Discover new actionable insights for the chemical industry
ERM has partnered with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), in collaboration with nine leading chemical companies, to issue the “Towards Planet Positive Chemicals: A Chemical Transformation Roadmap Enabled by the Circular Economy”. The roadmap aims to drive transformative change across the chemical industry and downstream manufacturing value chains
The urgency for change
Chemicals play a pivotal role in virtually every sector from healthcare to energy, mobility or communication. However, their contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions (~6.3% in 2019) and environmental degradation are undeniable. The roadmap recognizes these challenges, calling for an urgent transformation in how chemicals are produced, used, disposed of and recycled.
A blueprint for collaboration with actionable pathways
The roadmap lays out a shared vision, six pathways and 33 actions to be taken by 2030 to transition toward just, net-zero, nature positive chemicals. This calls for multi-sector collaboration between chemical companies and downstream manufacturing actors, policymakers, financial institutions, and other relevant stakeholders.
Commit to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across all scopes (1, 2 and 3) by 2050.
read more
Leveraging sustainable chemistry innovations to drive solutions to climate, nature, safety and equity challenges.
Read more
Create transformative solutions that prioritize equity and wellbeing for workers, users and impacted communities across the entire value chain.
Read more
Creating the regulatory, financial, and business conditions necessary for decoupling value creation from resource consumption.
read more
Leveraging sustainable chemistry innovations to drive solutions to climate, nature, safety and equity challenges.
read more
Implementing robust frameworks to address pollution throughout the entire value chain.
read moreFor more information, visit the WBCSD’s Towards Planet Positive Chemicals: A Chemical Transformation Roadmap page at Towards Planet Positive Chemicals: A Chemical Transformation Roadmap | WBCSD
