AkzoNobel, parent company of the UK’s leading trade paint brand,
Dulux Trade, has ranked highly in the global Dow Jones
Sustainability Index (DJSI), coming in at second place in the
Chemicals supersector.
The company has been consistently ranked in the top three of the
DJSI for this supersector since 2007, and has been listed on the
index for the last six years. Regarded as one of the world’s most
foremost sustainability indices, the Dow Jones Sustainability World
Index (DJSI World) benchmarks the sustainability performance of
leading companies based on environmental, social and economic
factors, including forward-looking indicators.
“This three-pronged approach is something that we’ve adopted as a
business, working to a triple bottom line to ensure that the
economic, social and environmental aspects of the organisation are
all sustainably successful,” explains Ann Noble, Head of
Sustainability for the UK Trade market.
“Our sustainability programme is a very realistic one. Called ‘Step
Towards Greener,’ it acknowledges that while we’re really proud of
everything we’ve achieved and the extent to which we’ve engaged
employees when it comes to sustainability, this is a long term
journey. Put simply, we continuously improve the sustainability of
the products and services we offer, the way we behave towards the
people and communities we interact with, the environmental impact of
the energy we use, the way we transport our products and people, and
the way we use the earth’s resources.”
AkzoNobel wants to build a sustainable future, but knows it can’t do
this in isolation. So as well as involving all of its employees, it
works with suppliers, customers and external experts to build
lasting sustainability plans. The organisation also wants its
customers and its peers to know just how seriously it takes the
sustainability agenda, so it publishes a ‘Sustainability in Action’
report every year to enable the industry to keep track of its
progress, and ideally follow suit.
Within the last 18 months, Dulux Trade has launched a broad,
credible portfolio of environmental products and services, including
high performance interior and exterior paints, and innovative waste
management systems such as the Environmental Wash System and the
Paint Solidifier. Its award winning products, Ecosure and Light &
Space, have been specified for major projects for organisations such
as Marks & Spencer, and the sustainability credentials of the Dulux
Trade core portfolio have also been improved with carbon reductions
of up to 30 per cent.
Ann concludes: “Our consistent performance over the last few years
is clear evidence of how successfully sustainability is being
integrated into our global operations. This is fundamental to us as
an organisation, and our commitment to sustainability is
irreversible – we’ll be striving for further improvement in all
areas in order to maintain our status.”
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