All Sustainability articles

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    News

    The Chemical Industries Association and Unite the Union call for Government support to overcome barriers to the Net Zero transition

    2024-09-02T08:56:00Z

    The UK chemical industry has reduced its greenhouse emissions by over 80% over the past decade. However, there is concern within industry that this reduction was achieved not only through changes in fuel switching and other green methods but due to a decline in production and job losses leaving the ...

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    CIA Events

    CIA Sustainability Conference 2024

    2024-09-26T07:00:00Z

    Join us at our annual Sustainability Conference offering a unique platform to gain insights into the latest sustainability trends and technologies shaping the chemical industry. We will explore groundbreaking innovations, best practices and strategic collaborations that are driving sustainability within the sector. Hear from a variety of speakers on how to shape a greener, more sustainable future for industry.

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    Position Statement

    CIA Green Finance Position: Taxonomy

    The UK chemical and pharmaceutical sector is a key enabler of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals set out in Agenda 2030, the objectives of the Paris Agreement and moving towards a more circular economy.

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    Article

    Materiality assessment

    Materiality is the defining of priorities relevant to the activities of an organisation, incorporating the views of multiple stakeholders. It helps define what sustainability means for an organisation and helps develop or review sustainability programmes.

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    Article

    CIA’s Vision of Sustainability

    Our vision builds upon the CIA’s historic commitment to sustainable development which dates back over 20 years, to 2001.  

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    Case Study

    Johnson Matthey

    Achieving net zero by 2040. 

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    Case Study

    Net Zero North West

    Leading the way on industrial decarbonisation and clean growth. 

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    Case Study

    INEOS

    Roadmanp to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 

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    Case Study

    ExxonMobil

    Advancing climate solutions. 

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    Case Study

    Croda

    Reducing our carbon footprint and increasing sustainable innovation. 

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    Case Study

    Clariant

    Striving towards sustainability leadership in everything we do. 

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    Position Statement

    Plastics and Microplastics

    Plastics bring immense benefits to society, from their use in medical applications, through to their use in vehicles to makethem more fuel efficient and keeping ourfood safe. However, as a result of theirwide-use they can find their way into the environment. Over the course of the past few years, concern has grown considerably towards the quantity of plastic waste andits impact on our environment including both human health and wildlife health particularly from microplastics.

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    Position Statement

    Innovation Principle - Why now?

    The Innovation Principle enables better regulation by ensuring a balanced approach is taken in policy decision making, stimulating investment in innovation by increasing the confidence of innovators in the regulatory system. 

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    Position Statement

    Modernising UK’s environmental permitting process

    Continued access to a diverse and innovative chemical sector at home will provide the UK with the raw materials to compete in newly arising low-carbon industries. Without skilled, equipped, and competitive chemistry assets, nascent low carbon industries will take root elsewhere.

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    Position Statement

    Innovation for a better environment

    The UK Government has set out a 25-year plan for England with an ambition to leave the environment in a better state for future generations. In this context and in exitingthe European Union (EU), a new statutory policy statement on environmental principles and the new environmental body is expected to be created through an Environmental Principles and Governance Bill. Innovation is not listed as one of the principles for delivering future environment policy.

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    Guidance

    Sustainability Reporting Disclosures

    Guidance on sustainable finance and taxonomy-related reporting and disclosures. 

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    Position Statement

    Resources, Waste and the Circular Economy

    As a foundation industry, chemistry uses virgin, bio-based and secondary (recycled) raw materials to produce an array of products integral to economies. 

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    Position Statement

    Chemical Recycling and Mass Balance

    2024-03-13T20:41:00Z

    The industry is considered a high emitting sector, yet it offers a plethora of opportunities to aid efforts toward decarbonisation, particularly within the acceleration of the circular economy.