Here we publish further information as part of our comprehensive sustainability reporting.
Why sustainability is part of Evonik's self-image – and what this means in concrete terms for our company and our stakeholders.
We have developed our sustainability strategy in constant exchange with our stakeholders. The results of our materiality analysis and the Sustainable Development Goals have been incorporated into this.
The sustainability analysis supports our operating units in the development of their businesses or products in the respective markets. It complements our strategic business analyses and identifies opportunities and risks in the value chain.
Next Generation Culture is the initiative launched by HR in 2023 to promote a more sustainable culture in our working environment. An MS Viva Engage community with SharePoint is used to activate and inform our employees. Everyone in the company can access the community, but the active members currently make up the core of around 1,300 people.
In the last 12 months, 40 posts have been published in the community, which have been viewed over 50,000 times in total. The messages, announcements, videos and praise from colleagues who have been active in their day-to-day work have led to successful interactions with our internal audience. Among other things, there were over 90 written comments, which generated more than 700 likes and responses.
In 2024, the community proved to be a suitable medium that was able to address a group of over 2,500 colleagues in addition to its members, thereby raising awareness of the topic of next-generation culture at Evonik.
Our sustainability management is based on the criterion of materiality. In 2022, we conducted a fundamentally new materiality analysis and reviewed it in 2024.