Five key messages on sustainability at Evonik

We aspire to create sustainable, value-added solutions for our customers. That promise is expressed in our purpose: Leading beyond chemistry to improve life, today and tomorrow. We lead beyond chemistry by networking competencies, perspectives, and partners.

We have integrated sustainability comprehensively into our corporate strategy—from research & development through portfolio management to our corporate culture. The core process is the sustainability analysis of our business. Research & development play a key role in the ongoing transformation of our portfolio. In 2023, Evonik generated additional sales of over €650 million with, among others, innovative solutions for health, cosmetics, and membranes (reference base 2015).

We already generate 43 percent of our sales with products and solutions that have a strongly positive sustainability profile. We aim to increase the proportion of sales generated with these Next Generation Solutions to over 50 percent by 2030.

Evonik supports the objectives of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. This is underscored by our commitment to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Between 2021 and 2030, we aim to reduce our scope 1 and 2 emissions by 25 percent. For the reduction in our scope 3 emissions, we are committed to a target of –11 percent. Our targets are aligned to the SBTi target level of “well below 2°C”.

We integrate sustainability into our human resources processes at all levels, from recruitment through vocational training and continuing professional development to engagement programs and remuneration.