2021 Annual and Sustainable Performance Report

Aligning the entire Arkema offering with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is the objective of the ARCHIMEDES program, our Portfolio Sustainability Assessment. An ambitious project that requires methodology and rigor, as explains Noël Zilberfarb, Arkema’s Corporate Sustainable Offer Manager: “For the past three years, we have been evaluating our solutions portfolio from a sustainability perspective, integrating the entire value chain, and taking each product into account in its various applications and geographical presence. This systematic analysis enables our business lines to evolve their portfolios by accelerating innovation and sales of virtuous solutions. The Group’s goal, by 2030, is to ensure 65% of our sales represent ‘impACT+’ solutions, which contribute to the SDGs and do not pose significant health or environmental risks. During the assessment, if a risk is identified for a solution, we define an action plan, such as the development of alternatives or even substitution.” The ARCHIMEDES program is consistent with the aim of developing “Safe and Sustainable-by-Design” products and solutions, as promoted by the European Green Deal. “Societal expectations and regulatory changes insist that we develop solutions that are safe, both for people and for the environment, and that contribute to a low-carbon economy and responsible resource management,” says Virginie Delcroix, Arkema’s Head of Sustainable Development. “Arkema is deeply committed to this way forward. It is clearly one of our top priorities.”