MIAMI, May 7, 2024
/PRNewswire/ --Today, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) released
a new Sustainability Report, "Sustainability Starts with
Chemistry," to highlight the crucial role the chemical industry
plays in advancing sustainability progress around the globe. The
report was launched at ACC's Responsible Care® and Sustainability
Conference, the chemical industry's premier event focused on
environmental progress and safety excellence and underscores the
industry's commitment to a more sustainable future.
"The chemical industry has spent years developing and advancing
sustainable solutions to address global challenges, from climate
change to enabling clean air and water to waste reduction and
more," said ACC President & CEO Chris
Jahn. "Put quite simply, you cannot advance sustainable
solutions without chemistry.
"Chemistry is a crucial element to tackling climate change and
advancing energy efficiency," Jahn added. "It would be
impossible to manufacture a wide range of critical products, from
renewable energy solutions like solar panels and wind turbines,
durable high-performance building materials, lightweight vehicle
parts, EV infrastructure, advanced battery storage, high-tech
electrical products, composite materials and more, without the
products of chemistry."
The report also highlights sustainability as a key component of
ACC members' strategy for business resilience. "What's good for the
environment is also good for the bottom line," said Mitch Toomey, ACC's Vice President of
Sustainability & Responsible Care®. "By slashing energy
consumption, curbing emissions, and streamlining operations to
conserve water and reduce waste, companies can drive efficiency,
boost profitability and enhance global competitiveness."
Sections of the report highlight the progress ACC member
companies are making to advance key sustainability priorities. For
example:
- ACC member companies are exploring, developing and deploying a
variety of innovative, lower emissions technologies, from carbon
capture, utilization and storage to lower-emissions hydrogen to
alternative feedstocks and more.
- ACC members publicly report progress in reducing facility air
emissions through ACC's Responsible Care program. Since 2017, ACC's
reporting members have reduced their SOx emissions by 43% and their
NOx emissions by 18%.
- ACC members work with community stakeholders to advance
science-based community air monitoring programs to help share
information about air quality.
- Because water stewardship is both a global and local
issue, ACC collaborated with The Water
Council to develop a Water Body Risk Assessment
Framework to help ACC members identify and
consider potential actions they can take to address and mitigate
water-related risks.
- ACC members are advancing sustainable chemistry and
transparently providing information to customers and the public
about the products they manufacture.
While the chemical industry continues to make progress to
advance sustainability, ACC and its members recognize that the
world's need for more sustainable solutions is growing. And, as the
demand for more sustainable solutions increases, ACC supports
responsible regulation that puts science first, promotes innovation
and supports supply chain resiliency.
"American success relies on American chemistry," Jahn said. "ACC
is proud to be leading the way in responsible, sustainable
manufacturing for a brighter future. We need collaboration and
cooperation as we work to innovate and deploy solutions that can
protect our environment and improve quality of life for people
around the world."
About the American Chemistry Council
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) represents the leading
companies engaged in the multibillion-dollar business of chemistry.
ACC members apply the science of chemistry to make innovative
products, technologies and services that make people's lives
better, healthier and safer. ACC is committed to improved
environmental, health, safety and security performance through
Responsible Care®; common sense advocacy addressing major public
policy issues; and health and environmental research and product
testing. ACC members and chemistry companies are among the largest
investors in research and development, and are advancing products,
processes and technologies to address climate change, enhance air
and water quality, and progress toward a more sustainable, circular
economy.
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