Sustainability

Evonik is convinced that only companies that act responsibly and create value for society can be successful in the long term. Our products and solutions help our customers meet their sustainability goals and position themselves for the future.

We have integrated sustainability into our strategic management process. This provides the framework for sustainability management and includes all material ecological, economic, and social aspects. We continue to align our portfolio systematically to sustainability as a growth driver.

Leading beyond chemistry to improve life, today and tomorrow.

Our Sustainable Cleaning Concepts

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Sustainability at Evonik

Responsible Sourcing

Why we Care

Our Care Solutions family is highly motivated to contribute to our sustainability development and therefore organized themselves in a new ambassador model. They work together in all regions and functions for a successful portfolio transformation towards next generation products.

1. Global Footprint Network: https://www.footprintnetwork.org/ | 2. Climate Action: https://climate.ec.europa.eu/

How we do it - The CLEANtain Guidebook

More Advanced More Comprehensive More Systematic	4 TARGETS 8 FOCUS AREAS	Transparency is the basic ingredient for sustainable beauty products With CLEANtain, we enable a portfolio tranformation according to clearly defined principles

More Advanced

More Comprehensive

More Systematic

4 TARGETS

8 FOCUS AREAS

Transparency is the basic ingredient for sustainable beauty products
With CLEANtain, we enable a portfolio tranformation according to clearly defined principles

A unique database for sustainable product transparency

The CLEANtain Toolbox is a unique and dynamic information system about our product portfolio. It enables us to quantify and qualify the most important features of our products.

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Higher biomass content including next generation feedstocks

preserve valuable high carbon stock areas.
de-escalate the use of tropical oils.
setup traceable and segregated supply chains to enable fair integration of communities and compliance to human rights.

Fight criticality on agrochemical commodities

transform fossil starting materials towards renewable next-generation oleochemical resources and de-escalate deforestation.

Diversification of feedstocks

drive diversification of feedstocks.
preserve biodiversity globally.
utilize different side streams and post-production residue with environmental efficacy.

Carbon-optimized processes/products

drive innovation in process technology (more than green chemistry) to offer significant reduction of carbon emission and scalable product platforms

Biodegradable products

develop biodegradable products and obtain circularity of biomass based ingredients with lowest aquatic burden

High efficacy, versatility during application

achieve high eco-application efficacy by lowering the organic and engery impact during application for eco-designed consumer goods

Perceivable consumer/comunity value

deliver perceivable environmental values and positive contributions to the societies along the value chain

Transparency

take transparency as the mandatory principle and the key to assess the environmental performance and grant market compliance

Our Sustainable Cleaning Concepts

Glycolipid Biosurfactants

Evonik’s biosurfactants make a clean sweep – literally. They not only remove grease and dirt but are also eco-friendly and gentle on the skin. They are 100 percent biodegradable and therefore enable circular economy. They come with the lowest aquatic toxic profile available on the surfactant market and are safe for oceanic life.

Save energy

Evonik addresses energy savings along the entire value chain and enables formulators to provide energy efficient solutions for the Cleaning Industry.

Water responsible cleaning

Water is one of the most essential natural resources for the existence of life. Even though 70% of the earth is covered with water, less than 1% of this water is freshwater, which is qualified for human consumption. By 2025, two-thirds of the world’s population may be at risk of water scarcity due to an increase in freshwater use and depletion of freshwater resources.