the global supply chain. The EcoVadis methodology is an evaluation of how well a company has integrated the principles of sustainability/ CSR into their business and management system. We are very proud to have been rewarded the EcoVadis Gold rating twice in a row and in July 2021 we received the Platinum EcoVadis rating, securing a position in the top 1 of companies assessed by EcoVadis Read more Together for Sustainability Azelis joined Together for Sustainability in 2020, a truly sustainable initiative for the chemical industry for the evaluation of supply chains. TfS counts 29 members today, representing a global turnover of €349 bn of companies in the chemical industry and a global spend of €227 bn).Operating as a unique, member-driven organization and peer-to-peer network, TfS member companies shape the future of the chemical industry together. Read more Downloads & links PDF Our CSR & Sustainability policy LINK Our Communication on Progress to UN (2020) PDF EcoVadis Platinum certificate BRINGING OUR GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENTS TO LIFE Azelis Sustainability Report 2020 Download the report here Azelis publishes its 2020 sustainability report, demonstrating progress against ambition to innovate and advance in sustainability NEWS Azelis publishes its 2020 sustainability report, demonstrating progress against ambition to innovate and advance in sustainability Azelis awarded Platinum from sustainability ratings agency EcoVadis, securing position in top 1% of assessed companies NEWS Azelis awarded Platinum from sustainability ratings agency EcoVadis, securing position in top 1% of assessed companies Azelis wins the prestigious “Coup de Coeur” award at Cosmetagora 2021 NEWS Azelis wins the prestigious “Coup de Coeur” award at Cosmetagora 2021 MORE NEWS Innovation through formulation Copyright © 2021. All rights reserved. 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